BHCare Co-Investigations

Assembled a team of 60 brain health and aging experts, spanning 8 provinces and 24 institutes, including 13 non-U15 institutions.

Alan Evans

Role: Principal Applicant

Institution: McGill University/Université McGill

Expertise: CCNA LORIS

Email: alan.acehigh@gmail.com 

AmanPreet Badhwar

Role: Principal Applicant

Institution: Université de Montréal  

Expertise: Molecular ‘Omics’ 

Email: amanpreet.badhwar@criugm.qc.ca 

Amer Burhan

Role: Principal Applicant

Institution: Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences 

Expertise: Caregiving & Knowledge Users 

Email: burhana@ontarioshores.ca 

Andrew Lim

Role: Co-Applicant 

Institution: Sunnybrook Research Institute 

Expertise: Sleep & Dementia 

Email: andrew.lim@utoronto.ca 

Brad Meisner

Role: Principal Applicant 

Institution: York University 

Expertise: Canadian Association on Gerontology 

Email: meisnerb@yorku.ca 

Bukola Salami

Role: Co-Applicant 

Institution: University of Calgary 

Expertise: Black Communities 

Email: oluwabukola.salami@ucalgary.ca 

Carrie McAiney

Role: Co-Applicant 

Institution: University of Waterloo 

Expertise: Support of PLWD 

Email: carrie.mcainey@uwaterloo.ca 

Cheryl Wellington

Role: Co-Applicant 

Institution: University of British Columbia 

Expertise: Genetics & Environmental Risk 

Email: cheryl.wellington@ubc.ca 

Chris McGibbon

Role: Co-Applicant 

Institution: University of New Brunswick 

Expertise: Aging & Cognition  

Email: cmcgibb@unb.ca 

Dallas Seitz

Role: Principal Applicant 

Institution: University of Calgary 

Expertise: Geriatric Mental Health 

Email: dallas.seitz@ucalgary.ca 

Delores Mullings

Role: Principal Applicant 

Institution: Memorial University of Newfoundland 

Expertise: African, Black & Caribbean Communities 

Email: dmullings@mun.ca 

Howard Chertkow

Role: Principal Applicant 

Institution: Baycrest Academy for Research and Education  

Expertise: CCNA, CTU 

Email: hchertkow@research.baycrest.org; howard.chertkow@mcgill.ca 

Gustavo Duque

Role: Co-Applicant 

Institution: McGill University/Université McGill 

Expertise: Geroscience 

Email: gustavo.duque@mcgill.ca 

Gillian Einstein

Role: Principal Applicant  

Institution: University of Toronto 

Expertise: Sex & Gender 

Email: Gillian.einstein@utoronto.ca 

Frederico Faria

Role: Principal Applicant 

Institution: University of Western Ontario 

Expertise: Early Career Researchers 

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

Francesca Mangialasche

Role: Principal Applicant 

Institution: Karolinska Institutet 

Expertise: Karolinska Institutet

Email: francesca.mangialasche@ki.se 

Eric Smith

Role: Principal Applicant 

Institution: University of Calgary 

Expertise: Hotchkiss Brain Institute/ VAST 

Email: eesmith@ucalgary.ca 

Kenneth Rockwood

Role: Co-Applicant 

Institution: Dalhousie University 

Expertise: Frailty 

Email: Kenneth.Rockwood@dal.ca; Kenneth.Rockwood@nshealth.ca 

Karen Li

Role: Co-Applicant 

Institution: Concordia University 

Expertise: Mobility & Cognition 

Email: karen.li@concordia.ca 

Jodi Edwards

Role: Co-Applicant 

Institution: University of Ottawa Heart Institute/Institut de cardiologie de l’Université d’Ottawa 

