Margaret Oldfield

Research and Academic Activities

Dr. Margaret Oldfield is a former CRWDP doctoral fellow. Her research focuses on changing workplaces and policy to enable people with chronic illnesses to remain employed. Her publications have been read and cited around the world. Among other scholarly contributions, she is a partner on the Disability Confidence in Finance toolkit project, hosted by CCRW; a team member on the research project ‘The Impact of Remote Work on Workplace Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities,’ hosted by McMaster University; and a member of the Episodic Disabilities Forum.  

Through the lens of critical disability studies, Dr. Oldfield explores the experiences of residents of long-term-care (nursing) homes; collaboration among staff, family members, and residents; and non-institutional alternatives to nursing homes. She is a member of the steering committee of the international organization Reimagining Dementia, which challenges stigma against people with dementia and the tragedy and fear with which dementia is often portrayed. You are invited to check out our video at www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDTsb7VUZSE and pass it on. 

You can read Dr. Oldfield’s work at  https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Margaret-Oldfield 

She can be contacted at margaret.oldfield@alum.utoronto.ca