Austin Mardon
Canadian author, community leader and advocate for mental health / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dr. Austin Albert Mardon, Ph.D. CM KCSS FRSC FRCGS is an associate adjunct professor at the University of Alberta's John Dossetor Health Ethics Centre and assistant adjunct professor at the University of Lethbridge, Department of Neuroscience. Mardon is married to lawyer and activist Catherine Mardon with whom he has co-authored several books.[1]
Dr. Austin Albert Mardon | |
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Born | (1962-06-25) 25 June 1962 (age 62) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
Nationality | Canadian |
Alma mater | University of Lethbridge South Dakota State University Texas A&M University Greenwich University |
Spouse | Catherine Mardon |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Astronomy, Geography, and Medicine |
Website | www |
As a Canadian author and researcher, Mardon regularly publishes research on geography and astronomy.[2] Mardon also co-researches in other fields such as medicine and has co-authored a variety of introductory subject primers through the Golden Meteorite Press.[3] Mardon has published over 360 scholarly papers and 200 non-fiction and fiction books. [4] These publications have received over 87,000 views making Mardon one of Canada's most prolific academic scholars.[4] According to Academia.edu, Mardon's view count places him amongst the top 0.1% of scholars.[4]
As a mental health advocate, Mardon has served in many related volunteer and professional capacities. For instance, Mardon has served in both board and committee member roles for Alberta Health Services, the Schizophrenia Society of Alberta, and the Canadian Mental Health Association.
In 1985, Mardon founded the Antarctic Institute of Canada, a non-profit based in Edmonton, Alberta. Originally founded to lobby the federal government to increase Antarctic research, the Institute now supports academic writing, research, and multimedia on a variety of topics.