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Dolly Dastoor was born in Bombay, Dolly
Dastoor received her B.A. and M.A. from Bombay University. She went to
Nigeria in 1964 and worked as a WHO Research Fellow at the University
College Hospital in Ibadan, Nigeria. In 1973 she immigrated to Canada with
the family and joined the Douglas Hospital as a Clinical Psychologist. At
present she is the Clinical-administrative manager of the Program in
Dementia and specializes in assessment of dementias. She is an Assistant
Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and in the Centre of Aging,
McGill University and Clinical Supervisor in the Department of Psychology,
Universities of Concordia, of McGill, and Montreal. She has a Ph.D in
Clinical Psychology from Concordia University, Montreal She is active in
teaching, research, and in clinical work. She was the Divisional Chair,
Canadian Association on Gerontology, and at present is
Secretary/Treasurer, Aging Division Canadian Psychological Association.
She has extensively published and lectured on the subject of Alzheimer
Disease and was the 1990 recipient of the Roberts Award of Douglas
Hospital for outstanding achievement.
Dolly Dastoor has been the founder President
of the Alzheimer Society of Montreal- 1986-91 and is the honorary Life
member of the Board. Dolly was the President of Zonta International,
Montreal Club, 1982-85, and Governor of District 2, 2002-2004, an
International service organization of executives in business and
profession. She served as the International Chair of the Status Women
Committee 1989-1992. and attended the UN Commission on the Status of
Women, in Vienna.
Since coming to Canada, Dolly has been deeply
involved with the Zoroastrian Community. From 1978-85, she was the
President of the Zoroastrian Association of Quebec, during which time she
chaired the Fourth North American Zoroastrian Congress in Montreal and
published the first directory of Zoroastrians living in Canada. She was
also the associate editor of "Gavashni". Dolly served as the first
Secretary of FEZANA from 1988-1993 and President 1994-98
Dolly was the co-chair of the 7th World
Zoroastrian Congress, 2000 in Houston.
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