Renowned Gerontologist Dr. Gloria Gutman

27th - September:

The renowned gerontologist Dr. Gloria Gutman from Simon Fraser University, Canada shall give a lunchtime lecture here in DkIT on Tuesday 27th September in N128 at 1pm. This coincides with the 1st Age Friendly Cities Conference taking place in Dublin next week: http://afc-internationalconference.ie/

Dr. Gutman developed and directed both the Simon Fraser University (SFU) Gerontology Research Centre and the Gerontology Department (formerly called the Gerontology Program) from 1982 - 2005. In 2010, she was elected the 3rd President of the International Network for Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA). As well, Dr. Gutman is Professor Emerita in the SFU Gerontology Department and a Research Associate in the Gerontology Research Centre.

Her seminar is entitled: 'An International Perspective on Some Contemporary Issues in Social and Environmental Gerontology: climate change and elder abuse'