Steering Committee

Frederico Faria

Role: Principal Applicant 

Institution: University of Western Ontario 

Expertise: Early Career Researchers 

Email: Frederico.Faria@sjhc.london.on.ca 

Jennifer Bethell

Role: Principal Applicant 

Institution: University Health Network 

Expertise: Engagement of PWLLE  

Email: jennifer.bethell@uhn.ca 

Natasha Maria Rajah

Role: Principal Applicant 

Institution: Toronto Metropolitan University 

Expertise: EDI Champion

Email: natasha.rajah@torontomu.ca 

Delores Mullings

Role: Principal Applicant 

Institution: Memorial University of Newfoundland

Expertise: African, Black & Caribbean Communities 

Email: dmullings@mun.ca; viceprovostediar@mun.ca 

Lauren Bechard

Role: Principal Applicant 

Institution: University of Waterloo  

Expertise: Trainee Society Chair 

Email: lauren.bechard@uwaterloo.ca 

Howard Chertkow

Role: Principal Applicant 

Institution: Baycrest Academy for Research and Education 

Expertise: CCNA, CTU 

Email: hchertkow@research.baycrest.org 

AmanPreet Badhwar

Role: Principal Applicant 

Institution: Université de Montréal  

Expertise: Molecular ‘Omics’ 

Email: amanpreet.badhwar@criugm.qc.ca 

Eric Smith

Role: Principal Applicant 

Institution: University of Calgary 

Expertise: Hotchkiss Brain Institute/ VAST

Email: eesmith@ucalgary.ca 

Teresa Liu-Ambrose

Role: Principal Applicant 

Institution: University of British Columbia 

Expertise: Centre for Aging SMART

Email: teresa.ambrose@ubc.ca 

Gillian Einstein

Role: Principal Applicant 

Institution: University of Toronto 

Expertise: Sex & Gender 

Email: Gillian.einstein@utoronto.ca 

Siobhan Schabrun

Role: Principal Applicant 

Institution: University of Western Ontario 

Expertise: The Gray Centre for Mobility & Activity 

Email: sschabru@uwo.ca 

Shawn Whitehead

Role: Principal Applicant 

Institution: University of Western Ontario 

Expertise: Western Institute for Neuroscience 

Email: shawn.whitehead@schulich.uwo.ca 

Michael Kobor

Role: Principal Applicant 

Institution: University of British Columbia 

Expertise: Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging 

Email: michael.kobor@ubc.ca 

Lynn Raymond

Role: Principal Applicant 

Institution: University of British Columbia 

Expertise: David Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health 

Email: lynn.raymond@ubc.ca 

Jennifer Walker

Role: Principal Applicant 

Institution: McMaster University 

Expertise: Indigenous Communities 

Email: jennifer.walker@mcmaster.ca 

Dallas Seitz

Role: Principal Applicant 

Institution: University of Calgary 

Expertise: Geriatric Mental Health 

Email: dallas.seitz@ucalgary.ca 

Amer Burhan

Role: Principal Applicant 

Institution: Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences 

Expertise: Caregiving & Knowledge Users 

Email: burhana@ontarioshores.ca 

Sylvie Belleville

Role: Principal Applicant 

Institution: Université de Montréal 

Expertise: Risk Reduction 

Email: sylvie.belleville@umontreal.ca 

Susan Bronskill

Role: Principal Applicant 

Institution: Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences Toronto 

Expertise: Institute for Clinical & Evaluative Sciences (ICES) 

Email: susan.bronskill@ices.on.ca 

Isabelle Vedel

Role: Principal Applicant 

Institution: McGill University/Université McGill 

Expertise: Institut national de santé publique du Québec 

Email: isabelle.vedel@mcgill.ca 

Zahinoor Ismail

Role: Principal Applicant 

Institution: University of Calgary 

Expertise: Canadian Conference on Dementia  

Email: ismailz@ucalgary.ca 

Thomas Hadjistavropoulos

Role: Principal Applicant 

Institution: University of Regina 

Expertise: Dementia & Pain 

Email: Thomas.Hadjistavropoulos@uregina.ca 

Francesca Mangialasche

Role: Principal Applicant 

Institution: Karolinska Institutet 

Expertise: Karolinska Institutet 

Email: francesca.mangialasche@ki.se 

Sarah Fraser

Role: Principal Applicant 

Institution: University of Ottawa/Université d’Ottawa 

Expertise: Ageism & Stigma 

Email: Sarah.Fraser@uottawa.ca 

Louis Bherer

Role: Principal Applicant 

Institution: Université de Montréal 

Expertise: Cognitive Reserve 

Email: louis.bherer@umontreal.ca 

Pamela Roach

Role: Principal Applicant 

Institution: University of Calgary 

Expertise: Indigenous Communities 

Email: pamela.roach@ucalgary.ca 

Miia Kivipelto

Role: Principal Applicant 

Institution: Karolinska Institutet 

Expertise: Karolinska Institutet 

Email: miia.kivipelto@ki.se 

Adam Dubrowski

Expertise: Pedagogy Expert 

Email: adam.dubrowski@ontariotechu.net