She also holds cross-appointments in the School of Health and Human Performance and the School of Occupation Therapy, and she is an Associate Research Scholar with the Healthy Populations Institute. Dr. Weeks is a Gerontologist who completed her Ph.D. and a Graduate Certificate in Gerontology at Virginia Tech in 1998. Dr. Weeks worked in long-term care on Prince Edward Island for three years before becoming a faculty member at the University of Prince Edward Island from 2001-2014. Her primary research interests focus on care and support services for older adults and their caregivers and factors affecting the health of seniors. She has a current research focus on supporting older adults and their caregivers through health service transitions and supports for older women experiencing intimate partner violence.