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Amanda Grenier

@amanda__grenier

Professor, Norman and Honey Schipper Chair in Gerontological Social Work @UofT_FIFSW and Senior Scientist with Baycrest’s @rotmanresearch

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📣 Check out & circulate this fab posting at Concordia University: Canada Research Chair Tier II in #Aging, Politics, and Public Policy #gerotwitter concordia.ca/artsci/about/j…

Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work (@uoft_fifsw) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Toronto Star talks to #FIFSW Prof. David David Hulchanski about the impact of house flipping in Toronto: “It increases the income and wealth of a few, and housing stress and housing instability for many,” Hulchanski says. Read more: thestar.com/real-estate/lo… #SocialWork #UofT

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The 3rd HOMeAGE Training Event has kicked off this afternoon. Join us tomorrow for the public sessions exploring challenges and opportunities in fostering home and belonging amongst diverse older populations, in diverse contexts. Register universityofgalway-ie.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

The 3rd HOMeAGE Training Event has kicked off this afternoon. Join us tomorrow for the public sessions exploring challenges and opportunities in fostering home and belonging amongst diverse older populations, in diverse contexts. Register universityofgalway-ie.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
Trent Centre for Aging & Society (@trentaging) 's Twitter Profile Photo

On October 29th at 6:00pm in Bagnani Hall, join Dr. Amanda Grenier and Dr. Stephen Katz as they discuss the importance of using precarity as a lens to identify the forces shaping the lives of older individuals and their communities in the 21st century.

On October 29th at 6:00pm in Bagnani Hall, join Dr. Amanda Grenier and Dr. Stephen Katz as  they discuss the importance of using precarity as a lens to identify the forces shaping the lives of older individuals and their  communities in the 21st century.
Journal of Global Ageing (@jnlglobalageing) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Are you studying #AgeingPopoulations in developing countries? Then, the Journal of Global Ageing is the journal for you! We’re a transdisciplinary journal bringing a global perspective on ageing buff.ly/45Rrgre #DSAIConference #developmentconference #Ageing

Amanda Grenier (@amanda__grenier) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Thinking about how to make change? 4 inter-related components based on ethnographic research and the voices of people with lived experience: Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work McGill University Baycrest Late-Life Homelessness: A Definition to Spark Action and Change | The Gerontologist | Oxford Academic

Thinking about how to make change? 4 inter-related components based on ethnographic research and the voices of people with lived experience: <a href="/UofT_FIFSW/">Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work</a> <a href="/mcgillu/">McGill University</a> <a href="/Baycrest/">Baycrest</a> Late-Life Homelessness: A Definition to Spark Action and Change | The Gerontologist | Oxford Academic
Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work (@uoft_fifsw) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Professor Amanda Grenier to speak on “Centering the Lived Experiences and Rights of Older Adults in Public Policy” at a Global Café hosted by the International Federation on Ageing (IFA): socialwork.utoronto.ca/news/amanda-gr…

Professor Amanda Grenier to speak on “Centering the Lived Experiences and Rights of Older Adults in Public Policy” at a Global Café hosted by the International Federation on Ageing (IFA): socialwork.utoronto.ca/news/amanda-gr…
CNPEA (@cnpea) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Don't miss The IFA 's upcoming Global Cafe with Prof. Amanda Grenier about Centering the Lived Experiences and Rights of Older Adults in Public Policy March 21, 2025 from 7 to 8 AM EDT. Register at: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Don't miss <a href="/IFAgeing/">The IFA</a> 's upcoming Global Cafe with Prof. <a href="/Amanda__Grenier/">Amanda Grenier</a> about Centering the Lived Experiences and Rights of Older Adults in Public Policy  March 21, 2025 from 7 to 8 AM EDT. Register at: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…
Laura Tamblyn Watts (@ltamblynwatts) 's Twitter Profile Photo

So many seniors miss out on key tax savings -> this great article from the ⁦The Globe and Mail⁩ is a must read! retiree’s guide to the 2024 tax season ⁦CanAge⁩ #seniors #tax #cra #financial #pensions theglobeandmail.com/investing/pers…

So many seniors miss out on key tax savings -&gt; this great article from the ⁦<a href="/globeandmail/">The Globe and Mail</a>⁩ is a must read! retiree’s guide to the 2024 tax season ⁦<a href="/CanAgeSeniors/">CanAge</a>⁩ #seniors #tax #cra #financial #pensions  theglobeandmail.com/investing/pers…
Laura Tamblyn Watts (@ltamblynwatts) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Why are more than 43,000 Canadian #seniors so poor? This new #Maytree report digs into it and makes 3 key recommendations: 1) Relax residence requirements so that all #lowincome seniors in Canada qualify for #OAS and GIS. 2) Address barriers to accessing benefits through

Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work (@uoft_fifsw) 's Twitter Profile Photo

On June 10th, #UofT's School of Cities presents "Toward a Research Agenda on Aging in Cities," from Noon to 4:00pm. Speakers include FIFSW's Amanda Grenier and Raza Mirza. Learn more & register: schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/event/towards-…

On June 10th, #UofT's School of Cities presents "Toward a Research Agenda on Aging in Cities," from Noon to 4:00pm. Speakers include FIFSW's Amanda Grenier and Raza Mirza. Learn more &amp; register: schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/event/towards-…
Emiel Hoogendijk (@emielhoogendijk) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Happy to announce that this week The Lancet Commission on Frailty has been launched! With a great team of 20 experts we will work on reorienting frailty in clinical practice, public health and policy. The Lancet Amsterdam UMC Elsa Dent doi.org/10.1016/S0140-…

Happy to announce that this week The Lancet Commission on Frailty has been launched! 

With a great team of 20 experts we will work on reorienting frailty in clinical practice, public health and policy. 

<a href="/TheLancet/">The Lancet</a> <a href="/amsterdamumc/">Amsterdam UMC</a> <a href="/ElsaDent/">Elsa Dent</a> 

doi.org/10.1016/S0140-…
Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work (@uoft_fifsw) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Congratulation to #FIFSW Professor Amanda Grenier on joining the Lancet Commission on Frailty. Frailty is the foremost geriatric syndrome in older adults, and Grenier provides the Commission with a vital social work voice! thelancet.com/journals/lance…

Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work (@uoft_fifsw) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Professor Amanda Grenier is now the co-editor of the Ageing in a Global Context book series, published in association with the British Society of Gerontology. Learn more about the popular series here: policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/ageing-in-a-gl… #SocialWork #aging #gerontology #UofT #FIFSW

Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work (@uoft_fifsw) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The New York Post reports on a new #UofT study, which found that older adults who once lived in places with high atmospheric lead levels are now reporting memory problems. #FIFSW Prof Esme Fuller-Thomson of Life Course & Aging is a senior author of the study: nypost.com/2025/07/27/hea…

Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work (@uoft_fifsw) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#FIFSW's Raza Mirza and Amanda Grenier talk to the Toronto Star about affordable housing for older adults and the pervasive challenges facing those forced to leave the neigbourhoods that they call home: thestar.com/news/gta/where… h/t Life Course & Aging Baycrest #SocialWork #UofT