Select Publications
2025
Hammond, N., Grady, A. & Stinchcombe, A. (2025) Across the Ages: Mental Health and Coping Resources among LGBTQ2 + Canadians in Adulthood. Canadian Studies in Population. 52, 11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42650-025-00097-5
Bédard, M., Maxwell, H., Dubois, S., Schurr, S., Swoluk, C., Colosimo, A., Cummings, S., Weaver, B., & Stinchcombe, A. (2025). Serial Trichotomization to Determine Fitness to Drive: Results From a Cohort of Clients Referred to a Neurology Program. The American journal of occupational therapy: official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association, 79(3), 7903205030. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2025.050670
2024
Hopper, S., Stinchcombe, A., Maxwell, H., Mullen, N., Marshall, S., Naglie, G., Rapoport, M. J., Tuokko, H., Bédard, M. (2024). Older drivers’ attitudes are associated with readiness for changes in mobility. Transportation Research Part F: Psychology and Behaviour, 102, 362-372. doi: 10.1016/j.trf.2024.02.005
Bédard, M., Maxwell, H., Weaver, B., Stinchcombe, A., Gélinas, I., Mazer, B., Naglie, G., Porter, M., Rapoport, M., Tuokko, H., Vrkljan, B., & Marshall, S. (2024). Older drivers reduced engagement in distracting behaviors over a six-year period: Findings from the Candrive longitudinal study. Journals of Gerontology (Series B), 79(2), 1-9. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbad168
2023
Maxwell, H., Dubois, S., Cottrell-Martin, E., Regalado, S., Stinchcombe, A., Migay, M., Gibbons, C., Weaver, B., & Bédard, M. (2023). The association between diabetes and safe driving: A systematic search and review of the literature and cross-reference with the current guidelines. Diabetic Medicine, 40(10), e15175. doi: 10.1111/dme.15175
2022
Galton, N., Hammond, N.G. & Stinchcombe, A. (2022). Personality traits and fears of death and dying predict ageism. Death Studies, 46(7), 1648-1654. doi: 10.1080/07481187.2020.1829746
2021
Grassau, P., Stinchcombe, A., Thomas, R., & Wright, D. K. (2021). Centering sexual and gender diversity within Compassionate Communities: Insights from a community network of LGBTQ2+ older adults. Palliative Care and Social Practice. 15, 1–15. doi: 10.1177/26323524211042630
Wilson, K., Stinchcombe, A. & Regalado, S. (2021). LGBTQ+ aging research in Canada: A 30-Year scoping review of the literature. Geriatrics, 6(2), 60. doi: 10.3390/geriatrics6020060
Stinchcombe, A., Hopper, S., Mullen, N. & Bédard, M. (2021). Canadian older adults’ perceptions of transitioning from driver to non-driver. Occupational Therapy in Health Care, 1-21. doi: 10.1080/07380577.2021.1936338
Stinchcombe, A. & Hammond, N.G. (2021). Correlates of memory and executive function in middle-aged and older adults in the CLSA: A minority stress approach. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 77(6), 1105-1117. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbab084
Redden, M., Gahagan, J., Kia, H., Humble. A. M., Stinchcombe, A., Manning, E., Ecker, J., de Vries, B., Gambold, L. L., Oliver, B., & Thomas, R. (2021). Housing as a determinant of health for older LGBT Canadians: Focus group findings from a national housing study. Housing and Society, 1-25. doi: 10.1080/08882746.2021.1905996
Stinchcombe, A. Marchese, C., Fossum, S., Gagnon, S., Naglie, G., Rapoport, M.J., Weaver, B., & Bédard, M. (2021). Effect of social support on the association between driving status and depression differs by gender: Findings from the CLSA. Journal of Transport & Health, 20, 101011. doi: 10.1016/j.jth.2021.101011
Stinchcombe, A., Kortes-Miller, K. & Wilson, K. (2021) “We are resilient, we made it to this point”: A study of the lived experiences of older LGBTQ2S+ Canadians. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 40(11), 1533-1541. doi: 10.1177/0733464820984893
Stinchcombe, A. & Hammond, N.G. (2021). Sexual orientation as a social determinant of suicidal ideation: A study of the adult life span. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 51(5), 864-871. doi: 10.1111/sltb.12754
Kafka, G., Stinchcombe, A., Mullen, N., Weaver, B., & Bédard, M. (2021). Psychological resources and driving status: A study of current and former drivers 55 years of age and older. Canadian Journal on Aging, 40(3), 396-404. doi: 10.1017/S0714980820000434
2020
Yamin, S., Ranger, V., Stinchcombe, A., Knoefel, F., Gagnon, S., & Bédard, M. (2020). Using serial trichotomization with neuropsychological measures to inform clinical decisions on fitness-to-drive among older adults with cognitive impairment. Occupational Therapy in Health Care, 1-21. doi: 10.1080/07380577.2020.1843750
Stinchcombe, A., Hammond, N.G., & Wilson, K. (2020). Differential effects of social support by sexual orientation: A study of depression symptoms among older Canadians in the CLSA. Research on Aging. 42(9-10), 251-261. doi: 10.1177/0164027520923111
Ismail, M., Hammond, N.G., Wilson, K., & Stinchcombe, A. (2020). Canadians who care: Social networks and informal caregiving among lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) older adults in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. The International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 91(3), 299-316 doi: 10.1177/0091415019864603
