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• Brotman, S., Ferrer, I., & Koehn, S. (2019). Situating the life history narratives of aging immigrants within a structural context: The intersectional life course perspective as research praxis. Qualitative Research, online first. .
• Koehn, S., Donahue, M., Feldman, F., & Drummond, N. (2019). Fostering trust and sharing responsibility to increase access to dementia care for immigrant older adults. Ethnicity & Health, online .
• Koehn, S., Reid, C., Baumbusch, J., & Li, N. (2018). 'It’s like chicken talking to ducks’ and other challenges to families of Chinese immigrant older adults in Long-term Residential Care. Journal of Family Nursing 24(2):156-183.
• Koehn, S., Mahmood, A., & Stott-Eveneshen, S. (2016). Quality of Life for Diverse Older Adults in Assisted Living: The Centrality of Control. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 59(7-8):512-536. doi: 10.1080/01634372.2016.1254699
• Koehn, S., Habib, S., & Bukhari, S. (2016). S⁴AC case study: Enhancing underserved seniors’ access to health promotion programs. Canadian Journal on Aging, 35(1), 89-102. doi: .
• Koehn, S., Badger, M., Cohen, C., McCleary, L., Drummond, N. (2016). Negotiating Access to a Diagnosis of Dementia: implications for policies in health and social care. Dementia: The International Journal of Social Research and Practice. 15(6) 1436–1456 doi: 10.1177/1471301214563551.
• Koehn, S., Jarvis, P., Sandhra, S., Bains, S., & Addison, M. (2014). Promoting mental health of immigrant seniors in community. Ethnicity and Inequalities in Health and Social Care 7(3), 146-156.
• Koehn, S., Neysmith, S., Kobayashi, K., & Khamisa, H. (2013). Revealing the shape of knowledge using an intersectionality lens: Report on a scoping review on the health and health care access and utilization of ethnocultural minority older adults. Ageing & Society, 33, 437-464. doi:
• Koehn, S., Spence, M., Jarvis, P., Garcia, L., McCleary, L., Drummond, N. (2012). Understanding Chinese–Canadian pathways to a diagnosis of dementia through a critical-constructionist lens. Journal of Aging Studies 26 (1), 44-54. doi:
• Koehn, S., Kozak, J.-F., & Drance, E. (2012). ‘The Problem with Leonard’: A critical constructionist view of need-driven dementia-compromised behaviours. Dementia: The International Journal of Social Research and Practice. 11 (6):709-25. doi:10.1177/1471301211421264.
• Koehn, S. (2009). Negotiating Candidacy: Access to Care for Ethnic Minority Seniors. Ageing & Society 29 (4): 585-608. doi:10.1017/S0144686X08007952

• Building Trust – Phase II: Suite of innovations to increase access to dementia (Mar 2018-Mar 2019). Fostered relationships with and between the Alzheimer’s Society of BC (ASBC) and immigrant serving agencies PICS and MOSAIC. Provided oversight of their collaborative development of a suite of pilot innovations informed by our research on experiences of dementia and barriers to and gaps in dementia services and supports for Punjabi- and Korean-speaking older adults and their families. Innovations include Navigating to Care in Korean, a Korean Info-Card, a Dementia in the Workplace English curriculum delivered by settlement agencies for newcomers to Canada, and a Dementia Friends workshop modified for Punjabi older adults. All innovations subjected to pre-post evaluations.
• Building Trust – Phase I: Knowledge mobilization forum, the G.A.M.E., and infographic
• Learning from the Lived Experiences of Immigrant Older Adults (Dec 2018-Feb 2019). Three themed stakeholder forums that use the Lived Experiences photovoice exhibit as a springboard for discussions with policy and other decision-makers to effect change in their spheres of influence. Themes include (1) Disability, Housing, and Transportation (Dec 3, 2018; (2) Resilience, Social Connection and Community Organization (Feb 19, 2019); (3) Caregiving, Family and Homecare (Feb 26, 2019) – guest speaker: BC Senior’s Advocate. Organized in partnership with the Canadian Centre for Elder Law (1) and the United Way of the Lower Mainland (2 & 3).
• . Sunset Community Centre lobby, Vancouver, B.C. 3 introductory, 19 portrait, and 6 theme panels. Opening dates (May 11-12, 2017) included words of welcome and refreshments, attracted >150 visitors. Held over until July 1^st, 2017 on request of community centre. Subsequently exhibited at Kerrisdale Community Centre. Silver Threads Seniors Centre and the West Vancouver Seniors’ Centre.
• Environmental Influences on Quality of Life in Assisted Living: A Cross-Cultural Pilot Project – Knowledge translation events. Three interactive presentations and in English, Chinese and Punjabi on research findings targeted at residents and frontline and administrative staff of participating Assisted Living sites. Coordinated events and delivered presentations.
• Innovative integrated knowledge translation approaches to research on health care access (forums/symposia and national knowledge synthesis collaborations with community stakeholders), chronic disease self-management, and mental health promotion.

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