Charlene Chu

Dr. Charlene Chu is an Assistant Professor at the Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing at the University of Toronto, and an Affiliate Scientist at KITE Toronto Rehab at the University Health Network. She is cross-appointed (status only) with the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work’s Institute for Life Course & Aging, as well as the Rehabilitation Sciences Institute at the University of Toronto. She is an Assistant Editor at the Canadian Journal on Aging.

Dr. Chu is a Registered Nurse with 16 years of experience working with older adults across the health spectrum, ranging from acute care to long-term care. Her PhD designed and evaluated a person-centered physical activity intervention to improve the functional mobility, and quality of life of older adults with dementia residing in long-term care. Her post-doctoral training was in the Intelligent Assistive Technology and Systems Lab where she acquired the skills in co-design and technology development, validation, and evaluation.