Brad Meisner, York University

Research

aging gerontology knowledge mobilization social policy social practice multidisciplinary interprofessional critical gerontology

Latest funding

The Effects of Age Stereotype Priming on Postural Control: An Interdisciplinary Study
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$346
Economic Inequality & Support for Collective Goods
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$35,605
AGEnts of Change: Unraveling Complexity and Advancing Transformation
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$45,000

All 4 grants and awards

The Effects of Age Stereotype Priming on Postural Control: An Interdisciplinary Study

SupervisorCIHR2025Summer Program in Aging

Principal investigators: Maqsood, Aliza

Keywords: Age Discrimination; Aging Population; Induced Postural Threats; Self-Perception Of Aging

$346

Economic Inequality & Support for Collective Goods

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Matthews, John S.

Keywords: economic inequality; collective goods; policy attitudes; public opinion; survey research; experiment; political psychology; public policy; social segmentation; political trust; fairness; privatization

$35,605

AGEnts of Change: Unraveling Complexity and Advancing Transformation

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Chamberlain, Stephanie A.

Keywords: aging; gerontology; knowledge mobilization; social policy; social practice; multidisciplinary; interprofessional; critical gerontology

$45,000

Hindsight 20/20: Looking Back for a Vision Forward in Gerontology (CAG2021)

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Meisner, Brad A.

Keywords: aging; gerontology; knowledge mobilization; social policy; social practice; multidisciplinary; interprofessional; critical gerontology

$23,500

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: aging Dear Professor Meisner, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on aging connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Hindsight 20/20: Looking Back for a Vision Forward in Gerontology (CAG2021)" (2021), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]