Dr. Gloria Gutman
Professor Emeritus, Department of Gerontology, SFU; Vice-President, International Society for Gerontechnology
Gloria Gutman, PhD is Vice-President of the International Society for Gerontechnology, Past-President of the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics, International Network for Prevention of Elder Abuse and served two terms as President of the Canadian Association on Gerontology. She is co-editor (with Andrew Sixsmith) of Technologies for Active Aging (Springer, 2013) and has published widely on seniors housing, long-term care, health promotion, prevention of elder abuse, and seniors and disasters. She established the Gerontology Research Centre and Department of Gerontology at Simon Fraser University and is recipient of many honors and awards, including the Order of Canada, Canada’s highest non-military award.
Gloria Gutman, PhD is Vice-President of the International Society for Gerontechnology, Past-President of the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics, International Network for Prevention of Elder Abuse and served two terms as President of the Canadian Association on Gerontology. She is co-editor (with Andrew Sixsmith) of Technologies for Active Aging (Springer, 2013) and has published widely on seniors housing, long-term care, health promotion, prevention of elder abuse, and seniors and disasters. She established the Gerontology Research Centre and Department of Gerontology at Simon Fraser University and is recipient of many honors and awards, including the Order of Canada, Canada’s highest non-military award.
