New Research

2019 Research Spotlight: Brad A. Meisner stimulates a dialogue about leisure and community activities and healthy aging

Research Summary This year, YU-CARE Steering Committee member Brad A. Meisner from the School of Kinesiology and Health Science has significantly contributed to studying the important relationships between leisure and community activities and healthy aging. Meisner’s studies, linked below, argue that the meaningful inclusion and involvement of older adults in leisure and community activities are […]

2019 Research Spotlight: Dr. Mary Fox awarded CIHR grants for aging and health services studies

Exciting and important new research is coming! This spring, YU-CARE Steering Committee member Dr. Mary Fox was awarded funding from two Canadian Institutes of Health Research grants to evaluate and improve health care services in Canadian rural communities. In March, Dr. Fox was awarded funding for a three-year project aimed to improve hospital-to-home transitional care […]

2019 Research Spotlight: Dr. Tamara Daly

  YU-CARE Director Tamara Daly has recently co-authored a study in Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State & Society. The article, titled Borrowed Time and Solidarity: The Multi-Scalar Politics of Time and Gendered Care Work explores the impact of the larger policy context of care work on the ability of care workers to provide […]