Ekoh, P. C., Guruge, S., Zhang, J. Metersky, K.; Cloutier, D. S., Tong, H., & Walsh, C. A. Smartphones as a gateway to independence and adaptation: Older Mandarin-speaking immigrants’ use of smartphones for everyday living at the\u00a0Joint World Conference on Social Work, Education and Social Development (SWSD 2026), Nairobi, Kenya<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Guruge, S., Qidwai, I., Zhuang, Z., Chandrasekaran, K., Metersky, K., Sethi, B., Northwood, M., & Wang, L. (Oct. 22-24, 2025). Geo-spatial factors that contribute to social isolation among Arabic-speaking immigrant older adults in Ontario. Poster presentation at the Aging & Social Change – Fifteenth Interdisciplinary Conference, in Norrk\u00f6ping, Sweden. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Metersky, K., Kirkwood, M., Chahine, M., & Guruge, S. (Sep. 16-26, 2025). A conceptual exploration of social belonging in migrant older adults. Poster presentation at the Nexus Summit 2025 (virtual). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ekoh, P. C., Guruge, S., Walsh, C., Warria, A., Ka Wai, W., Umer, H., Chandrasekaran, K. (2025, June). Inclusive Digital and Physical Spaces for Mandarin and Punjabi-speaking Older Immigrants in Calgary. British Society of Gerontology. University of Surrey. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Guruge, S., Chandrasekaran, N., Arulventh, N., Liti, R., Ahmed, E., Chandrasekaran, K., Metersky, K., Zhuang, Z., St-Amant, O., Catallo, C., Shields, J., & Sidani, S. (May 29-31, 2025). Social isolation and connectedness: Perspectives of Punjabi, Arabic, and Mandarin-speaking older immigrants in Toronto. Oral presentation at the Canadian Gerontological Nursing Association (CGNA) 2025 Conference: Reuniting at the forks: inclusivity in gerontological nursing practice, in Winnipeg, MB. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Northwood, M., Leung, E., Sidani, S., & Guruge, S. Recruiting Older Immigrants for Research. Accepted for presentation at the Canadian Gerontological Nursing Association Conference 2025, Winnipeg, Manitoba, May 29-31, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Guruge, S., Saha, M., Chandrasekaran, K., Shields, J., Zhuang, Z., & Metersky, K. (Apr 4-5, 2025). Economic barriers that shape social isolation and loneliness: Focus on Punjabi, Mandarin, and Arabic-speaking older immigrants in Toronto, Canada. Poster presentation at the Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) North America Region 10 Biennial Conference, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Guruge, S., Saha, M., Chandrasekaran, K., Shields, J., Zhuang, Z., & Metersky, K. (2025). Economic barriers that shape social isolation and loneliness: Focus on Punjabi, Mandarin, and Arabic-speaking older Immigrants in Toronto, Canada.<\/em> (poster presentation abstract). Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) North America Region 10 Biennial Conference, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Guruge, S., Sidani, S., & The ICOI Team. (Nov. 23, 2024). An exploration of factors associated with loneliness among older immigrants in Canada. Poster presentation at the Great Lakes Biennial Nursing Conference 2024. Windsor, Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hanley, J., Grenier, A. (2024). Social Inclusion\/Exclusion as a Lens for Social Work with Older Immigrants. CASWE Annual Conference, June 18, Montreal, Canada. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Hanley, J, *Hassan, M., *Makoha, G., *Hajjar, O. (2024). Family Proximity and Labour Force Participation among Older Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Quebec: A Comparative Analysis. Work and Family Researchers Network Biennial Conference, June 22, Montreal, Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Guruge, S., Chandrasekaran, N., Arulventh, N., Liti, R., Ahmed, E., Chandrasekaran, K., Metersky, K., Zhuang, Z., Grenier, A., Catallo, C., St-Amant, O., & Shields, J. (Nov. 11-13, 2024). Toronto’s Mandarin, Punjabi, and Arabic-speaking older immigrants’ experiences of social isolation: Focus on health. Oral presentation at the 17th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation (ICERI), in Seville, Spain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ekoh, P., Chandrasekaran, K., Warria, A., Walsh, C., & Guruge, S. (Oct. 24-26, 2024). Exploring the factors that contribute to the experiences of social isolation among Mandarin and Punjabi-speaking older adults in Calgary. Poster presentation at Canadian Association on Gerontology (CAG) 2024: Agents of Change: Unraveling Complexity and Advancing Transformation Conference, in Edmonton, AB.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Metersky, K., Guruge, S., Zhuang, Z., St-Amant, O., Sidani, S., Lou, N., & Lin, P. (Oct. 24-26, 2024). Technology use and social isolation among older immigrants in Toronto. Oral presentation at the Canadian Association on Gerontology (CAG) 2024: Agents of Change: Unraveling Complexity and Advancing Transformation Conference, in Edmonton, AB.