Andrew Wister is the Director of the Gerontology Research Centre, and a Professor in the Department of Gerontology. He is an internationally recognized expert on aging research, issues, policies, and training. Wister is the past Chair of the National Seniors Council of Canada. 

Wister has extensive experience in the collection and analyses of health and social data addressing baby boomer health and health care dynamics, multimorbidity resilience and aging, environmental adaptation among older adults; patterns of family and social support; health promotion and population health; statistical methods; and life-course trends and transitions.

Dr. Wister is currently the lead on the Canadian Longitudinal Study of Aging (CLSA) SFU Data Collection Site at Surrey Campus and the CLSA SFU Computer Assisted Telephone Interview site at the Vancouver Campus.