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.
Nicole Dalmer
PhD
Assistant Professor, Health, Aging & Society
Associate Director, Gilbrea Centre for Studies in Aging
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)
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
Meridith Griffin
PhD
Associate Professor, Health, Aging & Society
Associate Professor, Social Psychology
Anthea Innes
PhD
Professor, Health, Aging & Society
Gilbrea Chair in Aging and Mental Health
Director, Gilbrea Centre for Studies in Aging
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
Tara Marshall
PhD
Associate Professor, Social Psychology
Associate Professor, Health, Aging & Society
Graduate Chair, Health, Aging & Society
Jessica Maxwell
PhD
Assistant Professor, Health, Aging & Society
Assistant Professor, Social Psychology
Acting Director, Social Psychology
Mat Savelli
PhD
Associate Professor, Health, Aging & Society
Undergraduate Chair, Health, Aging & Society
Christina Sinding
PhD
Professor, Social Work
Professor, Health, Aging & Society
Member, Gilbrea Centre for Studies in Aging, Faculty of Social Sciences
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.
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
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
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
Lydia Kapiriri
PhD
Professor, Health, Aging & Society
Adjunct & Associate Member, Institute on Globalization & the Human Condition
Director of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Indigenous Strategies
Anthea Innes
PhD
Professor, Health, Aging & Society
Gilbrea Chair in Aging and Mental Health
Director, Gilbrea Centre for Studies in Aging
Tara Marshall
PhD
Associate Professor, Social Psychology
Associate Professor, Health, Aging & Society
Graduate Chair, Health, Aging & Society
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.
Nicole Dalmer
PhD
Assistant Professor, Health, Aging & Society
Associate Director, Gilbrea Centre for Studies in Aging
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
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)
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
Lydia Kapiriri
PhD
Professor, Health, Aging & Society
Adjunct & Associate Member, Institute on Globalization & the Human Condition
Director of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Indigenous Strategies
Mat Savelli
PhD
Associate Professor, Health, Aging & Society
Undergraduate Chair, Health, Aging & Society
Christina Sinding
PhD
Professor, Social Work
Professor, Health, Aging & Society
Member, Gilbrea Centre for Studies in Aging, Faculty of Social Sciences
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.
Nicole Dalmer
PhD
Assistant Professor, Health, Aging & Society
Associate Director, Gilbrea Centre for Studies in Aging
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)
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
Meridith Griffin
PhD
Associate Professor, Health, Aging & Society
Associate Professor, Social Psychology
Anthea Innes
PhD
Professor, Health, Aging & Society
Gilbrea Chair in Aging and Mental Health
Director, Gilbrea Centre for Studies in Aging
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
Tara Marshall
PhD
Associate Professor, Social Psychology
Associate Professor, Health, Aging & Society
Graduate Chair, Health, Aging & Society
Jessica Maxwell
PhD
Assistant Professor, Health, Aging & Society
Assistant Professor, Social Psychology
Acting Director, Social Psychology
Christina Sinding
PhD
Professor, Social Work
Professor, Health, Aging & Society
Member, Gilbrea Centre for Studies in Aging, Faculty of Social Sciences
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.