The Sound, Nature and Wellbeing in Ageing conference was one for the books - what an absolutely fantastic time thinking, listening, and sharing together.
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/briti...
I considered writing a long carefully constructed argument laying out the harms and limitations of AI, but instead I wrote about being a hater. Only humans can be haters.
Dr. Gallistl, PhD, is an assistant professor of gerontology at Karl Landsteiner University in Krems, Austria. Her research explores ageing through the lens of material gerontology, examining how materialities - from technological devices to natural landscapes - shape the co-constitution of ageing.
Through everyday care and engagement these multispecies connections transcend risk, suggesting climate gerontology can learn from how humans and non-humans age together amid environmental and social change.
In her seminar Dr. Gallistl reimagines aging in a changing climate, showing how older adults in a rural Austrian town form "odd-kin" bonds with humans and non-humans.
Dr. Vera Gallistl from Karl Landsteiner University opens up this year's Gilbrea Centre Seminar Series!
"Lakes, Forests, & An Iron Ore Mountain: More-Than-Human Kinships Of Older Adults In Times Of Environmental Change"
Sept 29, 2025 @10.30am EST on Zoom
REGISTER: mcmaster.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Honoured to be awarded this year's ALISE/Connie Van Fleet Award for Research Excellence in Public Library Services to Adults!
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Goodbye cremation and caskets, hello “human composting” and aquamation.
Journalist Ellen Himmelfarb unpacks how the dearly departed and their loved ones are getting creative with death: thewalrus.ca/death-disrupted/
Sharing an op-ed I wrote with Dr. Saara Greene about our work that's exploring how older women access cannabis-related information and support, and how their experiences can inform more inclusive policies and technologies.
To access the full (paywalled) article: www.thespec.com/life/health-...
Not quite sure these lil Nicoles could have quite imagined where I’d end up but today I hit a major career milestone: TENURE!!!
I’m an Associate Professor!
Massively and wholly grateful to everyone who helped, challenged, cared for, and caffeinated me along the way.
‼️Your identity will remain anonymous, & your insights will help inform more effective & equitable workplace policies for older workers. This is a unique opportunity to share your experiences & contribute to meaningful change.
To learn more/express interest, contact Amanda Bull at bulla4@mcmaster.ca
Are you 55+, currently employed/actively looking for work in Canada? If so, you are invited to participate in a study on workplace ageism. This includes a 1-hour online interview, a full-day in-person arts-based session at McMaster University (Hamilton, ON), & a virtual group analysis discussion.
Sharing my doctoral student's (Amanda Bull) important PhD study - please participate, if you're able, and/or circulate with your networks!
🚨Attention all Canadian workers, aged 55+🚨
This is your opportunity to shape age-inclusive workplaces!
Wow! Congratulations, Dana! This is amazing!
Tomorrow!
All are welcome!
Sharing a new project with @gallisv.bsky.social!
agingindata.ca/projects/fro...
I'm so very excited to be hosting Viivi Korpela, PhD Candidate from the University of Jyväskylä at the Gilbrea Centre!
All are welcome to come (in person or online) to hear her share her doctoral work about digital citizenship in later life.
To register for Zoom access: bit.ly/4j8xHLx
CAG President Dr. Brad Meisner invites you to submit your abstracts to #CAG_2025: Radical Relationality and Aging, October 23-25 in Montreal mailchi.mp/cagacg/cag20... @bamphd.bsky.social
I'm kicking off a study that's exploring older Canadians' questions and information practices around their death and end-of-life care needs. I would be grateful if you could circulate this study within your networks.
This survey can be accessed via: bit.ly/4lEqd58
Sharing my take on the implications of #publiclibraries being asked to wear an increasing number of hats while also navigating budget cuts with @cbcnews-rss.bsky.social
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Please come work with me! A full-time Contractually Limited Appointment (CLA) position at McMaster's Department of Health, Aging & Society has recently been posted.
careers.mcmaster.ca/psp/prcsprd/...
Thank you, Rebecca! It was truly lovely getting to reconnect in Spain!
Conference presentation slide showing floorplans individualised by research participants with pink marks.
I also love this use by @nicoledalmer.bsky.social of floorplans to make things more concrete, to enable young people to imagine tech in their later life. Really interesting findings too @enas-agestudies.bsky.social
I'm looking forward to speaking with and learning from queer, older women living in the GTA about the ways in which they access cannabis-related information, support, and community.
I would be grateful if you could circulate this poster in your networks.
"My institution neither values nor respects what I do. I can't in good conscience encourage anyone else to dive into that mess."
in my 'critical perspectives on aging' grad seminar (my favourite!) and our first set of facilitators are exploring critiques around successful aging. loving this first exercise they've brought forward asking us about our associations with successful aging.
