RESEARCH & INNOVATION
With an eye to the future, Sheridan's Research Centres, faculty-led research and classrooms are building better health care through extraordinary innovations.
Supporting older adults with innovative immersive technologies
Image courtesy of Acclaim Health
The use of immersive VR technology has grown in popularity in social and leisure settings, as well as in health care settings and among the older adult population.
Over the last several years, the Sheridan Centre for Elder Research (CER) has explored innovative uses of this immersive technology collaboratively with long-standing community partners
Developing animated virtual agents for a post-pandemic return
Sheridan staff, faculty and student researchers have worked with a Toronto artificial intelligence company to help develop an animated character that can conduct COVID-19 screenings, interact with users and perform various other tasks without the touch of a button.
Go behind-the-scenes of Sheridan's Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Design, where AVA was developed.
Field Sobriety Testing
With industry partner Imaginal, Sheridan’s research teams are developing an eye-tracking software as part of a standardized field sobriety test. The tech includes eye tracking to observe whether a driver’s eyes involuntarily jerk or track with a moving icon display as it moves side-to-side.
Student Athletic Therapists’ Knowledge of Opioid Use and Misuse
Researchers studied what student athletic therapists know about opioids and other pain-relieving medications, and where they receive their information. Their research also assessed whether student athletic therapists could recognize opioid misuse by their athletes.
Enhancing Senior Living Environments with Mobile Technology
Sheridan partnered with PointClickCare Technologies Inc. to develop creative solutions using mobile and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies to enhance senior living environments. The research aims to provide monitoring and behavioural analysis of seniors to provide piece of mind to seniors and their caregivers.
Connecting Mobile Technology and Healthcare
A Sheridan research team has developed an application programming interface (API) – a software intermediary – to connect clients with an online appointment booking dashboard (called the “Booking Tool”) from industry partner Caribou Health Technologies.
Researching Memory and Visual Arts
Sheridan is working with Baycrest on research that explores the combined effects of memory training and visual arts activities on memory and brain health in older adults. Results showed most participants retained their memory of concepts that were covered six weeks after the training session, increased their use of lifestyle tools such as meditation, and continued to create art on a regular basis.
Synergy Award for Innovation
Dr. Ed Sykes, Director of the Sheridan Centre for Mobile Innovation, was the recipient of the Synergy Award for Innovation from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).
The Centre’s most recent research includes a project to enable remote patient monitoring of vital signs during the COVID-19 pandemic in health care settings and private homes; the development of a mobile app that will help the elderly manage medications for chronic pain; and work to advance the use of mixed reality (a blend of physical and digital environments) to display a patient’s real-time vital signs along with other pertinent data such as results from bloodwork and imaging, and a patient’s medical history, medications and allergies.
Take a look inside Sheridan's Centre for Mobile Innoation
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In seven of the last nine years, a Sheridan student has been awarded the co-op or WIL national Student of the Year Award.
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years of experience at Sheridan facilitating meaningful co-op placements for its students and employer partners.
During the pandemic, Sheridan launched a new Virtual Internship Program, which paired students with community organizations to address real-world issues
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Sheridan programs include a co-op component to provide invaluable hands-on learning experience.
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In six of the last eight years, a Sheridan student has been awarded the co-op provincial Student of the Year Award.
Meet four stand-out Sheridan students from programs across different Faculties who excelled in co-op and internship opportunities.
