Experience
Work History
• 2004-present Lecturer to Associate Professor, Department of Sociology & Anthropology, Nipissing University (Awarded Graduate Faculty Membership, September, 2016)
• 2016-present Adjunct Professor, Department of Health, Aging, and Society, McMaster
University
• 2015-present Associate Member, Gilbrea Centre for Studies in Aging, McMaster University
• 2011-2016 Adjunct Professor, Graduate Department of Sociology, Laurentian University
• 2009-2010 Chair, Department of Sociology, Nipissing University
• 2003-2004 Lecturer, Interdisciplinary Studies/ Continuing Education, Ryerson University
• 2003 Lecturer, Gerontological Studies, McMaster University
Professional Roles And Consultancies
• 2015-2017 Divisional Chair, Social Policy & Practice, Board of Directors, Canadian Association on Gerontology
• 2016 Expert, Expert Roundtable, Forum of Labour Market Ministers Pan-Canadian Consultations (Invited to provide opinion at “Expert Roundtable”)
• 2016 Chair, Student Poster Competition Committee, Canadian Association on Gerontology
• 2015-2016 Expert Witness, Age Discrimination Case, Guiseppe Cara v. York Catholic District School Board (retained by Guiseppe Cara)
• 2012-2016 Leader, Aging and Paid Work Thematic Committee, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Population Change and Lifecourse Strategic Knowledge Cluster
• 2014-2015 Expert Witness, Age Discrimination Case, Wayne Talos v. Grand Eerie District School Board (retained by the Ontario Human Rights Commission)
• 2014-2015 Consultant, Age Discrimination Case, Ontario Nurses’ Association (represented by Cavalluzzo Shilton McIntyre Cornish LLP, Barristers and Solicitors)
• 2014-2015 Consultant, Older Worker Transitions, Rodney Employment Law
• 2014 Expert Witness, Age Discrimination Case, BakerLaw / Canadian Human Rights Tribunal
• 2014 Consultant, Canadian Employers for Caregivers Plan, Employment and Social Development Canada (formerly HRSDC)
• 2013 Expert Witness, Engaging Experience: Opportunities for Older Persons in the Workforce, House of Commons’ Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities
• 2013 Consultant, Website Redesign, Minister of State (Seniors), Government of Canada
• 2012 Consultant, Older Worker Initiative, National Seniors Council
• 2012 Judge, Best Employers Award for 50-Plus Canadians, Workplace Institute
• 2009-2010 Faculty Regional Coordinator, National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly / Networks of Excellence: Geriatric Interest Groups
• 2008 Consultant, Statistics Canada
• 2008 Consultant, Age Discrimination Case, Koskie Minsky LLP, Barristers and Solicitors
Teaching
Courses taught at Nipissing University:
• SOCI 2015: Classical Sociological Theory
• SOCI 2016: Classical Sociological Theory
• SOCI 2036: Introduction to Social Gerontology
• SOCI 3156: Women and Age (created course) (taught live and by video-conferencing)
• SOCI 3176: Age, Health, and Work I (created course) (taught live and by video-conferencing)
• SOCI 3177: Age, Health, and Work II (created course)
• SOCI 4137: Media and Aging (Selected Topics in Aging) (created course)
• SOCI 4295: Aging, Work, and Health (Selected Topics in Sociology)
• SOCI 4576: Seminar in Professional Development (team taught course)
Courses taught at Ryerson University:
• Interdisciplinary Studies/ Gerontology INT/CINT 901: Critical Issues and Future Trends
• Gerontology CVGE 140: Introduction to Aging: Part 1 (taught online)
• Gerontology CVGE 141: Introduction to Aging: Part 2 (taught online)
Course taught at McMaster University:
• Gerontology 3J03: Aging, Work, Retirement, and Pensions