Allison Williams

Science
  • 905 525 9140 ext. 24334
  • awill@mcmaster.ca

Overview

Allison Williams is a tenured Professor in the School of Geography and Earth Sciences at McMaster University. She is a social geographer with research interests in caregiver-employees, quality of life, critical policy/program evaluation and therapeutic landscapes. Her research focuses on improving workplace practices for supporting employees with older adult care responsibilities. Allison has received various awards for her work and currently holds the CIHR Research Chair in Gender, Work and Health (2014-2019). She is an advocate for increasing knowledge of the Compassionate Care Benefit (CCB) and aims to improve and sustain health for caregiver-employees.

Affiliations

  • Professor
  • Faculty of Science, McMaster University
  • Member, McMaster Institute for Research on Aging (MIRA), McMaster University
  • Associate Member, Health, Aging & Society, Faculty of Social Sciences

Education

  • BA, Bishop’s University
  • MA, University of Toronto
  • PhD, York University

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