Institute for Life Course and Aging

Charlene Chu

Assistant Professor

• Campus
  • St. George
• Faculty
  • Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing
• Centres
  • Institute for Life Course and Aging

Areas of Expertise

• Co-designing and evaluating technologies that can be translated into practice
• Dementia care
• Innovations to support healthy aging or aging in place
• Long-term care
• Nursing for older adults
• Nursing homes
• Person-centred interventions
• Technology for older adults
• The use of artificial intelligence and machine learning to support older adults

Office: (416) 946-0217
Languages: English,Chinese (Cantonese),Chinese (Mandarin)
Website
Email: charlene.chu@utoronto.ca
Preferred method of contact: Email
Media availablity: TV, Radio, Print/Online

Michelle Silver

Associate Professor

• Campus
  • U of T Scarborough
• Department
  • Health and Society
• Centres
  • Institute for Life Course and Aging
  • Institute of Health Policy, Management & Evaluation

Areas of Expertise

• gerontology
• Health information seeking
• Health information seeking behaviors
• Intergenerational activities (exercise and health)
• Life course and aging
• Perceptions about aging
• Retirement and later life transitions
• Seniors
• Work identity and retirement

Office: 416-287-5642
Website
Email: michelle.silver@utoronto.ca
Media availablity: TV, Radio, Print/Online