Alexa Carson

Researcher

University of Toronto

Alexa Carson has a PhD in Sociology from the University of Toronto (2026). Her SSHRC and OGS-funded dissertation was entitled “Looking After our Seniors: How Immigrant and Non-immigrant Families in Canada Experience and Make Sense of Later Life Care.” She was awarded the 2023 Margaret Clark best graduate student paper prize by the Association for Anthropology, Gerontology and the Life Course (AAGE).

Alexa’s expertise cross-cuts the sociological areas of aging, family care, migration, social policy, and qualitative research. She has presented at numerous national and international conferences, and her recent peer-reviewed publications include:

Carson, Alexa.2024. “Rethinking intergenerational living as the ideal form of senior care: Life course research with immigrant families in Toronto. Journal of Anthropology & Aging, 45(2), 3–23. https://doi.org/10.5195/aa.2024.504

Carson, Alexa. 2023. “A Pressure Release Valve: South Korean Long-Term Care Policy as Supplemental to Family Elder Care”. Journal of Aging & Social Policy, 35(6), 756–779. https://doi.org/10.1080/08959420.2022.2133318

Alexa worked with the Centre for Global Social Policy in various capacities from 2019-2024, and was the Lead Research Assistant for the Canada team with the Care Economies in Context Project from 2022-2024.

Current Projects

Affiliated Outputs

Academic Books and Articles Student Work Journal Articles

Rethinking Intergenerational Living as the Ideal Form of Senior Care: Life Course Research with Immigrant Families in Toronto

27 November 2024

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“When they found her on the side of the road”: Family caregiver decision-making and care responsibilities on dementia care

24 July 2024

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Defining care moments: unequal rebounding from crises for family senior caregivers

24 July 2024

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Intergenerational living among immigrant families: moving beyond the panacea

24 July 2023

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Academic Books and Articles Student Work Journal Articles

A Pressure Release Valve: South Korean Long-Term Care Policy as Supplemental to Family Elder Care

21 November 2022

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Student Work Policy Briefs

A lack of comprehensive care policies in Colombia perpetuates inequities

28 April 2022

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Opinions Student Work Think Pieces

Schooled in Pandemic Politics

17 January 2022

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Student Work Policy Briefs

We Cannot Ignore the Unique Care Needs and Resiliencies of Indigenous Elders and Communities

7 September 2021

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Student Work Policy Briefs

To better support immigrant seniors in Canada, we need to reconceptualize how we see them

19 July 2021

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Related News

Announcements Events

Join us on April 17 for “Care peaks, plateaus, and loops: Narrative insights on stress from family caregivers for seniors”

4 March 2026

Announcements Conferences

Care Economies in Context Canada Team Gathers in Toronto

19 November 2024

Awards Student News

Congratulations to Alexa Carson, recipient of 2023 Margaret Clark graduate student paper prize

9 November 2023

Awards Student News Student Research

Congratulations to the CGSP students receiving graduate fellowships!

10 October 2023