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; and
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
confronts 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 in
and through the transition to Menopause.
Please see the tab above if you are interested in participating.