Our Research Team
Want to find out a bit more about the people running AcTinSite? Below you will find details on the folks who are part of out Research Team!
Investigators
We have four leading investigators who are part of our research team. These investigators work at York University, University of Toronto, or George Brown College.
Dr Iris Epsein, Principal Investigator
Dr. Epstein is an assistant professor at School of Nursing, a faculty member of Critical Disability Studies program, and the co-founder of i.r.i.s (Interdisciplinary Research Inclusive Strategies) lab’s program, at York University
Dr Lindsay Stephens, Interview Investigator
Dr. Stephens is a social planner and human geographer her expertise is in the socio-spatial aspects of accessibility and inclusion in urban and institutional spaces.
Dr Nastaran Dadashi, Design Investigator
Dr. Dadashi is a professor and a Chartered Ergonomist and Human Factors Specialist CErgHF) with experience in human centred design, human factors engineering and adopting mixed methodological approaches to understand complex systems (railway, nuclear and healthcare).
Dr. Melanie Balkjo, Knowledge Mobilization Investigator
Dr. Baljkopage opens in a new tab is a faculty member in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Department, York University, and Director of the Practices in Enabling Technologies (PiET) Lab.
Knowledge Mobilizer
Dr. Hilda Smith, Knowledge Mobilization Specialist
Knowledge Mobilization Specialist, York University &
Plain Language Technical Committee Member for Accessibility Standards Canada
Research Personnel
Krista Gougeon
Research Assistant, York
Sara Maclure
Research Assistant, UoT
Selini Jayawickrema
Research Assistant, York
Christa Yeung
Research Assistant, UofT
Lakshmi Soundarapandian
Research Assistant, UofT
Katrina Darychuk
Research Assistant, UofT
Research Staff
