Main Research Areas: Mainstreaming of marginalized communities, Social inclusion of Transgender people, Aging and Health issues Biography: I am currently enrolled in PhD Sociology at PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi in the department of sociology and criminology. I have been engaged in research and teaching Sociology since the last 8 years. I have published articles in national and International journals on the issues of deprived communities (transgender people in particular) and youth problems in Pakistan. Presently, I am working on Transgender Marginalization in Pakistan in the context of social, cultural and political landscape of Pakistani society. I have established a Literacy school at Rawalpindi (Punjab province) for the Transgender people with the administrative and financial assistance of ministry of literacy in Punjab-Pakistan-to cater the basic education needs of the illiterate transgender people. Further, during COVID-19 periods, I have actively been involved with various community development organizations in twin cities-Rawalpindi and Islamabad aimed at ensuring economic and social Well-being of transgender people. I have been involved in two projects funded by HEC Pakistan under the supervision of my doctoral thesis supervisor Dr. Mazhar Hussain Bhutta. Currently, I am working my PhD Dissertation Titled as “Transgender Marginalization in Punjab Pakistan”. I am exploring the social, economic, cultural, political and religious aspect of marginalization in the Pakistani community.

Main Research Areas: Aging, Employment and retirement at an advanced age, Aging LGBT, Old-age homes models. Biography: Research scholar, Aging Team, Family Group, at the Myers-JDC-Brookdale Institute (MJB). Yitschak Shnoor has worked at MJB since 1995. His main research areas are: work and retirement at an advanced age, special populations among the elderly (LGBTs, Disabled IDF veterans), and the concept of “home” in nursing homes. He is the editor of the Statistical Abstract on the Elderly in Israel, and specializes in the demography of aging and its impact on Israeli society. In recent years, he has addressed the policy of community social services and models for cultural change in old-age homes. Yitschak holds a BA and MA in economics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and a PhD in public policy for the elderly from the University of Haifa. Selected Works: Needs of the Aging LGBT Community in Israel. Shnoor, Y., Berg-Warman, A. The International Journal of Aging and Human Development, vol 89(I), 2019. Employment Programs for Older Adults. Shnoor, Y. The National Insurance Institute, Jerusalem, 2015. Improvements and Decline in the Physical Functioning of Israeli Older Adults. Spalter, T., Brodsky, J., Shnoor, Y. The Gerontologist, vol 54, 6, 2013.

Main Research Areas: Aging, gerontology, health, LGBTQ+ Biography: Dr. Arne Stinchcombe is an Assistant Professor in the Master of Applied Gerontology (MAG) program and the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies at Brock University in Canada. He maintains expertise in the psychosocial aspects of health, aging, and older adulthood. Selected Works: Stinchcombe, A., Hammond, N., & Wilson, K. (2020). Differential effects of social support by sexual orientation: a study of depression symptoms among older Canadians in the CLSA. Research on Aging. 42(9-10), 251-261. doi: 10.1177/0164027520923111 Boulé, J., Wilson, K., Kortes-Miller, K., & Stinchcombe, A. (2020). “We live in a wonderful country, Canada, but”: Perspectives form older LGBTQ Ontarians on visibility, connection, and power in care and community. The International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 91(3), 235-252 doi: 10.1177/0091415019857060 Wilson, K., Stinchcombe, A., Ismail., M., & Kortes-Miller, K. (2019). LGBTQ2+ aging in Canada: Building the evidence and informing action. The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, 28(3), 257–260. doi:10.3138/cjhs.2018-0049

Main Research Areas: Aging, gerontology, health, LGBTQ+ Biography: Dr. Arne Stinchcombe is an Assistant Professor in the Master of Applied Gerontology (MAG) program and the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies at Brock University in Canada. He maintains expertise in the psychosocial aspects of health, aging, and older adulthood. Selected Works: Stinchcombe, A., Hammond, N., & Wilson, K. (2020). Differential effects of social support by sexual orientation: a study of depression symptoms among older Canadians in the CLSA. Research on Aging. 42(9-10), 251-261. doi: 10.1177/0164027520923111 Boulé, J., Wilson, K., Kortes-Miller, K., & Stinchcombe, A. (2020). “We live in a wonderful country, Canada, but”: Perspectives form older LGBTQ Ontarians on visibility, connection, and power in care and community. The International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 91(3), 235-252 doi: 10.1177/0091415019857060 Wilson, K., Stinchcombe, A., Ismail., M., & Kortes-Miller, K. (2019). LGBTQ2+ aging in Canada: Building the evidence and informing action. The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, 28(3), 257–260. doi:10.3138/cjhs.2018-0049