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Amanda M Grenier is an Associate Professor at McMaster University in the Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Social Work, where she holds the Gilbrea Chair in Aging and Mental Health and directs the Gilbrea Centre for the Study of Aging. She has held academic positions at McGill University and affiliations with institutions including Keele University (UK), Centre de recherche et d'expertise de gérontologie sociale (CREGES), and CSSS Cavendish (Montreal).
- PhD in Social Work, McGill University/Université de Montréal
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, Keele University
Her research interrogates social constructions of aging by analyzing tensions between biomedical models and lived experiences of older adults. Key projects span:
- Precarity in later life (2020 book)
- Age-related technology bias (2024 AI ethics studies)
- Homelessness and housing insecurity (2016-2024 Montreal research)
- Rural aging mobility (2021 transportation studies)
Recent publications emphasize critical gerontology approaches in:
- Digital ageism mitigation
- Kinetic interventions for cognitive health
- Risk management in aging policy
- Frailty reconceptualization
She has received recognition as:
- Honorary Fellow, Keele University's Centre for Social Gerontology
- Co-investigator in 222 total publications (1998-2024)
Her methodological expertise includes
- Qualitative narrative analysis
- Case study frameworks
- Community-participatory research
- Policy discourse analysis
