Julia Twigg is Professor of Social Policy and Sociology at the University of Kent, UK. She has written widely on the body and age. She is on the editorial boards of Ageing & Society, Journal of Aging Studies and International Journal of Ageing and Later Life.

Wendy Martin is Senior Lecturer in the College of Health and Life Sciences, Brunel University London, UK. She is co-convenor of the British Sociological Association Ageing, Body and Society study group.