Research in the Department of Health, Aging & Society examines a wide range of issues and topics related to the social study of health and aging. We bring a critical perspective to our research.
This perspective includes questioning and sometimes challenging the dominant models of thinking and acting in health policy and practice, giving voice to people and subjects that are neglected or marginalized, involving communities as partners in research, drawing on social theory to frame and inform studies, and being open to using all kinds of academic methodologies. All of our faculty members are critical social scientists.
This research examines how lessons learned from health services priority setting during the COVID-19 pandemic are being integrated into routine practices, focusing on the experiences of healthcare workers.
Exploring the economic and health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescent miners in Ghana and Uganda, this project aims to enhance their resilience through targeted interventions.
Therapy dogs offer university students love and support. They could be used to help combat growing mental health concerns in university, such as depression, anxiety, and stress, especially during exam time.
Through non-representational theory, wellbeing is understood as an immediate, less-than-fully conscious, physio-environmental process that emerges as we move through the world.
Our programs offer students the opportunity to explore diverse research areas with guidance from experienced supervisors who are leaders in their fields.
The Gilbrea Centre for Studies in Aging seeks to improve all aspects of the lives of older adults in the community and in long-term care by linking research, education, policy and practice with local, national and global initiatives.
MIHE brings together McMaster researchers across many disciplines to produce and mobilize knowledge on issues that affect health equity. Our current areas of focus are housing, income security and health, and racism in healthcare.
The overarching priority of MIRI is to foster research excellence and best practices for all Indigenous related research across McMaster.
MIRA is a cross-faculty research institute dedicated to advancing the science of aging.
The Faculty of Social Sciences provides a wide variety of support for researchers, including grant preparation, budgeting, knowledge mobilization, partnership development, and administration.