Alexa Carson is a PhD candidate in the Department of Sociology at the University of Toronto. She has a Master’s in International Development Studies from Dalhousie University and is the co-author of a book exploring youth homelessness in Canada.
Alexa’s current SSHRC-funded dissertation research examines family care for Latin American and Caribbean seniors in Toronto, Canada. Alexa’s article, “A Pressure Release Valve: South Korean Long-Term Care Policy as Supplemental to Family Elder Care,” was recently published in the Journal of Aging & Social Policy. She was awarded the 2023 Margaret Clark best graduate student paper prize by the Association for Anthropology, Gerontology and the Life Course (AAGE).
Alexa is the lead RA for the Canada team in the Care Economies in Context Project.
Current Projects
Care Economies in Context
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A Pressure Release Valve: South Korean Long-Term Care Policy as Supplemental to Family Elder Care
21 November 2022
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Alexa Carson
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Daniela Ugarte Villalobos
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We Cannot Ignore the Unique Care Needs and Resiliencies of Indigenous Elders and Communities
7 September 2021
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Alexa Carson
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To better support immigrant seniors in Canada, we need to reconceptualize how we see them
19 July 2021
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Alexa Carson
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