OUR TEAM
Led by Principal Scientists, Professor Heather McKay, PhD, FCAHS, and Associate Professor Joanie Sims-Gould, PhD, the Active Aging Research Team is a multi-disciplinary collaboration of researchers, knowledge translation specialists, and staff. The Active Aging Research Team is based at the University of British Columbia's Centre for Hip Health and Mobility, within the Faculty of Medicine.
OUR LEADERSHIP

Heather McKay
Principal Scientist; Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia

Joanie Sims-Gould (she/her)
Principal Scientist; Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
RESEARCH STAFF

Harveen Basra (she/her)
RESEARCH COORDINATOR

Rebecca Collett (she/her)
COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

Thea Franke (she/her)
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE

Douglas Race (he/his)
SENIOR RESEARCH COORDINATOR

Christa Hoy (she/her)
PROGRAM & EVALUATION MANAGER

Hanson Lee (he/him)
COMMUNICATIONS

Heather Macdonald
RESEARCH
ASSOCIATE

Lindsay Nettlefold (she/her)
SENIOR
SCIENTIST

Sara Sitarski (she/her)
RESEARCH
ASSISTANT

Yana Uzelac
RESEARCH
COORDINATOR
TRAINEES

Callista Ottoni (she/her)
PhD CANDIDATE, MANAGER, QUALITATIVE RESEARCH AND KNOWLEDGE TRANSLATION AND EXCHANGE