Brad Meisner

Faculty & School/Dept.

Faculty of Health - School of Global Health - School of Kinesiology & Health Science

Degrees

PhD - 2011
School of Kinesiology & Health Science
York University

Doctoral Diploma in Health Psychology - 2011
Faculty of Health
York University

MSc - 2007
School of Kinesiology & Health Science
York University

HBSc - 2004
Departments of Psychology (Neuroscience) & Anthropology (Health Studies)
University of Toronto

Biography

Dr. Brad Meisner (he/him) is an Associate Professor in the School of Kinesiology and Health Science. He is also the Director of the School of Global Health.

His interdisciplinary program of research investigates various psychosocial and ecological determinants of aging, health, and well-being. Much of Dr. Meisner’s work focuses on the impacts of intrapersonal, interpersonal, and institutionalized ageism on the health and lives of older people and aging populations. His research has contributed to policy frameworks and strategic plans that aim to reduce ageism and promote age equity, including the World Health Organization’s Global Report on Ageism.

Dr. Meisner also leads national and international organizations that advance aging research and education. He is the President of the Canadian Association on Gerontology and Chair of the North America Regional Committee for the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics. He also serves as a member of the Editorial Team and the North America Regional Liaison for the Journal of Global Ageing.

Selected Publications

• Meisner, B. A. (2022). Hindsight 20/20: Looking back for a vision forward in gerontology. Canadian Journal on Aging, 41(1), 1-3. (English Version) (Click Here)


• Meisner, B. A. (2022). Rétrospective 20/20 : Regarder en arrière pour une vision d’avenir en gérontologie. La Revue canadienne du vieillissement, 41(1), 4-6. (Version Française) (Cliquez Ici)


• Meisner, B. A. (2021). Are you OK, Boomer? Intensification of ageism and intergenerational tensions on social media amid COVID-19. Leisure Sciences, 43(1-2), 56-61. (Click Here)


• Vervaecke, D., & Meisner, B. A. (2021). Caremongering and assumptions of need: The spread of compassionate ageism during COVID-19. The Gerontologist, 62(2), 159-165. (Click Here)


• Meisner, B. A., Boscart, V., Gaudreau, P., Stolee, P., Ebert, P., Heyer, M., Kadowaki, L., Kelly, C., Levasseur, M., Massie, A. S., Menec, V., Middleton, L., Sheiban Taucar, L., Thornton, W. L., Tong, C., van den Hoonaard, D. K., & Wilson, K. (2020). Interdisciplinary and collaborative approaches needed to determine impact of COVID-19 on older adults and aging: Canadian Association on Gerontology/L’Association canadienne de gérontologie (CAG/ACG) and Canadian Journal on Aging/La revue canadienne du vieillissement (CJA/RCV) joint statement. Canadian Journal on Aging, 39(3), 333-343. (English Version) (Click Here) (Open Access)


• Meisner, B. A., Boscart, V., Gaudreau, P., Stolee, P., Ebert, P., Heyer, M., Kadowaki, L., Kelly, C., Levasseur, M., Massie, A. S., Menec, V., Middleton, L., Sheiban Taucar, L., Thornton, W. L., Tong, C., van den Hoonaard, D. K., & Wilson, K. (2020). La nécessité des approches interdisciplinaires et collaboratives pour évaluer l’impact de la COVID-19 sur les personnes âgées et le vieillissement : Déclaration commune de L’Association canadienne de gérontologie/Canadian Association on Gerontology (ACG/CAG) et de La revue canadienne du vieillissement/Canadian Journal on Aging (RCV/CJA). La revue canadienne du vieillissement, 39(4), 487-499. (Version Française) (Cliquez Ici) (Accès Ouvert)


• Meisner, B. A., & Levy, B. R. (2016). Age stereotypes’ influence on health: Stereotype Embodiment Theory. In V. Bengtson & R. Settersten (Eds.), Handbook of Theories of Aging (3rd ed., Chap. 14, pp. 259-276). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company. (Click Here)


• Meisner, B. A., & Baker, J. (2013). An exploratory analysis of aging expectations and health care behavior among aging adults. Psychology & Aging, 28(1), 99-104. (Click Here)


• Meisner, B. A., Weir, P. L., & Baker, J. (2013). The relationship between aging expectations and various modes of physical activity among aging adults. Psychology of Sport & Exercise, 14(4), 569-576. (Click Here)


• Meisner, B. A. (2012). A meta-analysis of positive and negative age stereotype priming effects on behavior among older adults. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences & Social Sciences, 67(1), 13-17. (Click Here)


• Meisner, B. A. (2012). Physicians’ attitudes toward aging, the aged, and the provision of geriatric care: A systematic narrative review. Critical Public Health, 22(1), 61-72. (Click Here)

Awards

New Faculty Teaching Award, Faculty of Arts, Toronto Metropolitan University - 2012

Teaching and Mentorship Excellence Award, School of Health and Human Performance, Dalhousie University - 2016

Mid-Career Award, Canadian Association on Gerontology - 2022

Supervision

Currently available to supervise graduate students: Yes

Currently taking on work-study students, Graduate Assistants or Volunteers: No

Available to supervise undergraduate thesis projects: Yes

Current Research