معرفی
Dr. Lynn McDonald is a Professor at the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, and holds key roles as Co-Director of the Institute for Life Course and Aging Collaborative Program in Aging, Palliative and Supportive Care, and Scientific Director of the National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly (NICE). Her work focuses on aging policy, elder abuse, and financial literacy for older adults. She holds degrees from the University of Manitoba (B.A. Psychology, M.S.W.) and a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Calgary.
- Education: B.A. Psychology (Manitoba), M.S.W. (Manitoba), Ph.D. Sociology (Calgary)
Her research emphasizes older workers' transitions, retirement economics, and gendered experiences of aging. She leads major grants such as the SSHRC Partnership Grant on Knowledge Mobilization for Older Adults (2012-2018) and the National Survey on Mistreatment of Older Canadians. Dr. McDonald has authored seminal works like Aging in Contemporary Canada and pioneered Canadian elder abuse research frameworks.
Her awards include the Governor General’s Golden Jubilee Medal (2002) and the Betty Havens Award (2007). She advises government bodies like the Canadian Senate’s Aging Committee and contributes to professional organizations such as the Canadian Association of Gerontology.
Teaching spans graduate courses in aging studies and supervision of dozens of doctoral/master’s students. She also directs simulation-based learning initiatives for social work education.
