Faculty - November 2016

 

Department of Aging and Family Science

Please click on a faculty person’s name to find out more about their research.

photo of Dr. Janice KeefeJanice Keefe, Ph.D. (Guelph)
Department Chair
(902) 457-6466
janice.keefe@msvu.ca

Research Interest(s):

  • Family/friend caregiving
  • Alzheimer disease & related dementia
  • Seniors housing
  • Continuing care policy

 

 

 

Norris Headshot 1 2017Deborah Norris, Ph.D. (Dalhousie)
(902) 457-6376
deborah.norris@msvu.ca

Research Interest(s):

  • Military and Veteran families
  • Critical theories
  • Family relations and social support
  • Qualitative research
  • Family violence

 

 

 

 

Dr. Zimmer

Zachary Zimmer, Ph.D. (Michigan)
Graduate Program Coordinator
(902) 457-5541
zachary.zimmer@msvu.ca

Research Interest(s):

  • Intergenerational relations
  • Disablement
  • Global population aging
  • Migration
  • Demographic change
  • Health disparities

 

Margaret Campbell, PhD (Concordia)
Assistant Professor
(902) 457-6170
margaret.campbell9@msvu.ca

Research Interest(s):

  • Familial experiences of suicide
  • Gender, sexuality, and intimate relationships
  • Disability studies
  • Occupational conditions and work-family life

 

Professors Emeritus

Photo of Áine Humble

Áine Humble, Ph.D. (Oregon State)
aine.humble@msvu.ca

Research Interest(s):

  • Division of unpaid family work
  • Family rituals
  • Healthy aging
  • Intimate relationships
  • Qualitative methodology
  • Qualitative data analysis software
  • Same-sex families
  • Social construction of gender
  • Women and retirement

 

Adjunct Faculty

Susan StevensSusan Stevens, BSW, MEd, RSW, CHE, EXTRA Fellow
Adjunct Professor
(902) 579-7796
Email: susan.stevens2@msvu.ca

Research Interest(s):

  • Home care and long term care policy
  • Family/friend care giving
  • Person centred care
  • First Nations continuing care
  • Leadership
  • Quality of work life

 

 

John Whelan, Ph.D. (New Brunswick)
Adjunct Professor
Email: John.Whelan2@msvu.ca

Research Interest(s):

  • Social determinants of mental health
  • Military cultural identity and traumatic stress reactions
  • Masculine values in first response organizations
  • Psychological sense of community and mental health
  • Group therapy applications

Contact Us
Department of Aging and Family Science

Mount Saint Vincent University
166 Bedford Highway
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Canada B3M 2J6

Department telephone: (902) 457-6321
Department fax: (902) 457-6134
Dept’s main office: Evaristus Hall, Room 331