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Margaret A. Perkinson, PhD, is a gerontologist and medical anthropologist. She serves as the director of the Center on Aging, University of Hawaii. She received her PhD in Human Development and Aging, with a specialization in Medical Anthropology from the University of California, San Francisco and has been involved in gerontological research and education for over 35 years. Her research has focused on family care giving, dementia, long-term services and supports, and service learning in the U.S., Guatemala, and China. She is a member of Hawaii’s Policy Advisory Board for Elder Affairs (PABEA) and the Kupuna Caucus. She is an elected fellow of the Gerontological Society of America, the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education, and the Society of Applied Anthropology. She serves as editor-in-chief of the Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology and her most recent textbook, Occupational Therapy with Aging Adults: Promoting Quality of Life through Collaborative Practice, was co-edited with Karen F. Barney, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA and published by Elsevier Publishers.
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