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.

Tina Childress, AuD, CCC-A
Association of Late-Deafened Adults (ALDA) Board Secretary

Sara Czaja, PhD
Professor and Director, Center on Aging and Behavioral
Research, Weill Cornell Medicine

Anjali J. Forber-Pratt, PhD
Director of Research, American Association on Health & Disability (AAHD)

Doug Garven
Principal Product Manager, Permobil Americas

Maureen Linehan Howard
Community Advocate

Daniel Hubbell, BA
Director of Membership and Community Programs, Assistive Technology Industry Association

Alex Mihailidis, PhD, PEng
Scientific Director, AGE-WELL Canada; Professor, University of Toronto

Jeannie Krull, MS/CCC-SLP, ATP, CAPS
Executive Director, Association of Assistive Technology Act Programs

Michael Phillips, BA
Director, Technology Strategy & Relationships, AARP

Michelle Putnam, PhD, MGS, FGSA
Director, Gerontology Institute Professor, Gerontology Department Editor, Innovation in Aging, Manning College of Nursing & Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Boston

Johan Rempel, BA, UXC, CPACC
ICT/UX Quality Assurance Manager, Center for Inclusive Design & Innovation, Georgia Tech

Jake Sosnoff, PhD
Professor and Associate Dean for Research, School of Health Professions, University of Kansas Medical Center

Susy Stark, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Professor, School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis

David Strauser, PhD
Professor, College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
