Advisory Board
TechSAge Advisory Board members represent key stakeholders who contribute their diverse areas of expertise to support the Center, by 1) ensuring scientific and clinical relevance of our research, 2) promoting dissemination, 3) recommending future directions, and 4) promoting collaborations. Collectively, board members serve as consumer, provider, scientific, and industry advisors.
Senior Advisors
Margaret Campbell, Ph.D.
Owner, Campbell & Associates Consulting
Thenkurussi ‘Kesh’ Kesavadas, Ph.D.
Vice President for Research and Economic Development, University at Albany
Katherine Seelman, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, University of Pittsburgh
Scientific Advisors
Majd Alwan, Ph.D.
Digital Health & Aging Services Technology Expert
Sara J. Czaja, Ph.D.
Director, Center on Aging and Behavioral Research, Weill Cornell Medicine
Marcia Finlayson, Ph.D.
Professor, Director (School of Rehabilitation Therapy), Vice-Dean (Health Sciences) Queen's University
Theodore Johnson II, MD, MPH
Program Lead, Paul Seavey Chair and Chief, General Medicine and Geriatrics Chair, Emory University School of Medicine
Kinsuk Maitra, Ph.D., OTR/L, FAOTA
Professor and Chair, Occupational Therapy, Georgia State University
Alex Mihailidis, Ph.D., P.Eng
Scientific Director, AGE-WELL Canada; Professor, University of Toronto
Ivan Molton, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington
Elizabeth Mynatt, Ph.D.
Dean of the Khoury College of Computer Sciences, Northeastern University
Michelle Putnam, Ph.D.
Professor, Director, Doctoral Program in Social Work Simmons College
Jon Pynoos, Ph.D.
Professor of Gerontology; Co-Director, Fall Prevention Center of Excellence; University of Southern California
Susy Stark, Ph.D.
Professor of Occupational Therapy and Neurology Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Jeff Woods, Ph.D.
Director, Professor, Center on Health Aging & Disability, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Industry Advisors
Merrill Friedman, B.A.
Senior Director, Disability Policy Engagement Anthem, Inc.
Dan Quigley
Owner, Dan Quigley Consulting & Former Principal Technical Product Manager, Amazon
Caroline Van Howe, M.A.
Chief Operating Officer Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA)
Provider Advisors
Scott Morrison, B.S.
Director of Marketing, 1st Care Management
Nancy Morrison, M.Ed.
Program Manager, Piedmont Healthcare (Retired)
Consumer Advisors
Tina Childress, Au.D., CCC-A
Audiologist; Late-Deafened Adult; Association of Late-Deafened Adults (ALDA) Board Member (Secretary)
Mike Galifianakis, J.D.
Retired, Statewide ADA Coordinator Georgia Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Coordinator’s Office
Ron Malik, M.Ed.
Professional Consultant & Vocational Expert University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Johan Rempel
Professional Consultant & Vocational Expert, Center for Inclusive Design & Innovation (CIDI) Georgia Institute of Technology
Alfred Sonnenstrahl, M.A., B.S.
President, Deaf Seniors of America
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