Kathleen A. Martin Ginis

Dr. Kathleen Martin Ginis is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and a Distinguished University Scholar in the Department of Medicine and the School of Health and Exercise Sciences at The University of British Columbia. Prior to 2016, she was a Professor in the Department of Kinesiology at McMaster University, where she also served as Founding Director of the McMaster University Physical Activity Centre of Excellence. Dr. Martin Ginis's research focuses on applying behavioural science to design, test and implement health behaviour-change interventions.

Dr. Martin Ginis is the Founding Director of The University of British Columbia, Faculty of Medicine Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Management. The Centre focuses on advancing health science on diabetes and obesity, cardiovascular health, and neurological disorders. She is also the Principal Investigator of the Canadian Disability Participation Project, a SSHRC-funded initiative that brings together over 50 university, public, private and government sector partners to improve physical activity, employment and mobility among Canadians with disabilities. She has published nearly 400 scientific papers and book chapters, and received over $15M in research funding.

In 2014, the Government of Ontario recognized Dr. Martin Ginis’s long-standing contributions to science that improves the lives of people with disabilities, by awarding her the Ontario Medal of Good Citizenship.