Jennifer Bethell is an Affiliate Scientist at the KITE Research Institute, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute – University Health Network. As an epidemiologist, she is interested in using large health administrative and survey datasets for research and reporting on health outcomes. She is interested in the area of social connection, and in particular, how it impacts health among older adults and those living in long-term care homes. She is also interested in patient engagement in research, particularly research related to dementia, and co-leads the Engagement of People with Lived Experience of Dementia (EPLED) program as part of the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA).