Simon Fraser University
Andrew Wister, PhD is the Director of the Gerontology Research Centre (GRC), and a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Gerontology, in which he has been a faculty member for 33 years. His research covers healthy aging, resilience and aging, social isolation and aging; life-course trends and transitions; and applications of the above areas to the Covid-19 pandemic. Dr. Wister is the past Chair of the National Seniors Council of Canada. He was awarded the Distinguished Member Award, Canadian Association on Gerontology in 2014; the prestigious SFU University Professorship award (2015-2020); and is a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America. Dr. Wister was the primary architect of the MA and PhD Programs in Gerontology at SFU, and has served on the committees of over 85 graduate students. His extensive research career has produced over 165 peer-reviewed articles, in addition to numerous books, textbooks, and other publications. Dr. Wister is the SFU PI on the Canadian Longitudinal Study of Aging (CLSA) SFU Data Collection Site and the CLSA SFU Computer Assisted Telephone Interview Site. He is also the PI or Co-Inv on numerous other grants and contracts that coincide with the strategic initiatives of the GRC.
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