Dr. Matsuoka is an Associate Professor at York University's School of Social Work. Her past research has been on the intersectionality of oppression and 1) identity issues related to the older population and 2) identity issues among the diaspora population from the Horn of Africa. Continuing her interests in ethnoracial minority older adults, she has been working on abuse among older immigrant adults and developed an intervention model using restorative justice mediation. She continues to work on Wellness Recovery Action Plan with older adults in which she uses strengths-based critical social work and a mental health recovery approach.

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