Dr. Kontos is a Senior Scientist at KITE and Professor in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto. She is committed to improving quality of care in long-term care and rehabilitation settings. In her research she focuses on structural and relational vulnerability to stigma associated with dementia in long-term care settings, the development of theories, policies, and practices that support ethical care relationships, and the development and evaluation of arts-based initiatives to reduce stigma and improve social inclusion and quality of care.