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.
![Headshot of Dr. Iris Epstein](http://actinsite.eecs.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Iris_Epstein.jpg)
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
![Headshot of Dr. Lindsay Stephens](http://actinsite.eecs.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Lindsay-Stephens.jpg)
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.
![Headshot of Dr. Dadashi](http://actinsite.eecs.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Nastaran-e1606315736524.png)
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).
![Headshot of Dr. Melanie Baljko](http://actinsite.eecs.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Melanie-Baljko_LoRes-e1605886144459.jpg)
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
![Headshot of Dr. Hilda Smith](http://actinsite.eecs.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Face-e1605886571271-1024x1024.png)
Dr. Hilda Smith, Knowledge Mobilization Specialist
Knowledge Mobilization Specialist, York University &
Plain Language Technical Committee Member for Accessibility Standards Canada
Research Personnel
![Headshoot of Krista Gougeon, a white women with long light brown hair.](http://actinsite.eecs.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Krista-G.png)
Krista Gougeon
Research Assistant, York
![The AcTinSite logo which shows a network of interconnected nodes](http://actinsite.eecs.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-AcTinSite-v1.1-2.png)
Sara Maclure
Research Assistant, UoT
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Selini Jayawickrema
Research Assistant, York
![Image of Christa Yeung, an asian women with mid-lenght dark brown hair.](http://actinsite.eecs.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Christa-Y.png)
Christa Yeung
Research Assistant, UofT
![Image of Lakshmi Soundarapandian, a south asian women with long dark brown hair.](http://actinsite.eecs.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/LackShmi.png)
Lakshmi Soundarapandian
Research Assistant, UofT
![Headshot of Katrina Darychuk with a bright pink background.](http://actinsite.eecs.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/unnamed.jpg)
Katrina Darychuk
Research Assistant, UofT
Research Staff
![Natalia Rogacki](http://actinsite.eecs.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/NRogacki-2021-scaled-e1612896477957-p2mfl6akynozuqq72hef1wuow6duznrlph54a6l80g.jpg)