Faculty Member
Flora I. Matheson BA, MA, PhD (Sociology)
- Email Address(es)
- flora.matheson(at)utoronto.ca
- Office Address
- MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, St. Michael's Hospital 30 Bond Street Toronto, ON M5B 1W8
- Website(s)
- Matheson's Lab Page, St. Michael's Hospital, Poverty and Gambling Website
- Division(s)/Institute(s)
- Social & Behavioural Health Sciences Division
- Position
- Associate Professor
- SGS Status
- Associate Member
- Appointment Status
- Status Only
- Currently Accepting Doctoral Students?
- No
Research Interests
- Prisoner Health
- Gender inequities in health
- Mental Health
- Substance Use
- Problematic Gambling
- Women’s Health
- Neighborhoods
- Mixed methods
- e-Health Solutions
Dr. Matheson is a Sociologist and the Endowed Chair in Homelessness, Housing, and Health and leads the Justice & Equity Lab at St. Michael’s Hospital. She is an Associate Professor at Dalla Lana School of Public Health and the Centre for Criminology & Sociolegal Studies. As a Sociologist, she implements and evaluates community-embedded solutions to reduce social and health inequities for people experiencing justice-involvement, with a focus on people with brain injury. She also addresses problem gambling among people facing poverty and homelessness.