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)

Katie Perumbeti, M.S.
Lifelong Communities Coordinator, Aging & Independence Services Atlanta Regional Commission
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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