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BOPALiM - COST Action CA23101

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Isabel Margot-Cattin

Chair

University of applied sciences and arts Western Switzerland (HES-SO)

Switzerland

Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy at the University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland. Her expertise includes community mobility, older adults and dementia. She is the main author of the ACT-OUT tool.

Patrícia Santos

Vice-Chair

Instituto Politecnico De Beja

Portugal

Guest Adjunct Professor at the Department of Health at the Polytechnic Institute of Beja in Portugal. She graduated in Occupational Therapy, Master in Neuropsychology and is currently a PhD student in Biomedical Engineering. Her research focuses primarily on biomechanics, motion analysis, biosignals, mobility community, and neurological dysfunction in adults and the elderly.

Derek Christie

Grand Holder Scientific Representative

University of applied sciences and arts Western Switzerland (HES-SO)

Switzerland

Prof. DPTH Christie MPH PhD at the School of Health Sciences Fribourg of the University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland (HES-SO) is the Grant Holder Scientific Representative of BOPALiM. His expertise is in daily walking and he has wider interests in the health-environment-transportation interfaces.

Priscilla Harries

Grant Awarding Coordinator

Kingston University

United Kingdom

Professor Priscilla Harries, Dip.COT, MSc, Ph.D., FHEA, FCOT is the Grant awarding Co-ordinator of BOPALiM, as well as a Professor of Occupational Therapy and a Fellow of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists. She is the Head of the Graduate Research School and Researcher Development at Kingston University London and Chair of the Kingston University Research Ethics Committee. Her research is focused on decision-making, studying clinical decision-making as well as other fields where we are keen to learn from experts, including those assessing fitness to drive.

Giovanni Circella

Scientific Communication Coordinator

Ghent University

Belgium

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Orkun Aran

ITC Coordinator

Hacettepe University

Turkiye

Associate Professor at the Department of Occupational Therapy of the Hacettepe University. His research focuses on participation, vocational rehabilitation and mobility.

Cynthia Engels

Young Researcher Coordinator

Paris Est Créteil University

France

Lecturer and researcher in Occupational therapy, at the University of Paris Est Créteil. She is part of the Clinical Epidemiology and Ageing research team.

Panagiotis Papantoniou

WG1 Leader

University of West Attica

Greece

Assistant Professor at University of West Attica, Transportation Engineer. His areas of expertise include road safety, road design, sustainable urban mobility and intelligent transportation systems.

Ann-Helen Patomella

WG1 Co-Leader

Karolinska Institutet

Sweden

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Isabelle Gélinas

WG1 Co-Leader

McGill University

Canada

Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the School of Physical & Occupational Therapy at McGill University in Canada. Her research program focuses primarely on issues related to different forms of transportation mobility, including driving, to enable community participation for adults with disability and older adults.

Tadhg Stapelton

WG2 Leader

Trinity College

Ireland

Coming soon...

Brenda Vrkljan

WG2 Co-Leader

McMaster University

Canada

Professor of Occupational Therapy and Director of the BHSc Integrated Rehabiliation and Humanities undergraduate program at McMaster University, where she leads and co-leads projects focused on mobility, healthy aging, and out of home participation.

Moon Choi

WG2 Co-Leader

Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

South Korea

Coming soon...

Selina Egger

WG3 Leader

Zurich University of Applied Science

Switzerland

Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland (HETSL | HES-SO) and research associate at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences. Her research focuses on the mobility and participation of persons with disabilities.

Slaven Gasparovic

WG3 Co-Leader

University of Zagreb

Croatia

Associate Professor at the Department of Geography, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb. His general expertise includes transport geography and urban planning, with a particular focus on transport disadvantage, transport based social exclusion and issues of mobility and accessibility for different social groups.

Sophia Vardaki

WG3 Co-Leader

National Technical University of Athens

Greece

Teaching and Research Associate at National Technical University of Athens. Her expertise includes assessment of driving behaviour and performance of older adults (on-road and in simulation), human factors in road design and operations and education of professionals. She is a Road Safety Auditor.

Lana Van Niekerk

WG4 Co-Leader and Training School Coordinator

University of Stellenbosch

South Africa

Associate Professor in Division Occupational Therapy of Stellenbosch University in South Africa. Through her research she explores and aims to facilitate equity for persons with disability in the world of work.

Philippe Schneider

Grand Holder Manager

University of applied science of Western Switzerland

Switzerland

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Nikolas Thomopoulos

WG4 Leader

University of Surrey

United Kingdom

Associate Professor in Transport and Institute for Sustainability Programme Co-Leader about Sustainable Transport and Mobility at the University of Surrey. His past research projects include the socio-economic evaluation of new mobility services and fitness to drive.

Joao Granja


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