Gloria M. Gutman

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Gloria Gutman
CM OC
Born
Gloria Margaret Gutman
OccupationGerontologist
Academic work
DisciplineGerontology
InstitutionsSimon Fraser University

Gloria Margaret Gutman CM OBC (born July 17, 1939 in Seattle, Washington, USA) is a gerontologist. She is a Professor Emerita at Simon Fraser University (SFU) Gerontology Department and a Research Associate in the Gerontology Research Centre.

Early life and education[edit]

Gutman completed her bachelor's degree in Psychology and English in 1961 at the University of British Columbia. She received her masters in Psychology of Aging in 1964 at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, and finished her Doctor of Philosophy in Developmental and Social Psychology in 1970 at the University of British Columbia.

Career[edit]

Gutman joined the faculty at Simon Fraser University (SFU) in 1980, where she established the Gerontology Research Centre and the Department of Gerontology.[1] From 2001 until 2005, Gutman served as the 17th President of the International Association of Gerontology.[2] In recognition for her extensive work in the field, she was awarded the Order of British Columbia in 2007.[1] For her far-reaching efforts toward and support of elder abuse research and prevention, she was awarded the Rosalie Wolf Memorial Award from the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse in 2005.[3] She was also awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws by the University of Western Ontario in 2010.[4] From 2012 until 2018, Gutman received a Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) grant to conduct a study evaluating knowledge mobilization for older adults.[5]

In December 2016, Gutman was named a Member of the Order of Canada.[6]

Selected publications[edit]

Robson, C., Marchbank, J, Gutman, G & Prentice, M.(2023). Elder Abuse in the LGBTQ2SA+ Community: the impact of homophobia and transphobia. Springer.

  • de Vries, B., Gutman, G., Humble, Á., Gahagan, J., Chamberland, L., Aubert, P., ... & Mock, S. (2019). End-of-life preparations among LGBT older Canadian adults: The missing conversations. The International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 88(4), 358-379.
  • Sixsmith, A. & Gutman, G.M. (Eds) (2012) . Technologies for Active Aging. Springer
  • Gutman, G.M. & Spencer, C. (Eds) (2010). Aging, Ageism and Abuse: Moving from Awareness to Action. Elsevier.
  • Hall, N., De Beck, P., Johnson, D., Mackinnon, K., Gutman, G., & Glick, N. (1992). Randomized trial of a health promotion program for frail elders. Canadian Journal on Aging/La Revue Canadienne du vieillissement, 11(1), 72-91.
  • Gutman, G. M., Herbert, C. P., & Brown, S. R. (1977). Feldenkrais versus conventional exercises for the elderly. Journal of Gerontology, 32(5), 562-572.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "2007 Recipient: Gloria M. Gutman – Vancouver". orderofbc.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  2. ^ "Gloria Gutman, PhD". sfu.ca. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  3. ^ "Dr. Gloria Gutman to Receive International Rosalie Wolf Memorial Award". elderabusecenter.org. June 2005. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  4. ^ "'Believe and you will succeed' Dr. Gloria Gutman tells graduates". schulich.uwo.ca. June 15, 2010. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  5. ^ Marianne Meadahl (January 4, 2017). "Order of Canada honours SFU Chancellor, gerontology pioneer". sfu.ca. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  6. ^ "DR. GLORIA MARGARET GUTMAN". gg.ca. Retrieved December 11, 2019.

External links[edit]

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