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Graduate Supervisors

Meet Our Supervisors

The Department of Health, Aging & Society is home to many faculty members available to supervise graduate students in a variety of specializations.

To connect with prospective supervisors, please contact the Graduate Administrative Assistant Miranda MacDougall.

Social-Cultural Dimension of Health &/or Aging

We believe that aging and health are not simply biological phenomenon. Not only are aging and health heavily influenced by social and cultural phenomenon and trends, they are experienced differently by different social and cultural groups, and are constructed and represented differently according to dominant societal, social, and cultural norms.

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Gavin Andrews

PhD

Professor, Health, Aging & Society

Graduate Chair, Health, Aging & Society

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Nicole Dalmer

PhD

Assistant Professor, Health, Aging & Society

Associate Director, Gilbrea Centre for Studies in Aging

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Chelsea Gabel

PhD

Associate Professor, Indigenous Studies
Associate Professor, Health, Aging & Society

Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Well-Being, Community Engagement, and Innovation
Member, McMaster Indigenous Research Institute (MIRI)

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James Gillett

PhD

Associate Professor, Health, Aging & Society
Adjunct & Associate Member, Social Work
Adjunct & Associate Member, Master of Public Policy in Digital Society

Member, McMaster Institute for Research on Aging (MIRA), McMaster University
Member, Gilbrea Centre for Studies in Aging, Faculty of Social Sciences

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Meridith Griffin

PhD

Associate Professor, Health, Aging & Society
Associate Professor, Social Psychology

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Anthea Innes

PhD

Professor, Health, Aging & Society

Gilbrea Chair in Aging and Mental Health
Director, Gilbrea Centre for Studies in Aging

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Randy Jackson

PhD

Associate Professor, Social Work
Associate Professor, Health, Aging & Society

Scholar in Residence, Canadian AIDS Society Network
Director of Research, Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network
Lecturer, School of Social Work, McMaster University

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Tara Marshall

PhD

Associate Professor, Social Psychology
Associate Professor, Health, Aging & Society

On Leave

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Jessica Maxwell

PhD

Assistant Professor, Health, Aging & Society
Assistant Professor, Social Psychology

Acting Director, Social Psychology

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Mat Savelli

PhD

Associate Professor, Health, Aging & Society

Undergraduate Chair, Health, Aging & Society

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Christina Sinding

PhD

Professor, Social Work
Professor, Health, Aging & Society

Member, Gilbrea Centre for Studies in Aging, Faculty of Social Sciences

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Rachel Zhou

PhD

Professor, Health, Aging & Society
Adjunct & Associate Member, Institute on Globalization & the Human Condition

Director & Graduate Advisor, Globalization

Environments & Inequalities

We are interested in how and why different people and groups in different places experience different levels of health and wellbeing. Attention is paid to unpacking the mechanisms and processes which determine these inequalities and the ways in which people cope with them. Both urban and rural environments are considered in our scholarship.

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Gavin Andrews

PhD

Professor, Health, Aging & Society

Graduate Chair, Health, Aging & Society

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Jim Dunn

PhD

Associate Dean, Research, Office of the Associate Dean
Professor, Health, Aging & Society

Senator William McMaster Chair in Urban Health Equity
Director, McMaster Institute for Health Equity
Director, Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative

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James Gillett

PhD

Associate Professor, Health, Aging & Society
Adjunct & Associate Member, Social Work
Adjunct & Associate Member, Master of Public Policy in Digital Society

Member, McMaster Institute for Research on Aging (MIRA), McMaster University
Member, Gilbrea Centre for Studies in Aging, Faculty of Social Sciences

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Michel Grignon

PhD

Professor, Economics
Professor, Health, Aging & Society

Chair, Health, Aging & Society
Associate Scientist of Institut de Recherche et Documentation en Èconomie de la Santé
Editor in Chief of Health Reform Observer - Observatoire des Réformes de Santé

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Lydia Kapiriri

PhD

Professor, Health, Aging & Society
Adjunct & Associate Member, Institute on Globalization & the Human Condition

Director of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Indigenous Strategies

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Anthea Innes

PhD

Professor, Health, Aging & Society

Gilbrea Chair in Aging and Mental Health
Director, Gilbrea Centre for Studies in Aging

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Tara Marshall

PhD

Associate Professor, Social Psychology
Associate Professor, Health, Aging & Society

On Leave

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Jessica Maxwell

PhD

Assistant Professor, Health, Aging & Society
Assistant Professor, Social Psychology

Acting Director, Social Psychology

Systems, Services & Policy

We are interested in how public health, healthcare and social care are produced and consumed in the twenty-first century, ranging from the resource pressures, ideologies and ideas that motivate at a macro level, to the experiences of clients and the public at a micro level. Attention is paid to both formal and informal sectors.

