Prof.  Hai  Luo
University of Manitoba,  Canada

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Dr. Hai Luo’s work addresses social and health issues of older adults of diverse cultural backgrounds and the implications to social theory and social work practice. Her research and publications includes cross-cultural aging, Indigenous older adults and aging, sexuality and older adults, gambling in older adults, elder abuse, and social capital and social support for older adults. She currently is involved in local and international projects to study cross-cultural active aging, cultural minority and Indigenous older adults in global aging, and transformation of nursing home. Dr. Luo is active in gerontological education in higher education and international teaching and research collaboration. She co-founded and facilitates a Gerontological Social Work Group (GSWG) for local social workers and graduate students and an International Network for Indigenous Aging (INIA) for interested international scholars and practitioners.