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Tamara Sussman

ResearcherSocial WorkMcGill University

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Tamara Sussman

Researcher

Social Work

Health Sciences

McGill University

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
37 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 5 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 5 research grants (5 CIHR), most recently in 2018.
Supervisor on 4 trainee awards (4 CIHR), most recently in 2025.

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Publications

602

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Research

Advanced Care Planning Long-Term Care Palliative Care

Latest papers

Enacting compassionate care at the end-of-life in long-term care: a qualitative interpretive study
BMC Palliative Care · 2026
Aging on the Margins: Intersectional and Postcolonial Insights into Older Migrants' Experiences of Homelessness.
Journal of gerontological social work · 2026
Caring for Chosen Family: A Scoping Review of Clinical Work With Chosen Family.
Family process · 2026

All 79 publications

Latest funding

Policies & Practices in Palliative Care for Older People Experiencing Homelessness
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$1,500
Exchange & GROWTH: Generating Resilience Outcomes through community Wisdom - Transforming Homelessness in later life
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$149,828
Meeting the Needs of Precariously Housed Older Adults at End-of-Life: Exploring the Promising Practices Utilized by Hospices in Canada
CIHR · 2024 · Supervisor
$35,000

All 21 grants and awards

79 publications.

Enacting compassionate care at the end-of-life in long-term care: a qualitative interpretive study

Lucchese S, Magcalas J, Sussman T, Hunter PV, Wickson-Griffiths A, Thompson G, Venturato L, Rivas VM, Kaasalainen S

BMC Palliative Care2026

DOI: 10.1186/s12904-026-02040-0

Aging on the Margins: Intersectional and Postcolonial Insights into Older Migrants' Experiences of Homelessness.

Kusari K, Walsh CA, Canham S, Sussman T, Mahmood A

Journal of gerontological social work2026

DOI: 10.1080/01634372.2025.2588160 PMID: 41249083

Caring for Chosen Family: A Scoping Review of Clinical Work With Chosen Family.

Jenicek A, Cooke M, MacIntosh HB, Sussman T, Bogossian A

Family process2026

DOI: 10.1111/famp.70180 PMID: 42443099

Performative Gratitude - A Barrier to Understanding the Needs of Older Migrants Experiencing Homelessness in Canada.

Kusari K, Walsh CA, Mahmood A, Sussman T, Canham S

Canadian journal on aging = La revue canadienne du vieillissement2026

DOI: 10.1017/s071498082610083x PMID: 42768766

“Help with rowing the boat”: Implementing and evaluating the Strengthening a Palliative Approach in Long-Term Care program in four Canadian provinces

Kaasalainen S, Thompson G, McCleary L, Venturato L, Wickson-Griffiths A, Hunter PV, Sussman T, Li D, Sinclair S, Hadjistavropoulos T

Palliative Care20252 citations

DOI: 10.1177/26323524251369121

Experiences of care partners and residents with the Long-Term Care Palliative Toolkit during the COVID-19 pandemic: A multiple methods study

Yous M-L, McCloskey R, Wickson-Griffiths A, Li D, Rivas VM, Arya A, Boamah SA, Dobbins M, Durepos P, Hunter PV

Palliative Care20251 citations

DOI: 10.1177/26323524251393344

EMTReK Model for Advance Care Planning in Long-Term Care: Qualitative Findings from mySupport Study

Hartigan I, Buckley C, Cornally N, Brazil K, Doherty J, Walshe C, Harding AJE, Preston N, Bavelaar L, van der Steen JT

Geriatrics2025

DOI: 10.3390/geriatrics10060171

"I Haven't Grieved Yet…": The Experiences of Older Homeless Persons Living in Long-Term Transitional Housing.

Cormier É, Sussman T, Bourgeois-Guérin V, Serrano D, Gauthier M, Mahmood A, Walsh CA, Canham SL

The Gerontologist2025

DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnaf064 PMID: 39953897

Tragedy or ordeal? How reshaping discourses can contribute to reimagining approaches to care and the value of life in times of crisis.

Lessard S, Sussman T

Journal of aging studies2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2025.101384 PMID: 41352899

The intersections of palliative care and homelessness in social policy: A content analysis of Canadian policy documents.

Walsh JJ, Sussman T, Bosma H, Carter RZ, Cormier É, Canham SL

BMC palliative care2025

DOI: 10.1186/s12904-025-01866-4 PMID: 40993610

Policies & Practices in Palliative Care for Older People Experiencing Homelessness

SupervisorCIHR2025Travel Awards - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Walsh, Jeffrey J

Keywords: Ics Travel Awards

$1,500

Exchange & GROWTH: Generating Resilience Outcomes through community Wisdom - Transforming Homelessness in later life

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Catalyst Grant: Partnering for Impact - Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research

Principal investigators: Nixon, Lara; Checkland, Claire; Alston, Jillian; Holroyd-Leduc, Jayna M; Kelly, Martina; Straus, Sharon E

Keywords: Advocacy; Capacity-Building; Community Partnerships; Empowerment; Health Equity; Network-Building; Older People With Experiences Of Homelessness; Participatory Action Research; Policy Design; Transdisciplinary

$149,828

Meeting the Needs of Precariously Housed Older Adults at End-of-Life: Exploring the Promising Practices Utilized by Hospices in Canada

SupervisorCIHR2024Health System Impact Fellowships - Doctoral Western Canada 1-year

Principal investigators: Walsh, Jeffrey J

Keywords: Aging; Health Inequity; Health Policy; Health Systems; Homelessness; Hospice Care; Mental Health; Palliative Care; Qualitative Research; Substance Use

$35,000

Summer Program in Aging 2025 Application for Doctorate Entitled: Hospice Care for Diverse Older Peoples Experiencing Homelessness: Attending to Space, Place and Promising Approaches

SupervisorCIHR2024Summer Program in Aging

Principal investigators: Walsh, Jeffrey J

Keywords: Aging; Homelessness; Hospice; Intersectionality; Palliative Care

$692

Moving upstream: Integrating a palliative approach into dementia care.