Expertise: Vascular Dementia 

Email: JEdwards@ottawaheart.ca 

Jennifer Walker

Role: Principal Applicant 

Institution: McMaster University 

Expertise: Indigenous Communities 

Email: jennifer.walker@mcmaster.ca 

Jennifer Campos

Role: Co-Applicant 

Institution: University of Toronto 

Expertise: Sensory Cognition 

Email: Jennifer.Campos@uhn.ca 

Jennifer Bethell

Role: Principal Applicant 

Institution: University Health Network  

Expertise: Engagement of PWLLE  

Email: jennifer.bethell@uhn.ca 

Isabelle Vedel

Role: Principal Applicant 

Institution: McGill University/Université McGill 

Expertise: Institut national de santé publique du Québec 

Email: isabelle.vedel@mcgill.ca 

Inbal Itzhak

Role: Co-Applicant 

Institution: CCNA 

Expertise: Knowledge Translation 

Email: Inbal.Itzhak@ladydavis.ca 

Howard Feldman

Role: Principal Applicant 

Institution: University of California   

Expertise: Alzheimer’s Disease Cooperative Study 

Email: howardfeldman@ucsd.edu 

Lynn Raymond

Role: Principal Applicant 

Institution: University of British Columbia 

Expertise: David Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health 

Email: lynn.raymond@ubc.ca 

Louis Bherer

Role: Principal Applicant 

Institution: Université de Montréal  

Expertise: Cognitive Reserve 

Email: louis.bherer@umontreal.ca 

Lindsay Crowshoe

Role: Co-Applicant 

Institution: University of Calgary 

Expertise: Indigenous communities 

Email: crowshoe@ucalgary.ca 

Lauren Bechard

Role: Principal Applicant 

Institution: University of Waterloo  

Expertise: Trainee Society Chair 

Email: lauren.bechard@uwaterloo.ca 

Kenneth Rockwood

Role: Co-Applicant 

Institution: Dalhousie University 

Expertise: Frailty 

Email: Kenneth.Rockwood@dal.ca; Kenneth.Rockwood@nshealth.ca 

Laura Middleton

Role: Co-Applicant 

Institution: University of Waterloo 

Expertise: Lifestyle Interventions 

Email: lmiddlet@uwaterloo.ca 

Naila Kuhlmann

Role: Co-Applicant 

Institution: McGill University/Université McGill 

Expertise: Arts-Based Methods 

Email: naila.kuhlmann@gmail.com 

Miia Kivipelto

Role: Principal Applicant 

Institution: Karolinska Institutet 

Expertise: Karolinska Institutet 

Email: miia.kivipelto@ki.se 

Michael Kobor

Role: Principal Applicant 

Institution: University of British Columbia 

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

Email: michael.kobor@ubc.ca 

Melissa Andrew

Role: Co-Applicant 

Institution: Dalhousie University 

Expertise: Multimorbidity 

Email: Melissa.Andrew@nshealth.ca 

Mary Chiu

Role: Co-Applicant 

Institution: Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences 

Expertise: Caregiver interventions 

Email: chium@ontarioshores.ca 

Marie Savundranayagam

Role: Principal Applicant 

Institution: University of Western Ontario 

Expertise: Dementia Care 

Email: msavund@uwo.ca 

Quincy Almeida

Role: Co-Applicant 

Institution: Carespace Health & Wellness 

Expertise: Movement Disorders 

Email: qalmeida@carespace.health 

Pamela Roach

Role: Principal Applicant 

Institution: University of Calgary 

Expertise: Indigenous Communities 

Email: pamela.roach@ucalgary.ca 

Oury Monchi

Role: Principal Applicant 

Institution: Université de Montréal 

Expertise: Centre de recherche institut universitaire gériatrie de Montréal 

Email: oury.monchi@umontreal.ca 

Neil Cashman

Role: Co-Applicant 

Institution: University of British Columbia 

Expertise: Protein Misfolding 

Email: neil.cashman@vch.ca 

Natasha Maria Rajah

Role: Principal Applicant 

Institution: Toronto Metropolitan University 

Expertise: EDI Champion 

Email: natasha.rajah@torontomu.ca 

Sandra Black

Role: Co-Applicant 

Institution: Sunnybrook Research Institute 

Expertise: Neuroimaging 

Email: sandra.black@sunnybrook.ca 

Roger Dixon

Role: Co-Applicant 

Institution: University of Alberta 

Expertise: Biomarkers 

Email: rdixon@ualberta.ca 

Robert Bartha

Role: Co-Applicant 

Institution: University of Western Ontario 

Expertise: Novel Therapies 

Email: rbartha@uwo.ca 

Richard Camicioli

Role: Co-Applicant 

Institution: University of Alberta 

Expertise: Parkinsonism & LBD 

Email: rcamicio@ualberta.ca 

Shawn Whitehead

Role: Principal Applicant 

Institution: University of Western Ontario 

Expertise: Western Institute for Neuroscience 

Email: shawn.whitehead@schulich.uwo.ca 

Senny Chan

Role:

Institution: Associate Network Director CCNA 

Expertise:

Email: schan2@research.baycrest.org 

Schlomit Rotenberg

Role: Co-Applicant 

Institution: University of Toronto 

Expertise: Functional Cognition 

Email: s.rotenberg@utoronto.ca 

Saverio Stranges

Role: Co-Applicant 

Institution: University of Western Ontario 

Expertise: Risk Reduction 

Email: saverio.stranges@uwo.ca 

Sarah Fraser

Role: Principal Applicant 

Institution: University of Ottawa/Université d’Ottawa 

Expertise: Ageism & Stigma 

Email: Sarah.Fraser@uottawa.ca 

Surim Son

Role: Co-Applicant 

Institution: University of Western Ontario 

Expertise: Trainee 

Email: Surim.Son@sjhc.london.on.ca 

Siobhan Schabrun

Role: Principal Applicant 

Institution: University of Western Ontario 

Expertise: The Gray Centre for Mobility & Activity 

Email: sschabru@uwo.ca 

Wilson Luo

Role:

Institution: Mitacs  

Expertise:

Email: wluo@mitacs.ca 

Vladimir Hachinski

Role: Co-Applicant 

Institution: University of Western Ontario 

Expertise: Stroke & Cognition 

Email: Vladimir.Hachinski@lhsc.on.ca 

Thomas Hadjistavropoulos

Role: Principal Applicant 

Institution: University of Regina 

Expertise: Dementia & Pain 

Email: Thomas.Hadjistavropoulos@uregina.ca 

Teresa Liu-Ambrose

Role: Principal Applicant 

Institution: University of British Columbia 

Expertise: Centre for Aging SMART 

Email: teresa.ambrose@ubc.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 

Zahinoor Ismail

Role: Principal Applicant 

Institution: University of Calgary 

Expertise: Canadian Conference on Dementia 

Email: ismailz@ucalgary.ca