Our Mentors
Senior researchers, technologists, policy experts, and care leaders guiding Network initiatives
Dr. Jeffrey Jutai
Director
Dr. Jeffrey Jutai
Director
Jeffrey Jutai is Full Professor in the Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences at the University of Ottawa
Professor Jutai is a psychologist and past editor-in-chief of the journal Assistive Technology and is a member of the AGE-WELL research network and past member of the Research Management Committee of AGE-WELL.
- Email:jjutai@uottawa.ca
Dr. Atul Jaiswal
Co-Director
Dr. Atul Jaiswal
Co-Director
Dr. Atul Jaiswal is a Research Lead at Perley Health Centre of Excellence in Frailty Informed Care™. He is an Adjunct Professor at the Interdisciplinary Schol of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa. Dr. Jaiswal is a trained occupational therapist as well as a rehabilitation social worker with a decade of work experience. He holds a PhD from the Faculty of Health Sciences at Queen’s University.
Kathrin Creswell
Kathrin Creswell is Professor of Digital Innovations in Health and Care at the Usher Institute of The University of Edinburgh. Professor Creswell is a social scientist with extensive experience in conducting formative evaluations of digitally enabled change and improvement programmes in health and care. She has consulted for the World Health Organization, Harvard Medical School, NHS England and Improvement. She is a member of the International Academy of Quality and Safety in Health Care, the Royal Society of Edinburgh Young Academy of Scotland, has received the Yvonne Carter Award for Outstanding New Researcher, and has been an invited speaker at the European Parliament and Harvard Medical School. She is also a Fellow of the International Academy of Health Sciences Informatics, and co-chair of the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) and European Federation of Medical Informatics Evaluation Working Groups on evaluation.
Daria Ihnatenko
Daria Ihnatenko is the Patient and Public Engagement Coordinator for the Advance Care Research Centre at the Usher Institute. She is dedicated to fostering meaningful connections with the community and ensuring that public perspectives are integral to our research initiatives. Daria has a wealth of experience, having served as a Communications and Events Co-ordinator at the University of Oxford and in various communications roles at Ukrainian public authorities.
- Email:dihnaten@ed.ac.uk
Janice Murray
Janice Murray is the Partnerships and Communications Manager for ACRC. She comes to us from the School of Biological Sciences (SBS), The University of Edinburgh, where she was the Research Impact Manager and REF coordinator. Prior to that Janice was lab manager of the Parasite Immunoepidemiology Group in SBS and the manager for the Out of Africa fellows for TIBA (Tackling Infection to Benefit Africa). Janice’s research career started in the field of stem cells and then moved quickly into molecular parasitology. She gained her MSc with distinction and PhD, whilst working in the lab of Professor Rick Maizels (The University of Edinburgh); studying the immunomodulatory effects of parasite secreted proteins.
- Email:J.Murray@ed.ac.uk
Dr. Andrew Chan
Dr Andrew Chan is , Senior Program Lead, Research and Innovation at the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital and Adjunct Professor, University of Alberta, in Rehabilitation Medicine and Mechanical Engineering. The Glenrose is a tertiary rehabilitation hospital providing specialized care for neurologic and musculoskeletal diseases, and for older adults with frailty and cognitive impairment.
Dr. Chan took the scenic route in his career, completing a degree in mechanical biomedical engineering before completing medical school. Desiring to return to technology development and research, he completed his PhD in biomedical engineering and a post-doctoral fellowship in rehabilitation medicine, developing, validating and evaluating technologies for aging-in-place and digital health platforms for improved access to care. He joined the Glenrose Research and Innovation team as senior program lead in 2023, and leads the technology development and industry partnerships group to create, test and bring in new technologies for the hospital. He is also interested in clinical research with older adults, with a focus on appraising clinical evidence and evaluating technologies for older adult rehabilitation.
- Email:Andrew.chan@ahs.ca
Nicky Cronin
Nicky works as a Senior Improvement Adviser (Digital). Now working in Quality Improvement, my role forms part of the Scottish Government’s digital social care team. He has a background in Electronic Engineering and is a qualified social worker and practice teacher. As a local authority social worker, he practiced in youth justice and children and families before joining the Care Inspectorate as an inspector. He is passionate about the potential for digital technology to improve outcomes for people.
Dr. Gemma Hughes
Dr Gemma Hughes is Associate Professor, Healthcare Management and Co-Director of the Centre for Healthcare, Innovation, Policy and Management at the University of Leicester School of Business.
Gemma has a professional background in the UK public sector, which inspires her research on the social and political organisation of health and social care. Following her doctoral research on integrated health and social care, Gemma has developed a programme of research that includes the navigation and provision of technology-enabled health and social care, shared decision-making and public experiences of regulatory processes.
Dr. Donald Juzwishin
Donald Juzwishin, PhD, serves as an adjunct professor at the Universities of Victoria, Alberta, and Calgary, and is the Editor-in-Chief of Healthcare Management Forum and Associate Editor in Chief International Journal of Extreme Automation and Connectivity in Healthcare (IJEACH). Dr Juzwishin is also a challenge lead for AGE-WELL, Canada’s technology and aging network, and a member of the CIHR Institute of Aging Regional Council.
Dr. Juzwishin brings over 40 years of experience in health care administration, research, and education with a focus on the effective integration of science and values to shape health policy, drive health care reform, and advance health informatics. He is lead author of the book, AgeTech Innovations in Healthcare for Older Adults (April 2025), published by Springer Naure.
- Email:djuzwishin@uvic.ca
Danielle Sinden
Danielle Sinden is the Director of the Centre of Excellence and Research Operations at Perley Health in Ottawa. Perley Health is a unique and innovative community of care, which is home to approximately 450 residents (many of them Veterans who served overseas) in long-term care, along with approximately 200 seniors in 139 independent-living apartments.
Danielle has a Master of Arts in Gerontology, with a concentration in health and aging. She has over 15 years’ experience in health research and clinical operations focused on older adults. Her current role at Perley Health involves leading the Centre of Excellence, which conducts innovative, applied research and evaluation activities aimed at improving care and quality of life for older adults living with frailty and mobilizes this knowledge throughout the sector.
- Email:dsinden@perleyhealth.ca
Dr. Maragret Whoriskey
Dr Maragret Whoriskey MBE is Head of Innovation Care and Well Being at the Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI) in Scotland. She has over 20 years experience working with Scottish Government, in strategic and programme delivery roles, bringing experience of significant change programmes along with her clinical experience and delivery roles with NHS Fife. Within DHI, Margaret’s role is to champion and lead the opportunities for digital innovation for integrated care and wellbeing bringing a spotlight to wider social care and housing opportunities.
Up until January 2024 Margaret led the national cross sector TEC Programme in partnership with the NHS, Local Government, Third , Housing and Independent sector providers aimed at supporting scale up and deployment in Scotland. This centred around the citizen and focused on improving access to services by using digital technologies and approaches to enable improved outcomes. Margaret also championed a number of Digital Inclusion programmes and continues to lead the Digital Lifelines Scotland portfolio. Margaret was appointed a Professor of Practice with University of Strathclyde in August 2025. She is a Trustee /Board member of ENABLE Scotland and Hanover Housing Association.