Full Name
Catherine Tong
Job Title
Senior Researcher
Company Name
Conestoga College
Bio
Catherine Tong, PhD, draws on 18 years of health care research experience, principally using qualitative and mixed methods. Prior areas of focus have included: ethnicity and aging, home and community care, mobility and physical activity, geriatric models of care, care transitions, implementation science, and multilingual and accessible research design.
One of her recent studies, understanding the health care experiences of racialized older adults, was conducted in nine languages.
Catherine completed her PhD at the University of British Columbia, in the interdisciplinary studies graduate program (Home Department Family Medicine). She then went on to work as a research scientist with the Geriatric Health Systems Research Group at the University of Waterloo (2018-2023), where she also taught several courses on health and aging.
Catherine has published more than 40 peer-reviewed articles, and her first co-authored book, Social Gerontology in Canada: Strength-based Approaches to Aging (Canadian Scholars Press), was released in late 2025.
One of her recent studies, understanding the health care experiences of racialized older adults, was conducted in nine languages.
Catherine completed her PhD at the University of British Columbia, in the interdisciplinary studies graduate program (Home Department Family Medicine). She then went on to work as a research scientist with the Geriatric Health Systems Research Group at the University of Waterloo (2018-2023), where she also taught several courses on health and aging.
Catherine has published more than 40 peer-reviewed articles, and her first co-authored book, Social Gerontology in Canada: Strength-based Approaches to Aging (Canadian Scholars Press), was released in late 2025.
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