Prof. of Sociology & Chair in Social Gerontology
Uppsala University, Sweden
Uppsala, Uppsala Lan, Sweden
Sandra Torres is a Professor in Sociology and the Chair in Social Gerontology at Uppsala University, Sweden. As a critical social gerontologist, her work problematizes old age-related constructs and deconstructs some of the taken for granted assumptions that inform research, policy and practice for the older segments of our populations. Sandra is the President of the Research Committee on Aging of the Int’l. Sociological Association (ISAs RC-11), the President of the Social-Behavioral Section of the Int’l. Association of Gerontology & Geriatrics – European Region (IAGG-ER), and co-convenes the Gerontological Society of America’s Interest Group on International Aging and Migration. She was elected into the (Swedish) Royal Society of Sciences in 2016, and awarded the status of Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America in 2017. Prof. Torres has authored 100+ peer-reviewed publications (incl. books and book chapters) and has made 150+ presentations at int’l. conferences. She is the Editor-in-Chief for Ageing & Society. Her latest book - Ethnicity & Old Age: Expanding our Imagination – which was published by Policy Press in 2019 – was awarded the 2021 the 2021 Richard M. Kalish Innovative Publication Book Award by the Gerontological Society of America. At present, she is co-editing Critical Gerontology for Social Workers (for Policy Press, 2022), and the Handbook of Migration & Aging (for Edward Edgar Publishing, 2022).
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Thursday, November 3, 2022
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET
Thursday, November 3, 2022
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET