







Dr. Anne Martin-Matthews is a Professor in the UBC Department of Sociology and has recently completed two terms as the Scientific Director of the Institute of Aging; one of 13 national institutes of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Dr. Martin-Matthews' research interests include aging and health behaviours, social support, care and caregiving, home-based health care, population aging and widowhood. Alongside her extensive contributions to the University of British Columbia and Institute for Aging, she has numerous publications including books, journals, and over 150 research papers and is affiliated with many centres both nationally and internationally.