Michelle Pannor Silver, PhD is a Professor at the University of Toronto, Canada and Chair of the Department of Health and Society. Her primary areas of research include: 1) Retirement and Work Identity; 2) Health Information Seeking; & 3) Perceptions about Aging and Health. She received a BA, BS, and MPP from the University of California, Berkeley and a PhD from the University of Chicago.  

Her first book, Retirement and Its Discontents is about the mismatch between idealized and actual retirement for those with a strong work identity. Her second book, Aging with Agility examines how perceptions about aging ​influence exercise habits. Her next book project is an exploration of experiences through the transition to menopause, please see the tab above if you are interested in participating.