Raza M. Mirza, PhD – Assistant Professor (Status), University of Toronto, Institute for Life Course and Aging & Network Manager, National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly (NICE)

Raza received his MSc and PhD from University of Toronto. His areas of expertise and teaching include research methods, medical decision-making, the socio-behavioral determinant, and factors influencing late-life social, mental and physical well-being. He has been an invited speaker at national and international gerontology and geriatrics conferences, workshops and symposiums, and has consulted with various levels of government on diverse issues related to an aging population. As the Network Manager for the non-profit organization the National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly, an international knowledge transfer network, he is also the lead for the Canada HomeShare Program.

Raza will present during Session 10: Social Environment Showcase and Looking Ahead Panel of the conference on March 24 starting at 10:30 a.m.