Join us on Wednesday, September 2nd, as the AVA Webinar Series presents Supporting Midlife and Older Women who Experience Intimate Partner Violence: Findings from the AIM Study, featuring Dr. Lori E. Weeks from Dalhousie University and Kathleen Allen from the Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre for Family Violence Research at the University of New Brunswick.
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
12 – 1:30pm MST
This webinar will present the key highlights from the AIM Study, a randomized controlled trial that investigated the effectiveness of the advocacy intervention for women in midlife and older who experience intimate partner violence (the AIM Program). AIM is virtual intervention designed to provide information, resources, and social support to Maritime women. We will present the key quantitative and qualitative results, discuss lessons learned, and plans for sustainability of the AIM Program.
About the Speakers
Dr. Lori E. Weeks, PhD, is a Professor and Director of the School of Health Administration and Coordinates the PhD Health program at Dalhousie University. Dr. Weeks is cross-appointed in Gender and Women’s Studies. She has expertise in aging and family studies and uses multiple methods to examine care and support services for older adults and their caregivers and factors affecting the health of seniors. Her research often focuses on the needs of vulnerable older adults both in the community and in residential care homes. One stream in Dr. Weeks’ program of research focuses on the abuse of older adults with a particular focus on supports for older women experiencing intimate partner violence. She has served on the Board of the Canadian Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse and currently and serves on the Editorial Board of the Canadian Journal on Aging.
Kathleen Allen, MA, is the Research Coordinator for the AIM Study and is employed at the Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre for Family Violence Research at the University of New Brunswick. She holds a master’s degree in Equity Studies and is passionate about improving the quality of life of vulnerable populations through community-based research. Kathleen has experience conducting qualitative and quantitative research methods and coordinating randomized controlled trials in the Maritime provinces.