Boulé, J., Wilson, K., Kortes-Miller, K., & Stinchcombe, A. (2020). “We live in a wonderful country, Canada, but…”: Perspectives form older LGBTQ Ontarians on visibility, connection, and power in care and community. The International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 91(3), 235-252 doi: 10.1177/0091415019857060
2019
Wilson, K., Stinchcombe, A., Ismail., M., & Kortes-Miller, K. (2019). LGBTQ2+ aging in Canada: Building the evidence and informing action. The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, 28(3), 257–260. doi: 10.3138/cjhs.2018-0049
Hammond, N.G. & Stinchcombe, A. (2019). Health behaviors and social determinants of migraine in a Canadian population-based sample of adults aged 45-85 years: Findings from the CLSA. Headache, 59(9),1547-1564. doi: 10.1111/head.13610
Gagnon, S., Stinchcombe, A., Curtis, M., Kateb, M., Polgar, J., Porter, M., & Bédard, M. (2019). Driving safety improves after individualized training: An RCT involving older drivers in an urban area. Traffic Injury Prevention, 20(6), 595-600. doi: 10.1080/15389588.2019.1630826
Koppel, S., Stephens, A., Bédard, M., Charlton, J.L., Darzins, P., Di Stefano, M., Gagnon, S., Gélinas, I., Hua, P., MacLeay, L., Man-Son-Hing, M., Mazer, B., Myers, A., Naglie, G., Odell, M., Porter, M. M., Rapoport, M. J., Stinchcombe, A., Tuokko, H., Vrkjlan, B., & Marshall, S. (2019). Self-reported violations, errors and lapses for older drivers: Measuring the change in frequency of aberrant driving behaviours across five time-points. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 123, 132-139. doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2018.11.009
Patterson, L., Mullen, N., Stinchcombe, A., Weaver, M., & Bédard, M. (2019). Measuring the impact of driving status: The Centre for Research on Safe Driving – Impact of Driving Status on Quality of Life (CRSD-IDSQoL) tool. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 86(1), 30-39. doi: 10.1177/0008417418824980
Kortes-Miller, K., Wilson, K., & Stinchcombe, A. (2019). Care and LGBT aging in Canada: A focus group study on the educational gaps among care workers. Clinical Gerontologist. 42(2), 192-197. doi: 10.1080/07317115.2018.1544955
2018
Stinchcombe, A., Wilson, K., Kortes-Miller, K., Chambers. L., & Weaver, B. (2018). Physical and mental health inequalities among aging lesbian, gay, and bisexual Canadians: Cross-sectional results from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA). Canadian Journal of Public Health, 109(5-6), 833–844. doi: 10.17269/s41997-018-0100-3
Kortes-Miller, K., Boulé, J., Wilson, K., & Stinchcombe, A. (2018). Dying in long-term care: Perspectives from sexual and gender minority older adults about their fears and hopes for end of life. Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care. 14(2-3), 209-224. doi: 10.1080/15524256.2018.1487364 * Awarded Editor’s Choice Best Article for 2018.
Sawula, E., Polgar, J., Porter, M. M., Gagnon, S., Weaver, B., Nakagawa, S., Stinchcombe, A., & Bédard, M. (2018). The combined effects of on-road and simulator training with feedback on older drivers’ on-road performance: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial. Traffic Injury Prevention, 19(3), 241-249. doi: 10.1080/15389588.2016.1236194
Riendeau, J., Stinchcombe, A., Weaver, B., & Bédard, M. (2018). Personality factors are associated with simulated driving outcomes across the driving lifespan. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 54, 171-187. doi: 10.1016/j.trf.2018.01.022
Wilson, K., Kortes-Miller, K., & Stinchcombe, A. (2018). Staying out of the closet: LGBT older adults’ hopes and fears in considering end-of-life. Canadian Journal on Aging, 37(1), 22-31. doi: 10.1017/S0714980817000514 *Article of the Month for January 2018.
2017
Sawula, E., Mullen, N., Stinchcombe, A., Weaver, B., Tuokko, H., Marshall, S., Naglie, G., Rapoport, M. & Bédard, M. (2017). Associations between personality and self-reported driving restriction in the Candrive II study of older drivers. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 50, 89-99. doi: 10.1016/j.trf.2017.06.012
Mullen, N., Parker, B., Wiersma, E., Stinchcombe, A., & Bédard, M. (2017). Looking forward and looking back: Older adults’ views of the impacts of stopping driving. Occupational Therapy in Health Care, 31(3), 188-204. doi: 10.1080/07380577.2017.1337282
Stinchcombe, A., Smallbone, J., Wilson, K., & Kortes-Miller, K. (2017). Healthcare and end-of-life needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) older adults: A scoping review. Geriatrics, 2(1), 13-26. doi: 10.3390/geriatrics2010013
Stinchcombe, A., Kadulina, Y., Lemieux, C., Aljied, R., & Gagnon, S. (2017). Driving is not a game: Video game experience is associated with risk-taking behaviours in the driving simulator. Computers in Human Behavior, 69, 415-420. doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2016.12.006
Stinchcombe, A., Gagnon., S., Kateb, M., Curtis, M., Porter, M., Polgar, J., & Bédard, M. (2017). Letting in-vehicle navigation lead the way: Older drivers’ perceptions of and ability to follow a GPS navigation system. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 106, 515-520. doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2016.10.022