Ruth Walker has been an active member of the SA Division since 2013 and served as Secretary/Action Noter until 2019. She is currently Convenor of the Robert Penhall Early Career Research Award. Ruth is a Social Gerontologist with a background in Public Health, Psychology and Rehabilitation Counselling. She is currently Associate Professor in Disability and Community Inclusion in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Flinders University. Her research focuses on life transitions associated with ageing as well as later life caregiving and the intersection between disability and ageing. She conducts qualitative research which gives voice to underserved groups of older people and which helps to shape practice and policy.