Team Directory – Smartwear Revolution

Vivian Mushahwar Principal Investigator, Co-Lead, Researching the Research

Abinaya Sivakumaran Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)/Trainee

Abolfazl Vaheb Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)/Trainee

Adalberto Loyola-Sanchez Co-Principal Investigator, Co-Lead, Social Justice Working Group (SJWG); Social Justice Working Group (SJWG) Member

Ahmed Abdelrahman Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)/Trainee

Ajwa Niaz Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)/Trainee, May – August 2026

Akila Bandara Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)/Trainee

Akramsadat Sajadi Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)/Trainee

Al Young Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)/Trainee

Albert Vette Co-applicant; Lead, Biomechanics; Technology and Textiles Working Group Member (TTWG)

Alison Sunstrum Collaborator, Industry

Allan JosephUnduthi Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)/Trainee

Amanda Johnson Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)/Trainee

Amirali Toossi Co-applicant, Technology and Textiles Working Group Member (TTWG)

Amirmahdi Mohamadi Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)/Trainee

Amr Marey Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)/Trainee

Ana Motika Smartwear Revolution – Communications and Marketing Specialist

Anastasia Elias Co-Principal Investigator; Sensors Team Lead; Technology and Textiles Working Group Member (TTWG)

Anne Bissonette Co-applicant; Art & Design Working Group (ADWG) Member, Technology and Textiles Working Group Member (TTWG)

April Dean Collaborator; Art & Design Working Group (ADWG) Member

April Viczko Co-Applicant; Lead Performance; Art & Design Working Group (ADWG) Member

Atul Sodhi Smartwear Administrative Assistant

Aynaz Raoufian Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)/Trainee

Behnam Pourdeyhimi Collaborator, Industry

Benjamin Barry Co-Applicant; Lead Fashion Design; Art & Design Working Group (ADWG) Member

Beth Jantz Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)/Trainee

Cameron Keisig Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)/Trainee

Carla Prado Co-applicant; Technology and Textiles Working Group Member (TTWG)

Carla Rice Co-Applicant; Art & Design Working Group (ADWG) Member

Carol Taylor Collaborator, Technology and Textiles (TTWG)

Carole Estabrooks Co-applicant; Social Justice Working Group (SJWG) Member

Caron Bitter-Phinney Co-applicant; Technology and Textiles Working Group Member (TTWG)

Chester Ho Co-Principal Investigator, Co-Lead, Healthcare System Engagement; Social Justice Working Group (SJWG) Member

Chloe Hagen Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)/Trainee

Chloë Angus Co-applicant; Social Justice Working Group Member (SJWG); Art & Design Working Group (ADWG) Member; Technology & Textiles Working Group (TTWG) Member

Christine Conciatori Partner, University of Alberta Collections

Christine Ha Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)/Trainee, July – August 2025

Christopher McCabe Co-applicant; Social Justice Working Group (SJWG) Member

Claudia Alick Co-Applicant; Art & Design Working Group (ADWG) Member; Social Justice Working Group (SJWG) Member

Colleen O'Connell Co-applicant; Social Justice Working Group (SJWG) Member

Daniel Preston Co-applicant, Technology and Textiles Working Group Member (TTWG)

Daniel Sameoto Co-Principal Investigator; Fibres Team Lead; Technology and Textiles Working Group Member (TTWG)

Danielle Peers Co-applicant; Co-Lead Social Justice in Design and Policy, Social Justice Working Group (SJWG) Member; Art & Design Working Group (ADWG) Member

Danny Godin Collaborator, Industry

Donald Juzwishin Collaborator; Social Justice Working Group (SJWG) Member

Dorna Sabet Nourbakhsh Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)/Trainee

Ehsan Hashemi Co-applicant; Technology and Textiles Working Group Member (TTWG)

Elena Kosareva Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)/Trainee June 2025 – June 2026

Elisavet Papathanassoglou Co-applicant; Social Justice Working Group (SJWG) Member

Ellen Cunningham Partner, University of Alberta Hospitals Foundation

Emiel DenHartog Collaborator, Industry

Emily Rogers-Bradley Co-applicant, Technology and Textiles Working Group Member (TTWG)

