Rural Aging Research Program
Based at Trent University, in one of Canada’s most rapidly aging rural regions, the Canada Research Chair in Rural Aging, Health and Social Care program is a catalyst for building new knowledge, collaborations and capacity aimed at better understanding and informing how rural communities are responding to population aging.
Featuring community-based research projects across Canada and internationally, Dr. Mark Skinner and his team are looking to uncover the ways in which older residents, volunteers, service providers, community leaders and policy makers are adapting, often in innovative ways, to the challenges and opportunities of aging rural communities.
The unique emphasis Dr. Skinner’s CRC program is on developing rural insights into the important and increasingly precarious role of volunteers and voluntary organizations in supporting aging in place and in sustaining aging communities into the 21st Century.
Who we are
Dr. Mark Skinner
Mark Skinner, Ph.D., is Dean of Social Sciences at Trent University, where he also holds appointments as Canada Research Chair in Rural Health, Aging and Social Care, and Professor of Geography in the Trent School of the Environment. A leading rural aging scholar, Mark was the founding director of the interdisciplinary Trent Centre for Aging & Society. Follow Mark's research on Google Scholar. Email - markskinner@trentu.ca
Amber Colibaba
Amber Colibaba, M.A., is Coordinator of Trent University’s Canada Research Chair in Rural Health, Aging and Social Care program and Research Associate at the Trent Centre for Aging & Society. Amber graduated with the Collaborative Specialization in Aging Studies from the Masters of Arts in Sustainability Studies program at Trent University. Email - acolibaba@trentu.ca
