https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6141-9011As an epidemiologist and health services researcher, Dr. Bethell is interested in using large health administrative and survey datasets for research and reporting on health outcomes. To date, her work in this area has been focused on topics related to mental health, injuries and prescription medication use and how these issues influence health across the life course. She is now developing work in the area of social connection and health, and in particular, how aspects of social connection influence health in different populations, including people living with dementia, older adults and long-term care home residents. She is also interested in patient engagement in research and co-lead the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA) Engagement of People with Lived Experience of Dementia (EPLED) program.