Danielle Bouchard

Research interests

• Aging, exercise and functional benefits
• Chronic conditions and exercise
• Implementation of evidence-based exercise programs

Current teaching

• KIN 3201- Exercise Prescription
• KIN4082 - Advance Exercise Prescription for Chronic Conditions
• KIN 4994 - Physical Activity and Aging

Biography

Dr. Bouchard is from Edmundston, NB. If you see her, she is either walking, rolling, or running. She has an undergraduate degree in Physical Education from the Université de Moncton, an MSc in Exercise Sciences from the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, and a Ph.D. in Gerontology from the Université de Sherbrooke. She completed two post-doctoral trainings. The first was in Epidemiology at Queen’s University, and the second was in Endocrinology at the Université de Sherbrooke.

Adopting a mixed-methods approach, her research primarily focuses on identifying evidence-informed exercise programs for organizations and individuals to adopt to optimize functional and health benefits. Her population of interest is aging adults with or without chronic conditions.

Highlighting current projects

• The small steps- A project funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Research New Brunswick. This project consists of understanding what seniors and key stakeholders would want as an intervention to sit less and potentially become more active.
  
  
• Adapt, Attract, Implement, and Sustain (AAIMS)- A project funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Research New Brunswick and Trauma NB. The main goals of this project are to understand strategies that lead to more Canadians having access to an evidence-based exercise program to reduce the risk of falls.

Recent publications

Lorbergs, A.L., Prorok, J.C., Holroyd-Leduc, J., Bouchard, D.R., Giguere, A., Gramlich, L., Keller, H., Tang, A., Racey, M., Ali, M.U., Fitzpatrick-Lewis, D., Sherifali, D., Kim, P., & Muscedere, J. on behalf of the Canadian Frailty Network (2022). Nutrition and physical activity clinical practice guidelines for older adults living with frailty. The Journal of Frailty & Aging, 11(1), 3-11.

Lees, M.A., Edwards, J., McCain, J.E., & Bouchard, D.R., (2022). Potential value of home square-stepping exercises for inactive older adults: an exploratory case study. BMC geriatrics, 22(1), 14.

Keshavarz, M., Sénéchal, M., Dombrowski, S.U., Meister, D. & Bouchard, D.R. (2022) Examining the role of sex on the benefits of muscle-strengthening activities for people living with obesity. Health Science Reports 2022 Jul.; 5(4): e720.

McDonald M, Sénéchal, Leadbetter B, Bouchard D.R. Your article Fear of Falls Following an Online Exercise Program for Aging Adults. Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine. Jan.-Dec.; 9: 23337214231151357.

Gallibois, M., Handrigan, G., Caissie, L., Cooling, K., Hébert, J., Jarrett, P., McGibbon, C., Read, E., Sénéchal, M., & Bouchard, D.R. (2023) The effect of a standing intervention on falls in long term care: a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial. Canadian Journal of Geriatrics. 1;26(2):247-52.

McCain J, Edwards J, Gallibois, M., Handrigan, G., Caissie, L., Cooling, K., Hébert, J., Jarrett, P., McGibbon, C., Read, E., Sénéchal, M., & Bouchard, D.R. (2023). The Long-Term Care Residents’ Acceptance of a Standing Intervention: A Qualitative Intrinsic Case Study. Geriatric Nursing Mar.-Apr.; 50:94-101.

McCain, A., McGibbon, C., Mackenzie, E., Carroll, M., Sénéchal, M., & Bouchard, D.R. (2023) Validity of common physical function online testing for older adults. In Press at the Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics.

Pitre V, Sénéchal M, Bouchard D.R. (2023) Comparing online and in Person Delivery of a Fall Prevention Exercise Program for Older Adults. In press in the Journal of Aging and Physical Activity.

Keshavarz, M., Sénéchal, M., & Bouchard, D.R. Online Circuit Training Increases Adherence to Physical Activity: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Men with Obesity. In press to MSSE.