Gail Low

Dr. Gail Low serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Nursing Foundations and Science at MacEwan University, Edmonton, Alberta, holding a PhD from the University of Victoria. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in research methods, statistics, leadership, community health, aging, and foundational concepts while maintaining active research and international collaborations.

Her educational background includes:

• PhD from University of Victoria

With nearly two decades of research experience, Dr. Low specializes in quality living, aging well, and mental health and wellness. Her expertise spans gerontology, cross-cultural psychology, obstructive lung diseases, human development theory, and psychometric analysis. She actively bridges theoretical research with practical classroom applications, emphasizing real-world relevance in her teaching philosophy.

Recent publications (2023-2024) reveal a concentrated focus on mental health challenges among older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic, examining anxiety, coping mechanisms, and sexual intimacy through diverse methodologies including cross-sectional and qualitative studies. Her work consistently centers on Canadian populations while incorporating international perspectives from collaborators in Brazil, Portugal, and Norway.

Her scientific recognition includes:

• International Project Fund ($7,750) for pandemic mental health research (2024-2025)
• RTOERO Foundation grant ($83,039) for longitudinal mental health study (2022-2025)

Dr. Low mentors international students from Thailand, Brazil, Pakistan, Ghana, Canada, and the US, currently supervising PhD trainees Juceli Andrade Paiva Morero and Anila Naz. Her grant portfolio demonstrates sustained funding for research addressing critical gaps in gerontological mental health.

She maintains active international collaborations with researchers from Brazil, Portugal, Thailand, and Norway, while serving on the BMC Geriatrics Editorial Board and as Scientific Reviewer for the Canadian Association on Gerontology, contributing significantly to academic discourse in aging and mental health.