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ma. X-P., Kang, S-H., Hanley, J., Soulieres, M., Mezdour, A., & Laquerre, M-E. (2024). Living the dream or living in limbo: Lived experiences of social isolation for older Mandarin-speaking immigrants in Montreal, Canada. [Oral presentation]. The Canadian Association on Gerontology conference, Edmonton, AB, October 24-26, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n St-Amant, O., Mantou Lou, N., Guruge, S., Sidani, S., Metersky, K., Zhuang, Z. (Apr. 23-25, 2024). Risk factors for loneliness among older immigrants in Toronto. Poster presentation at the Canadian Public Health Conference, in Halifax, NS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Guruge, S., Ta, R., & Sidani, S. (Mar. 26-30, 2024). Healthy aging: Perception of aging in the Toronto\u2019s Mandarin-speaking community. Oral presentation at the Society for Applied Anthropology\u2019s 84th<\/sup> Annual Meeting: Enchantment and Transformation, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States. <\/p>\n\n\n\n St-Amant, O., Mantou Lou, N., Metersky, K., Zhuang, Z., & Guruge, S. (Mar. 26-30, 2024). Loneliness of older immigrants in Toronto: Results from a cross-sectional survey. Poster presentation at the Society for Applied Anthropology\u2019s 84th<\/sup> Annual Meeting: Enchantment and Transformation, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Hassan, M., Hanley, J., & Guruge, S. (Oct. 26-28, 2023). Resettlement of older Syrian refugees in *Hajjar, O., *Hassan, M., *Makoha, G. Hanley, J. (2024). Access to Services and Resources among Older Syrian Refugees in Montreal. CASWE Annual Conference, June 19, Montreal, Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sabir, H., Umer, H., Rajeev, H., Jose N., Ekoh, P. C., & Walsh, C. A. The Role of Community in Combating Social Isolation Among Older Punjabi Immigrants Living in Calgary. A poster presented at the Faculty of Social Work Symposium, University of Calgary, Calgary, 2024 <\/p>\n\n\n\n Ekoh, P. C., Guruge, S., Chandrasekaran, K., Warria, A., Walsh, C. (2024, October). Exploring the factors that contribute to the experiences of social isolation among Mandarin and Punjabi-speaking older adults in Calgary. Presented at the Canadian Association on Gerontology, Edmonton, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Guruge, S., Chandrasekaran, N., Arulventh, N., Liti, R., Ahmed, E., Chandrasekaran, K., Metersky, K., Zhuang, Z., Grenier, A., Catallo, C., St-Amant, O., & Shields, J. (2024). Toronto’s Mandarin, Punjabi, and Arabic-speaking older immigrants’ experiences of social isolation: Focus on health. <\/em>(oral presentation abstract). ICERI 2024: The 17th International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation. Seville, Spain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Metersky, K., Guruge, S., Zhuang, Z., St-Amant, O., Sidani, S., Lou, N., & Lin, P. (2024). Technology use and social isolation among older immigrants in Toronto.<\/em> (oral presentation abstract). <\/em>Canadian Association on Gerontology (CAG) 2024: Agents of Change: Unraveling Complexity and Advancing Transformation Conference, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Metersky, K., Guruge, S., Zhuang, Z., St-Amant, O., Sidani, S., & Lou, N. (2024). A cross-sectional survey on risk factors for loneliness in older immigrants in Toronto.<\/em> (oral presentation abstract). Canadian Association on Gerontology (CAG) 2024: Agents of Change: Unraveling Complexity and Advancing Transformation Conference, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. <\/p>\n\n\n\n St-Amant, O., Mantou Lou, N., Metersky, K., Zhuang, Z., & Guruge, S. (2024). Loneliness of older immigrants in Toronto: Results from a cross-sectional survey<\/em>. (oral presentation abstract). Society for Applied Anthropology\u2019s 84th<\/sup> Annual Meeting: Enchantment and Transformation. Sante Fe, New Mexico, United States of America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Metersky, K., St-Amant, O., Zhuang, Z., Guruge, S., Paul, K., Lin, P., Li, I., Ajaj, L., & Chatha, S. (Oct. 26-28, 2023). Socially isolated older immigrant recruitment for survey-based research: Reflections on experience. Oral presentation at CAG 2023: Community Engaged Teaching, Research & Practice. Toronto, ON.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Guruge, S., Boucher, A., Paul, K., Sethi, B., Walsh, C., Tong, H., Zhang, J., Salma, J., Metersky, K., Laquerre, M., Soulieres, M., Northwood, M., Wahoush, O., Agrawal, S., Bains, S., Soltanie, S.B., Sidani, S., Zhuang, Z., Mesdour, A., Wilson, M., Ekoh, P. (Oct 2-3, 2023). Survey recruitment methods with older immigrant participants. Poster presentation at the Metropolis Social Determinants of Health Conference, in Ottawa, ON.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ekoh, P. C., Zhu, C., Sepali, G., & Walsh, C. A. Experiences of social isolation by Punjabi and Mandarin-speaking older adults living in Calgary. Poster presented at the Canadian Association on Gerontology\u2019s 52nd Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Zhu, C., Ekoh, P. C., Hoselton, J., Walsh, C. A., & Sepali, G. Experiences of social isolation by Punjabi and Mandarin-speaking older adults living in Calgary. Poster presented at the Gerontological Association on Ageing\u2019s Annual Scientific Meeting, Tampa, Florida, USA, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Metersky, K., St-Amant, O., Zhuang, Z., Guruge, S., Paul, K., Lin, P., Li, I., Ajaj, L., & Chatha, S. (2023). Socially isolated older immigrant recruitment for survey-based research: Reflections on experience.<\/em> (oral presentation abstract). Canadian Association of Gerontology (CAG), 2023: Community Engaged Teaching, Research & Practice, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. <\/p>\n\n\n\n St-Amant, O., Mantou Lou, N., Guruge, S., Sidani, S., Metersky, K., & Zhuang, Z. (2023). Risk factors for loneliness among older immigrants in Toronto. <\/em>(poster presentation abstract). Canadian Public Health 2024 (Canadian Public Health Association Conference), Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Northwood, M., Sidani, S., Zhuang, Z.C., Sethi, B., & Edhi, K. Social isolation and loneliness in older immigrants during the COVID-19 pandemic: A scoping review. 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Teaching, Research & Practice, Toronto, ON.<\/p>\n\n\n\n