Gloria M Gutman

Gloria M. Gutman (born July 17, 1939 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is a Gerontologist.

Biography

Dr. Gutman completed her bachelor’s degree in Psychology and English in 1961 at the University of British Columbia, B.C. Canada. 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 Highlights and Accomplishments

Dr. Gutman currently is the immediate pAST President of the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse and Vice-President of the newly established International Longevity Centre-Canada. She both developed and directed the Gerontology Research Center and the Gerontology Department at Simon Fraser University, and is now described as a professor emerita at Simon Fraser. She also is a member of the Council of Aging Societies at the World Economic Forum, a member of the Elder Abuse Theme Team at the National Initiative for the care of the Elderly, a member of the Board of Directors at the International Institute on Aging, and a member of the World Health Organization’s Expert Advisory Panel on Health and Aging. In the past she has severed on the International Advisory Panel at IDGO, been a speaker at Social and Applied Gerontology Conference in Antalya, and has been the President of the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics. Dr. Gutman specializes in senior citizens’ housing, long-term care, seniors and emergency preparedness, elder abuse and neglect, health promotion, and a design for dementia.