Sandra Torres
Professor
Sociology
Uppsala university
Sweden
Biography
Prof. Torres – who holds both a Professorship in Sociology and the Chair in Social Gerontology at Uppsala University as well as a Guest Professorship in Aging at Linköping University - is a critical gerontologist who has conducted numerous studies that problematize old age-related constructs; shed critical light on commonly used methods in health and social care and deconstruct some of the taken for granted assumptions that guide policy and practice for the older segments of our populations.
Research Interest
Social Gerontology
