It was an exciting day for the research community at St. FX University.
At a ceremony Thursday afternoon, the university celebrated the appointment of St. FX psychology Professor Dr. Erin Mazerolle as a Canada Research Chair in Brain Health Literacy, announced by Cape Breton-Canso-Antigonish MP Jaime Battiste.
St. FX Psychology Professor Dr. Erin Mazerolle. (Ken Kingston photo)
Mazerolle is a neuroscience and brain health researcher with a focus on making brain health research more accessible and relevant to communities.
It’s a five year appointment, with $620,000 in federal funding over five years.
Mazerolle says during that appointment, she has identified one long-term project; improved engagement with individuals with cognitive impairments in research.
Mazerolle says she’s also working on a preliminary project, connecting with housing support workers to create an activity to teach about the neuroscience of housing instability. She says research has shown that over 50 per cent of people experiencing housing instability have had a brain injury. She hopes to expand on that project and share that message with policymakers.