Emma Brown Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)/Trainee

Eric Agdeppa Collaborator, Industry

Gillian Harvey Co-Applicant; Art & Design Working Group (ADWG) Member

Ginger Carlson Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)/Trainee

Hamdi Ben Khelifa Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)/Trainee

Heather Scott Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)/Trainee

Holly Golightly Partner, University of Alberta Hospitals Foundation

Hossein Rouhani Co-applicant, Technology and Textiles Working Group Member (TTWG)

Ian Howie Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)/Trainee

Isabel Prochner Co-applicant, Technology and Textiles Working Group Member (TTWG)

Jacqueline Hebert Co-applicant; Technology and Textiles Working Group Member (TTWG)

Jake Hayward Co-applicant; Social Justice Working Group (SJWG) Member

Jian Liu Co-applicant; Technology and Textiles Working Group Member (TTWG)

Jiaxin Fan Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)/Trainee

John Bertram Co-applicant, Technology and Textiles Working Group Member (TTWG)

John Chernesky Co-applicant; Social Justice Working Group (SJWG) Member

José Zariffa Co-applicant; Technology and Textiles Working Group Member (TTWG)

Justin Raines Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)/Trainee

Justine Decaens Co-applicant; Technology and Textiles Working Group Member (TTWG)

Kalan Kucera Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)/Trainee

Kay Lin Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)/Trainee

Kazi Hasib Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)/Trainee

Kei Masani Co-applicant; Technology and Textiles Working Group Member (TTWG)

Kelly Fritsch Collaborator; Social Justice Working Group (SJWG) Member

Kenzie Horton Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)/Trainee

Kristy Trinier Art and Design Working Group (ADWG) Research Project Coordinator

Laura Tamblyn Watts Co-applicant; Social Justice Working Group (SJWG) Member

Lauren Welte Co-applicant; Technology and Textiles Working Group Member (TTWG)

Leila Kelleher Co-applicant; Technology and Textiles Working Group Member (TTWG); Art & Design Working Group (ADWG) Member

Lindsay Eales Co-Applicant; Art & Design Working Group (ADWG) Member

Lingzi Sang Co-Principal Investigator; Power Team Lead; Technology and Textiles Working Group Member (TTWG)

Lorenzo Masia Co-applicant; Technology and Textiles Working Group Member (TTWG)

Lucinda Johnston Partner, University of Alberta Library

Luka Morita Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)/Trainee, May – December 2025

Madison Dabbs-Petty Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)/Trainee

Madison Thompson Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)/Trainee

Mahdi Barati Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)/Trainee

Mahdi Tavakoli Co-Principal Investigator; Control and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Team Lead; Technology and Textiles Working Group Member (TTWG)

Mahdieh Khoshniat Education Coordinator

Manisha Gupta Co-applicant; Technology and Textiles Working Group Member (TTWG)

Maria Rosati ADWG Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)/Trainee September – December 2025

Marilène Oliver Co-Principal Investigator; Co-Lead, Art & Design Working Group (ADWG)

Mark McKay Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)/Trainee

Martin Ferguson-Pell Co-applicant; Social Justice Working Group (SJWG) Member

Marvin Uwalaka Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)/Trainee

Mary Norris Lab Operations Lead

Matthew Le Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)/Trainee, September – December 2025

May Friedman Co-Applicant; Art & Design Working Group (ADWG) Member

Md Rashedul Islam Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)/Trainee

Meghana Jois Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)/Trainee April – September 2025

Mehadi Sayed Collaborator, Industry

Melanie Carrico Co-applicant; Technology and Textiles Working Group Member (TTWG)

Melwin Moncy Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)/Trainee

Michael Lipsett Co-applicant; Technology and Textiles Working Group Member (TTWG)

Michael Orsini Co-applicant; Co-Lead Social Justice in Design and Policy, Social Justice Working Group (SJWG) Member

Michelle DaGloria Collaborator, Industry

Michelle Kim Kwasnycia Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)/Trainee

Michelle Lavoie Social Justice Working Group (SJWG) Research Project Coordinator

Michelle Whaling Senior Research Administrator

Mike Tolley Co-applicant, Technology and Textiles Working Group Member (TTWG)

