Stacey Hawkins
Director, Research & Evaluation
Stacey is a Gerontologist and Evaluator who leads an applied health research and evaluation portfolio. She supports various program and project-work with the team, employing her skills in grant-writing, program development/planning, research, and evaluation. She serves as the administrative lead for the Geriatric Emergency Management (GEM) Nurse Program in the Central East, and is the Manager of the MINT Memory Clinic at the Community Health Centres of Northumberland. Stacey also supports program and team-based development work in the Network, including competency-based, continuing professional development, knowledge transfer, and performance analytics.
Stacey participates on a number of national, provincial, and regional committees, as well as various geriatric-oriented communities of practice. Stacey’s previous professional work was in the community and social services sectors, working with seniors experiencing complex, functional challenges. Stacey is an Adjunct Professor at Ontario Tech University (formerly UOIT), and is currently acquiring her PhD in the Health Sciences at Ontario Tech University. Stacey is an Interdisciplinary Frailty Fellow with the Canadian Frailty (CFN) Network. Her primary research interests examine how clinicians facilitate clinical decision-making and goal-setting with persons with dementia. Stacey is an impassioned advocate for persons with dementia and seniors.