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field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><h3><strong>About</strong></h3> <p>Kim Bergeron is an Assistant Professor in the School of Rehabilitation Therapy. Her interdisciplinary scholarship bridges health geography, social innovation, public health, rehabilitation science, and community-based research, with a focus on healthy ageing, place-based wellbeing, and equity-oriented systems change. Her work emphasizes co-design, knowledge exchange, and policy-relevant research to respond to the lived experiences of older adults, address social injustice, and be an ally to equity-denied communities. Her teaching and research are informed by critical theory, discourse analysis, ecological approaches, and diffusion of innovation. “Information changes minds. Meaning changes behaviour” is her guiding principle. </p> <h3><strong>Education</strong></h3> <ul> <li> <p>Doctor of Philosophy (Health Studies, Queen’s University) </p> </li> <li> <p>Master of Arts (Health Studies, Athabasca University) </p> </li> <li> <p>Bachelor of Arts (Psychology and Sociology, Trent University) </p> </li> </ul> <h3><strong>Research </strong></h3> <p>Dr. Bergeron’s current research program focuses on healthy ageing, co-housing design and development, and social justice for missing-in-action military personnel from WWII. Her work is grounded in participatory, equity-focused, and community-based methodologies, including mixed-methods research, narrative inquiry, and reflexivity. </p> <h3><strong>Current </strong></h3> <p>Health Ageing in Long-term Care </p> <ul> <li> <p>Community Connections Recreation Program: Expanding access to inclusive recreation for older adults, with long-term care functioning as a local seniors’ centre. </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p>Connecting Generations in Long-term Care: Intergenerational programming with high school students in rural Nova Scotia. </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p>Legacy Stories Project: Digital storytelling, memory, and belonging in long-term care </p> </li> </ul> <p>Co-housing Design and Development </p> <ul> <li> <p><a href="https://kingstoncohousing.ca/our-cohousing-partners/">Kingston Cohousing</a> </p> </li> </ul> <p>Canadian Remembrance and Recovery Program: Equality in Death and the Recovery of Missing-in-Action Service Personnel. </p> <ul> <li> <p><a href="https://arts.acadiau.ca/about-the-project.html">Canadian Remembrance and Recovery Project</a> </p> </li> </ul> <h3><strong>Teaching</strong></h3> <p>Dr. Bergeron teaches in two graduate programs (<a href="https://rehab.queensu.ca/academic-programs/dsc">Rehabilitation and Health Leadership</a> and <a href="https://rehab.queensu.ca/academic-programs/aghe">Aging and Health</a>). Her teaching emphasizes experiential learning, critical reflection, community engagement, and applied skills in communication, policy analysis, and critical analysis. </p> <h3><strong>Supervision </strong></h3> <p>Dr. Bergeron is not accepting graduate students at this time. </p> <h3><strong>Peer Reviewed Publications</strong></h3> <p>For a full list of publications, please refer to Dr. Bergeron’s <a href="https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=98jQh8kAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate">Google Scholar profile</a>. </p> <h3><strong>Related Stories and Media Coverage </strong></h3> <ul> <li>An update on preserving legacies through collective action: The WWII Canadian Missing in Action (MIA) aircrew database. <a href="https://magazine.rcafassociation.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Airforce-Magazine-Vol-49-No.-3-3.pdf">Air Force Magazine</a> (p. 48). </li> <li>Municipalities have an opportunity to improve health. <a 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