Health, Aging & Society

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The Department of Health, Aging & Society offers programs leading to M.A. and Ph.D. degrees.

Enquiries: 905 525-9140 ext. 27035
Email: hasdept@mcmaster.ca
Website: https://healthagingandsociety.mcmaster.ca

Faculty/Fall 2019

Professors

Gavin Andrews, B.A. (Wales), Ph.D. (Nottingham)
James R. Dunn, B.Arts.Sc., M.A. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Simon Fraser)/Chair
Amanda Grenier, B.S.W. (Windsor), M.S.W., Ph.D. (McGill)
Michel Grignon, M.Sc. (ENSAE, Paris, France), Ph.D. (Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris, France)/Economics
Chris Sinding, B.A. (Western Ontario), M.A. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Toronto)/Social Work

Associate Professors

James Gillett, B.A. (Calgary), M.A., Ph.D. (McMaster)
Lydia Kapiriri, M.D. (Makerere), M.P.H. (KIT Royal Tropical Inst.), M. Med. Ph. (Makerere), Ph.D. (Bergen)
Tara Marshall, B.A. (Queen’s), M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto)/Social Psychology
Stephanie Premji, B.A. (Concordia), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Montreal)/Labour Studies
Geraldine Voros, B.A. (Guelph), M.A. (McMaster)

Assistant Professors

Chelsea Gabel, B.A. (Western Ontario), M.A. (Windsor), Ph.D. (McMaster)/Indigenous Studies
Meridith Griffin, B.Kin. (McMaster), M.A. (British Columbia), Ph.D. (Exeter)/Social Psychology
Randy Jackson, B.A. (Ottawa), M.A. (Manitoba), Ph.D. (McMaster)/Social Work
Mathew Savelli, B.A. (McMaster), M.Sc., D.Phil. (Oxford)/Arts & Science
 

Associate Members

Gina Agarwal, M.B.B.S., D.F.F.P. (London), Ph.D. (McMaster)/Family Medicine
Sarah Dickson, B.A., Ph.D. (Waterloo)/Civil Engineering
Nick Kates, B.Med. (London), M.C.F.P./Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences
Jenny Ploeg, B.Sc.N., M.Sc.N. (Western Ontario), Ph.D. (Toronto), R.N./Nursing
Fran Scott, B.Sc. (Toronto), M.D., M.Sc. (McMaster)/Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact
Marisa Young, B.A., M.A. (Calgary), Ph.D. (Toronto)/Sociology

Adjunct Members

Ellie Berger, B.A. (McMaster), M.Sc. (Toronto), Ph.D. (McMaster)/Nipissing
Dustin Galer, B.A. (York), M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto)
Ellen MacEachen, B.A. (Concordia), M.Sc. (Queen’s), Ph.D. (Toronto)/Waterloo
Jason Powell, B.A., M.A. (Liverpool), Ph.D. (John Moores)/Liverpool

Professor Emeriti

Margaret A. Denton, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (McMaster)/Sociology
Carolyn Rosenthal, B.A. (Toronto), M.A., Ph.D. (McMaster)/Sociology
Ellen B. Ryan, B.A., Ph.D. (McMaster)/Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences

Programs

• Health and Aging, M.A.

• Health & Society, Ph.D.
• Social Gerontology, Ph.D.

• Health, Aging & Society Courses

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