Anne Martin-Matthews has focused her career on issues of aging and social gerontology. Born in Newfoundland, she holds a PhD in Sociology from McMaster University, and has served on the faculty of the University of Guelph (1978-1997) and The University of British Columbia (1998-2023). Her publications include two books, Aging and Caring at the Intersection of Work and Home Life: Blurring the Boundaries; Widowhood in Later Life; three edited volumes (on methodology; policy development; and Canadian gerontology in an international context); and numerous journal articles and chapters on health and social care, aging and social support, work-family balance, and rural aging.
Dr. Martin-Matthews has served as President of the Research Committee on Aging of the International Sociological Association. A former Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Journal on Aging, she is a member of the editorial board of Ageing and Society (UK). Anne has received numerous awards for her mentoring of students in the study of aging. In addition to her extensive academic career, Anne has held leadership positions and advisory roles at provincial, national and international levels. She completed two terms (2004-2011) as Scientific Director of the Institute of Aging, of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Under her leadership, the CIHR Institute of Aging led the development of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA), a 20-year study of 50,000 Canadians aged 45-85. In recognition of her contributions to advancing research on aging in Canada, she was inducted as an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2018.