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Gavin Andrews

PhD

Professor, Health, Aging & Society

Graduate Chair, Health, Aging & Society

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Nicole Dalmer

PhD

Assistant Professor, Health, Aging & Society

Associate Director, Gilbrea Centre for Studies in Aging

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Jim Dunn

PhD

Associate Dean, Research, Office of the Associate Dean
Professor, Health, Aging & Society

Senator William McMaster Chair in Urban Health Equity
Director, McMaster Institute for Health Equity
Director, Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative

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Chelsea Gabel

PhD

Associate Professor, Indigenous Studies
Associate Professor, Health, Aging & Society

Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Well-Being, Community Engagement, and Innovation
Member, McMaster Indigenous Research Institute (MIRI)

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Michel Grignon

PhD

Professor, Economics
Professor, Health, Aging & Society

Chair, Health, Aging & Society
Associate Scientist of Institut de Recherche et Documentation en Èconomie de la Santé
Editor in Chief of Health Reform Observer - Observatoire des Réformes de Santé

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Lydia Kapiriri

PhD

Professor, Health, Aging & Society
Adjunct & Associate Member, Institute on Globalization & the Human Condition

Director of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Indigenous Strategies

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Mat Savelli

PhD

Associate Professor, Health, Aging & Society

Undergraduate Chair, Health, Aging & Society

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Christina Sinding

PhD

Professor, Social Work
Professor, Health, Aging & Society

Member, Gilbrea Centre for Studies in Aging, Faculty of Social Sciences

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Rachel Zhou

PhD

Professor, Health, Aging & Society
Adjunct & Associate Member, Institute on Globalization & the Human Condition

Director & Graduate Advisor, Globalization

Diversity & Inclusion

We are interested in how people belonging to different demographic, economic, social and cultural groups are excluded or marginalized in terms of their health and wellbeing. This might be according to their gender, age, race, ethnicity, income or sexuality. Our aim is to produce research that can help lead to greater awareness.

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Nicole Dalmer

PhD

Assistant Professor, Health, Aging & Society

Associate Director, Gilbrea Centre for Studies in Aging

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Chelsea Gabel

PhD

Associate Professor, Indigenous Studies
Associate Professor, Health, Aging & Society

Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Well-Being, Community Engagement, and Innovation
Member, McMaster Indigenous Research Institute (MIRI)

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James Gillett

PhD

Associate Professor, Health, Aging & Society
Adjunct & Associate Member, Social Work
Adjunct & Associate Member, Master of Public Policy in Digital Society

Member, McMaster Institute for Research on Aging (MIRA), McMaster University
Member, Gilbrea Centre for Studies in Aging, Faculty of Social Sciences

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Meridith Griffin

PhD

Associate Professor, Health, Aging & Society
Associate Professor, Social Psychology

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Anthea Innes

PhD

Professor, Health, Aging & Society

Gilbrea Chair in Aging and Mental Health
Director, Gilbrea Centre for Studies in Aging

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Randy Jackson

PhD

Associate Professor, Social Work
Associate Professor, Health, Aging & Society

Scholar in Residence, Canadian AIDS Society Network
Director of Research, Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network
Lecturer, School of Social Work, McMaster University

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Tara Marshall

PhD

Associate Professor, Social Psychology
Associate Professor, Health, Aging & Society

On Leave

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Jessica Maxwell

PhD

Assistant Professor, Health, Aging & Society
Assistant Professor, Social Psychology

Acting Director, Social Psychology

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Christina Sinding

PhD

Professor, Social Work
Professor, Health, Aging & Society

Member, Gilbrea Centre for Studies in Aging, Faculty of Social Sciences

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Rachel Zhou

PhD

Professor, Health, Aging & Society
Adjunct & Associate Member, Institute on Globalization & the Human Condition

Director & Graduate Advisor, Globalization

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Research in Health, Aging & Society Explore Our Research

The Department of Health, Aging & Society brings a critical perspective to research.

We give voice to people and subjects that are marginalized, involve communities as partners in research, draw on social theory to inform studies and are open to using all kinds of academic methodologies.