Kathleen Martin Ginis

Dr. Kathleen Martin Ginis is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. She is a distinguished professor at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in the Department of Medicine where she holds the Reichwald Family Chair in Preventive Medicine and in the School of Health and Exercise Sciences. Dr. Martin Ginis is the founding director of UBC’s Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Management and the Canadian Disability Participation Project, bringing together over 50 university, public, private and government sector partners to improve participation among Canadians with disabilities. Dr. Martin Ginis is a recipient of the Government of Ontario’s Medal of Good Citizenship, in recognition of her long-standing contributions to science that improves the lives of people with disabilities. She has published nearly 400 scientific papers and book chapters and received over $13 million in research funding. Dr. Martin Ginis resides in Kelowna, British Columbia where she enjoys running, kayaking and snowshoeing.