Older adults who are caregivers to someone with a health condition or disability report severe and unrelenting levels of stress and isolation during COVID-19 due to pandemic-related protocols.
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PhD Student in Aging, Health, and Well-Being/RLS, University of Waterloo
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RBC Professor in Responsible Organizations, Concordia University
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Associate Professor of Public Administration and Policy, American University School of Public Affairs
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Assistant Professor of Government, Cornell University
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Assistant Teaching Professor, Iowa State University
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Associate Professor Medicine, Geriatrics, University of Virginia
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Associate Dean for Curriculum & Instruction and Faculty, Judy Genshaft Honors College, University of South Florida
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Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Connecticut
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Professor, Faculty of Science, McMaster University
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Senior lecturer, Psychology department, University of the Western Cape
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Former Associate Lecturer, Psychology Department, University of the Western Cape
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Psychological Research Intern, University of the Western Cape
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Assistant Professor, Arthur Labatt Family School of School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University
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Postdoctoral research associate, University of Connecticut
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Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, McMaster University
