Dr. Habib Chaudhury

Dr. Habib Chaudhury, Chair and Professor in the Department of Gerontology, possesses extensive research expertise in environmental gerontology. His research and consulting work focuses on areas such as the physical environment for individuals with dementia in long-term care facilities, dementia-friendly communities, and community planning and urban design for age-friendly environments. His projects have received funding from the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR), Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), CapitalCare Foundation, and the Centre for Health Design.

His published works include: "Environments in an Aging Society: Autobiographical Perspectives in Environmental Gerontology" (Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Vol 38, 2018; co-edited with F. Oswald), "Remembering Home: Rediscovering the Self in Dementia" (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008), and "Home and Identity in Later Life: International Perspectives" (Springer Publications, 2005; co-edited with G. Rowles). Dr. Chaudhury collaborates with various national and international organizations on research consulting in the planning and design of senior housing and long-term care facilities.

He is also associated with the Centre for Research on Personhood in Dementia at the University of British Columbia, Canada. He serves as the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Aging and Environment and is a member of the Ministerial Advisory Board on Dementia for the Government of Canada. Additionally, he chairs the Institute of Aging Advisory Board at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). Dr. Chaudhury was honored with the Environmental Design Research Association’s (EDRA) Career Award in 2022.