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I am delighted that our team has launched ‘ARMS,’ the Centre for Advanced Research on Mental Health and Society at McMaster University. The goal at ARMS is to provide a hub for interdisciplinary collaboration amongst academics, students, and community members. We are dedicated to bringing together some of the brightest minds to advance our understanding of individual and societal mental health and well-being.
New study examines students’ mental health and COVID-19
Even before the pandemic, post-secondary students already faced unique stressors, and were vulnerable to mental-health problems. Now, as the fallout of the pandemic threatens to . . .
McMaster to use study on researchers’ mental health to create better supports
Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, McMaster faculty and research staff continue to report lower levels of research productivity and increased feelings of anxiety . . .
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Marisa Young
Associate Professor | Graduate Chair of the Department of Sociology | Canada Research Chair in Mental Health and Work-Life Transitions
Ph.D. Sociology, University of Toronto, 2013
James Gillett
Associate Professor
(Health, Aging & Society), B.A. Hons. (Calgary), M.A., Ph.D. (McMaster)
Sue Phipps
Canadian Mental Health Association of Hamilton, Chief Executive Officer
School of Social Work, Faculty of Social Sciences
Shirin Montazer
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Wayne State University
Julia Woodhall-Melnik
Associate Professor, Canada Research Chair in Resilient Communities, Department of Social Science
Faculty of Arts, University of New Brunswick
Andrea Gonzalez
Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences, Faculty of Health Sciences
Magdalena Janus
Professor
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences, Faculty of Health Sciences
Jinette Comeau
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology
King’s University College at Western University
Leora Sas van der Linden
Program Manager, Community Research Platform
Faculty of Social Sciences, McMaster University
Paul Takala
Chief Executive Officer, Chief Librarian
The Hamilton Public Library
Tara Marshall
Associate Professor | Graduate Chair of the Department of Health, Aging & Society | Director, Honours Social Psychology Program
Philip Badawy
Assistant Professor
Faculty of Arts, Department of Sociology University of Alberta
Lita Barrie
Chief Executive Officer
The Burlington Public Library
Mat Savelli
Assistant (Teaching) Professor
Undergraduate Chair of the Department of Health, Aging & Society
Scott Schieman
Professor, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Arts & Science University of Toronto
Canada Research Chair in the Social Context of Heath
Paul Glavin
Associate Professor
Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences
Atsushi Narisada
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology
Saint Mary’s University
Naomi Lightman
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Arts
Toronto Metropolitan University
Melissa Milkie
Professor
Department of Sociology, Faculty of Arts & Science, University of Toronto
Kathy Georgiades
Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences. Faculty of Health Sciences
Blair Wheaton
Professor, Department of Sociology Faculty of Arts & Science
University of Toronto
Jessica Maxwell
Department of Health, Aging & Society, Faculty of Social Sciences
Allison Van
Executive Director, SPARK
Faculty of Social Sciences
Amanda Sim
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences, Faculty of Health Sciences
Anne Fuller
Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Health Sciences
Isabela Granic
Industry Professor
Department of Health, Aging & Society, Faculty of Social Sciences
Ameil Joseph
Holder, Faculty of Social Sciences Professorship in Equity, Identity and Transformation | Academic Director, Community Engaged Research and Relationships, Office of Community Engagement | Associate Professor | Graduate Chair
Diana Singh
Executive Director
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology
Casey Scheibling
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology
Faculty of Social Sciences