Governance and Staff

Executive Team

Randy McIntosh, PhD
Director, INN
BC Leadership Chair, Neuroscience and Technology Translation Across the Lifespan
Professor, Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, SFU

Kelly Shen, PhD
Director, Operations, INN

Brianne Kent, PhD
Associate Director, Strategic Planning and Innovation, INN
Director, Translational Neuroscience Lab
Canada Research Chair (II), Translational Neuroscience and Dementia
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, SFU

Dan Marigold, PhD
Associate Director, Strategic Planning and Training, INN
Director, Sensorimotor Neuroscience Lab
Chair, Translational and Integrative Neuroscience Graduate Specialization
Professor, Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology

Staff

Negin Imani Farahani
Research Technician

Patrick Mahon
Senior Software Engineer

Sunayani Sarkar
Software Developer

Advisory Committee

Clay Braziller, MBA (Chair)
Strategic Partnership Manager, Faculty of Science, SFU

Neil Branda, PhD
Professor, Department of Chemistry, SFU
Canada Research Chair (I), Materials Science
Executive Director, 4D Labs

Jonathan Driver, PhD
Professor, Department of Archaeology, SFU
Former VP Academic & Provost, SFU

Susan Fitzpatrick, PhD
President Retired, James S. McDonnell Foundation

Steering Committee

Faranak Farzan, PhD
Chair, Technology Innovations for Youth Addiction Recovery and Mental Health
Associate Professor, School of Mechatronic Systems Engineering, SFU

Grace Iarocci, PhD
Professor and Director of Clinical Training, Department of Psychology, SFU

Lisa Julian, PhD
Canada Research Chair, Developmental Origins of Stem Cell Fate
Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, SFU

Frank Lee, PhD
Director, MSc & PhD Programs
Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, SFU

Sylvain Moreno, PhD
CEO & Scientific Director, Digital Health Circle
Associate Professor, School of Interactive Arts and Technology, SFU

Michael Silverman, PhD
Associate Dean, Research, Faculty of Science
Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, SFU

Carolyn Sparrey, PhD
Scientific Director, ImageTech Lab
Associate Professor, School of Mechatronic Systems Engineering, SFU

Working Group

Elina Birmingham, PhD
Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, SFU

Molly Cairncross, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, SFU

Theodore Cosco, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Gerontology, SFU