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

Rebecca Collett (she/her)
COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

Thea Franke (she/her)
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE

Christa Hoy (she/her)
PROGRAM & EVALUATION MANAGER

Ariel Krisnaputra (he/his)
COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANT

Cynthia Lu (she/her)
RESEARCH ASSISTANT

Sarah Lusina (she/her)
DIRECTOR, STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS

Heather Macdonald
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE

Sophie Maciejewski (she/her)
RESEARCH ASSISTANT

Lindsay Nettlefold (she/her)
SENIOR SCIENTIST

Douglas Race (he/his)
SENIOR RESEARCH COORDINATOR

Sara Sitarski (she/her)
RESEARCH COORDINATOR
TRAINEES

Samantha Gray (she/her)
PhD CANDIDATE

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