Paula Kent
Paula Kent retired from her long-term career in retail banking, where she honed her people management, coaching and leadership skills. In 2017 Kent left banking, returning to school to pursue graduate studies in a new sector; Tourism and Hospitality. Her experience within graduate studies was a transformative experience igniting a passion for research and writing. She has recently published her first book: Heroic Choices, in which she explores the wisdom contained within our myths and legends, bringing clarity to the cycle of personal transformation. The writing and research identified women’s ongoing struggles as they age. Her work ignited a passion for better understanding our human ageing experience.
Paula’s research interest lies in studying the experience of the ageing female in the twenty-first century. Kent’s interdisciplinary research will explore how society views the natural process of ageing, the pressure of anti-ageing and assumptions of age-related stereotypes. The research will examine societal constructs’ of ageing, which stigmatize the physical appearance of individuals who identify as female beyond the middle years of their life cycle.
Kent has a Professional Instructor Diploma from Vancouver Community College, has earned a MA in Tourism Management and is a 2020 Governor General Gold Medal nominee.
