Professor Dr. Scott Maitland

Biography

Scott Maitland is an Associate Professor in the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences at the University of Guelph. His research interests encompass life-span developmental psychology focusing on adulthood aging, personality, and the application of advanced methods such as structural equation modeling and latent transition growth curve modeling. He examines developmental processes, particularly patterns of intraindividual change and interindividual differences across various topics. Scott completed his graduate training at Pennsylvania State University, where he worked alongside K. Warner Schaie on the Seattle Longitudinal Study. He further advanced his research through post-doctoral studies in the Psychology Department at the University of Victoria, contributing to the Victoria Longitudinal Study. His collaborations extend to international projects including the Betula Project in Sweden, which focuses on memory, health, and aging, and the Kungsholmen Project in Stockholm. Scott's substantive interests explore the intersections of health, cognition, personality, and well-being, particularly in relation to volunteering in late life, and the trajectories of gambling behavior across the lifespan.

Research Interests