Trent University :: 50th Anniversary

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Ideas That Change The World Symposium Profiles

Panel Theme: Life and Health

Panel 3: Aging in the 21st Century

Stephen Katz

Professor of Sociology, Trent University

Moderator

Professor Katz teaches courses on self and social interaction, aging and the life course and sociology of everyday life. His research focuses on aging, critical gerontology, sociology of the body and cultures of expertise. He is author of the books Disciplining Old Age and Cultural Aging, and numerous book chapters and articles in a variety of journals. In 2009, Professor Katz received the prestigious Trent University Distinguished Research Award for his work on aging and critical gerontology.

Sally Chivers

Professor, English Literature & Acting Director MA in English Literature (Public Texts), Trent University

Professor Chivers is Associate Professor of English at Trent University. She is the author of From Old Woman and Older Women: Contemporary Culture and Women’s Narratives and The Silvering Screen: Old Age and Disability in Cinema as well as the co-editor of The Problem Body: Projecting Disability on Film. Her current research focuses on the relationship between private concerns and public worries in popular stories about aging.

Rachel Herron '04

Health Geographer, PhD Candidate, Queen's University

Ms. Herron is a health geographer with an interest in rural aging, mental health, and caregiving. She was awarded the Governor General’s Gold Medal for her M.A. research at the Frost Centre for Canadian and Indigenous Studies. Her current research examines the accessibility and suitability of services for persons living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias across rural Ontario. Ms. Herron’s goal is to contribute to the lives of older people living in rural Canada.

Robert Kiley '07

Executive Director, Frontenanc-Kingston Council Inc. on Aging and Political Consultant

Mr. Kiley is committed to helping create compassionate and connected communities and strong political representation. He is the Executive Director of the Council on Aging advocating for seniors' well-being across Southeastern Ontario. Mr. Kiley has worked in the public, private, and voluntary sectors and with First Nations political parties, and religious organizations in leadership, facilitation and research capacities.

Mark Skinner

Director, Trent Centre for Aging & Society and Professor of Geography, Trent University

Dr. Skinner is a health geographer with internationally-recognized expertise in rural aging and aging rural communities. His research examines how rural people and places respond to the challenges and opportunities of population aging, particularly the evolving role of volunteers supporting older people and sustaining their aging communities. He is a founding member of the new Trent Centre for Aging & Society and teaches courses in qualitative methods, foundations of geographic thought, health geography, rural community sustainability, and community-based research.

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