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

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Heather McKay

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

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Joanie Sims-Gould (she/her)

Principal Scientist; Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia

RESEARCH STAFF

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Harveen Basra (she/her)

RESEARCH COORDINATOR

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Rebecca Collett (she/her)

COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

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Thea Franke (she/her)

RESEARCH ASSOCIATE

Douglas Race

Douglas Race (he/his)

SENIOR RESEARCH COORDINATOR

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  Christa Hoy  (she/her)

PROGRAM & EVALUATION MANAGER

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Hanson Lee (he/him)

COMMUNICATIONS

Heather Macdonald

Heather Macdonald 

RESEARCH
ASSOCIATE

Lindsay Nettlefold

Lindsay Nettlefold (she/her)

SENIOR
SCIENTIST

Sara Sitarski

Sara Sitarski (she/her) 

RESEARCH
ASSISTANT

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        Yana Uzelac                       

RESEARCH
COORDINATOR

TRAINEES

Callista Ottoni

Callista Ottoni (she/her)

PhD CANDIDATE, MANAGER, QUALITATIVE RESEARCH AND KNOWLEDGE TRANSLATION AND EXCHANGE

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