Dr. Nicole Dalmer, PhD

With a background in Library and Information Science, Nicole’s SSHRC and AGE-WELL funded-work resides at the intersection of information and care, studying how aging in place contexts, assumptions surrounding digital literacies, and evolving family responsibilities shape who is able and who is expected to be informed in care relationships. Other ongoing projects include an international collaboration examining the impact of digital infrastructures on feelings of connectedness in later life as well as an investigation into the role of community infrastructures (including public libraries) in mitigating older adults’ experiences of social isolation.

Education

Postdoctoral Fellow – McMaster University (2020)
Postdoctoral Fellow – Trent University (2018-2019)
PhD (Library and Information Science) - The University of Western Ontario (2018)
MLIS - University of Alberta (2012)
BSc - University of Alberta (2007)


Affiliations

Faculty Member in the Department of Health, Aging and Society

Associate Director of Gilbrea Centre for Studies in Aging

Governing Council Member of the North American Network in Aging Studies

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Explore Research Areas

Aging with Public Libraries

Aging with Technologies & Data

Aging and Comics