Associate Professor, Recreation and Leisure Studies
Alisa Grigorovich (she/her) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies. Her research program focuses on the social and cultural dimensions of aging and health with a focus on understanding how technology and leisure can be used to enrich later life. She explores these topics using primarily community-oriented approaches and qualitative and mixed methods.
- Gerontechnologies
- Leisure, aging, and care
- Leisure, health, and wellness
- Sexual and gender diversity in later life
- Critical social theory applied to aging and disability
- Community-based research
- Arts-based and digital knowledge translation
- Affiliate Scientist, KITE-Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network
- Academic Fellow, Centre for Critical Qualitative Health Research, University of Toronto
- Member, Socio-Gerontechnology Network
- Member, Multi-species Perspectives on Dementia: International Research Network
- Member, Canadian Association on Gerontology
- 2022 Award for Excellence in Teaching for Early Career Faculty, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON.
- 2022 Betty Havens Prize for Knowledge Mobilization. Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Canada
For a list of all publications see: Google Scholar Profile (hyperlink: https://scholar.google.ca/citations?user=3v4s_HEAAAAJ&hl=en)
Graduate
Current Issues in Gerontology
Mental Health and Aging
Communication and Aging
Undergraduate
Foundations in Gerontology
Leisure and Aging
I am open to supervising and mentoring undergraduate students from across a wide range of degree programs. If you are interested in taking part in directed studies, volunteering, or completing an undergraduate thesis project please email me directly with your CV and expression of interest.
I welcome the opportunity to supervise graduate students with complimentary research interests in the areas of aging, technology and health. If you are interested in Master’s or Doctoral supervision or me serving on your committee, please email me with your CV and expression of interest.
