Researcher with Sask. roots explores impacts of long-term isolation Emilie Kossick, a knowledge manager at the Canadian Institute of Public Safety Research and Treatment with a master's degree in experimental and applied psychology from the University of Regina says the last year was a prime example of social isolation on a large scale. Social Sharing While the last year was an example of social isolation on a large scale, the problem is not new Posted: Jan 23, 2021 3:00 PM CT | Last Updated: January 23 Emilie Kossick, a knowledge manager at the Canadian Institute of Public Safety Research and Treatment, hopes that all the new research on social isolation being done during the pandemic will help improve the lives of seniors in long-term care after COVID-19 is brought under control.(Jessica Phelps/Associated Press)