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Op Gr.: Eval. of Dementia Programs, Services, & Care Models - Stream 2 - General

Principal investigators: Thompson, Genevieve N; Balcom, Sarah A; Boamah, Sheila A; Dobbins, Maureen J; Durepos, Pamela M; Hirst, Lesley; Innes, Anthea; Kaasalainen, Sharon J; O'Rourke, Hannah M; Peacock, Shelley; Wickson-Griffiths, Abigail L

Keywords: Assisted Living; Cognitive Impairment In Aging; Dementia Care; Palliative Approach Integration; Wellness Of Care Partners

$749,988

In-Touch: Implementation of a person-centered palliative care iNtervention To imprOve comfort, QUality of Life and social engagement of people with advanced dementia in Care Homes

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022New Frontiers in Research Fund - Global Platforms

Principal investigators: Kaasalainen, Sharon

$250,000

To Die Equal: A Mixed Methods Study on The Impact of Housing Insecurity on Access to End-Of-Life Care and A Good Death

SupervisorCIHR2020Fellowship - PA - Research & Knowledge Translation on Urban Housing and Health

Principal investigators: Walsh, Jeffrey J

Keywords: Dying; End Of Life Care; Health Inequity; Homelessness; Housing; Qualitative; Quantitative; Social Determinants Of Health

$65,000

Implementing & Scaling Up the LTC Palliative Toolkit During COVID

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Operating Grant: Strengthening Pandemic Preparedness in Long-Term Care(COVID-19)

Principal investigators: Kaasalainen, Sharon J; Baxter, Sharon; McCloskey, Rose M; Wickson-Griffiths, Abigail L

Keywords: Covid-19; Long-Term Care; Palliative; Pandemic

$107,498

Transforming the Field Education Landscape: Intersections of Research and Practice in Canadian Social Work Field Education

Co-investigatorSSHRC2019Partnerships Grants Training Initiatives

Keywords: training; field education; research; practice; social work; Canada; partnership

$1,570,660

Transforming the Field Education Landscape: Intersections of Research and Practice in Canadian Social Work Field Education

Co-investigatorSSHRC2018Partnerships Grants Training Initiatives

Keywords: training; field education; research; practice; social work; Canada; partnership

$409,980

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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Tamara Sussman

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Enacting compassionate care at the end-of-life in long-term care: a qualitative interpretive study

Aging on the Margins: Intersectional and Postcolonial Insights into Older Migrants' Experiences of Homelessness.

Caring for Chosen Family: A Scoping Review of Clinical Work With Chosen Family.

Performative Gratitude - A Barrier to Understanding the Needs of Older Migrants Experiencing Homelessness in Canada.

“Help with rowing the boat”: Implementing and evaluating the Strengthening a Palliative Approach in Long-Term Care program in four Canadian provinces

Experiences of care partners and residents with the Long-Term Care Palliative Toolkit during the COVID-19 pandemic: A multiple methods study

EMTReK Model for Advance Care Planning in Long-Term Care: Qualitative Findings from mySupport Study

"I Haven't Grieved Yet&#x2026;": The Experiences of Older Homeless Persons Living in Long-Term Transitional Housing.

Tragedy or ordeal? How reshaping discourses can contribute to reimagining approaches to care and the value of life in times of crisis.

The intersections of palliative care and homelessness in social policy: A content analysis of Canadian policy documents.

Policies & Practices in Palliative Care for Older People Experiencing Homelessness

Exchange & GROWTH: Generating Resilience Outcomes through community Wisdom - Transforming Homelessness in later life

Meeting the Needs of Precariously Housed Older Adults at End-of-Life: Exploring the Promising Practices Utilized by Hospices in Canada

Summer Program in Aging 2025 Application for Doctorate Entitled: Hospice Care for Diverse Older Peoples Experiencing Homelessness: Attending to Space, Place and Promising Approaches

Moving upstream: Integrating a palliative approach into dementia care.

In-Touch: Implementation of a person-centered palliative care iNtervention To imprOve comfort, QUality of Life and social engagement of people with advanced dementia in Care Homes

To Die Equal: A Mixed Methods Study on The Impact of Housing Insecurity on Access to End-Of-Life Care and A Good Death

Implementing & Scaling Up the LTC Palliative Toolkit During COVID

Transforming the Field Education Landscape: Intersections of Research and Practice in Canadian Social Work Field Education

Transforming the Field Education Landscape: Intersections of Research and Practice in Canadian Social Work Field Education

Frequent collaborators

Sharon June Kaasalainen

Genevieve Thompson

Jane Mccusker

Maida Sewitch

Noori Akhtar-Danesh

Jenny Ploeg

Erin Strumpf

Marie-lee Yous

Amanda M Grenier

Shane Sinclair

Amanda Grenier

Thomas Hadjistavropoulos

Sheila Boamah

Navjot Virk

Aynharan Sinnarajah

Kim Lavoie

Kim Lavoie

Susan Mcclement

John Joon-young You

Rebecca Ganann

Kim Lavoie

Esther Coker

Lara Nixon

Walter Wittich

Lucyna Lach

Vibha Kaushik

David Nicholas

Walter Wittich

Ruth Martin-Misener

David Nicholas

Michelle Howard

Jayna Holroyd-Leduc

Sarah Neil-Sztramko

"I Haven't Grieved Yet…": The Experiences of Older Homeless Persons Living in Long-Term Transitional Housing.