Milad Nazarahari Co-applicant; Technology and Textiles Working Group Member (TTWG)

Millie Yates Partner, Toronto Metropolitan University

Mohammadesmaeil Akbarpour Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)/Trainee

Nadia Kurd Partner, University of Alberta Collections

Naone Kim Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)/Trainee

Nathan Zeller Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)/Trainee

Nicole Duan Smartwear Finance Specialist

Nikoo Moradpour Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)/Trainee, August-September 2025

Nizam Ahmed Co-applicant; Social Justice Working Group (SJWG) Member

Oleysa Kochkina Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)/Trainee, June- August 2025

Olivia Arau McSweeney ADWG Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)/Trainee October – December 2025

Patricia Dolez Co-Principal Investigator; Co-Lead, Technology and Textiles Working Group (TTWG); Art & Design Working Group (ADWG) Member

Patrick Pilarski Co-applicant; Technology and Textiles Working Group Member (TTWG)

Pirkko Markula-Denison Co-Applicant; Art & Design Working Group (ADWG) Member

Portia Rayner Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)/Trainee

Qixiao Liu Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)/Trainee

Rashid Mirzavand Co-applicant; Power Team; Technology and Textiles Working Group Member (TTWG)

Reg Joseph Collaborator, Industry

Reisa Klein Co-Principal Investigator, Lead, Social Justice in Design and Policy; Social Justice Working Group (SJWG) Member

Rene Rossi Collaborator, Industry

Robert Gathercole Collaborator, Industry

Robyn de Wet Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)/Trainee

Roger Zemp Co-applicant; Technology and Textiles Working Group Member (TTWG)

Runqi Wu Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)/Trainee

Ryan Ouzgane Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)/Trainee

Sadra Zargarzadeh Technology and Textiles Working Group (TTWG) Research Project Coordinator

Sam Smith-Ackerl Trainee/HQP (Highly Qualified Personnel)

Sarah Dobrowolski Co-applicant; Social Justice Working Group (SJWG) Member

Sean Dukelow Co-applicant; Social Justice Working Group (SJWG) Member

Sean Lee Collaborator; Art & Design Working Group (ADWG) Member

Sean Luyk Partner, University of Alberta Library

Sebastien Couture Collaborator, Industry

Shanon Phelan Co-applicant; Social Justice Working Group (SJWG) Member

Sina Kazemi Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)/Trainee

Sneha Melath Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)/Trainee, February – December 2025

Sophie Fedoretz Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)/Trainee

Stevie Desmarais Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)/Trainee

Taymy Caso Co-Principal Investigator, Co-Lead, Social Justice Working Group (SJWG); Social Justice Working Group (SJWG) Member

Teri Thorson Co-applicant; Social Justice Working Group Member (SJWG); Art & Design Working Group (ADWG) Member; Technology and Textiles Working Group (TTWG) Member

Tony Chahine Collaborator, Industry

Tracie Risling Co-applicant; Social Justice Working Group (SJWG) Member

Tricia Carmichael Co-applicant; Technology and Textiles Working Group Member (TTWG)

Tricia McGuire-Adams Co-applicant; Social Justice Working Group (SJWG) Member

Tyler Sherard Co-Applicant; Art & Design Working Group (ADWG) Member

Vanessa Sanchez Co-applicant, Technology and Textiles Working Group Member (TTWG)

Verna Yiu Co-Principal Investigator, Co-Lead, Healthcare System Engagement; Social Justice Working Group (SJWG) Member

Victor Ezeugwu Co-applicant; Social Justice Working Group (SJWG) Member

Wael Zahr Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)/Trainee

Xiang You Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)/Trainee

Yan-Yong (Adam) Yin Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)/Trainee

Yasmeen Abu-Laban Co-applicant; Co-Lead Social Justice in Design and Policy, Social Justice Working Group (SJWG) Member

Yelena Gluzman Co-Applicant; Co-Lead, Art & Design Working Group (ADWG); Art & Design Working Group (ADWG) Member

Yingjie Gao Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP)/Trainee