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Lauren Griffith is an associate professor in the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics at McMaster University's Faculty of Health Sciences. She has been actively involved with the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) since November 2007, serving as interim national manager in 2011 and currently leading the Hamilton Data Collection Site. Her academic background includes a PhD in epidemiology from the University of Toronto and a master's degree in biostatistics from the University of Michigan.
Dr. Griffith's research focuses on physical functioning, injury and aging, and the harmonization of longitudinal data. Her work extensively utilizes the CLSA dataset to investigate frailty, multimorbidity patterns, mobility limitations, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on older adults. She has published numerous articles examining cognitive function, social determinants of health in aging populations, and methodological approaches to analyzing complex longitudinal data.
Analysis of her recent publications (2023-2025) reveals a strong emphasis on aging research using the CLSA platform, with particular focus on frailty assessment, multimorbidity patterns, physical functioning, and pandemic impacts on older adults. Her work spans multiple disciplines including geriatrics, epidemiology, biostatistics, and health services research, demonstrating interdisciplinary collaboration across medical, public health, and data science domains.
Dr. Griffith has been instrumental in developing protocols for data collection and analysis within the CLSA, contributing to methodological advancements in longitudinal study design and data harmonization. Her recent work includes developing the PACIFIC intervention for frailty, investigating the validity of obesity measures across the life course, and examining the complex relationship between walking speed, multimorbidity, and health outcomes in older adults with chronic conditions.