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He serves as the Scientific Director of the St. Joseph’s Centre for Integrated Care, Research Director of the McMaster School of Medicine (Waterloo Campus), and is an Associate Scientific Director of the Canada Longitudinal Study on Aging. His program of research makes use of health information (‘big data’) to target, develop, and evaluate models of care in home and community care, emergency departments, hospitals, and long-term care (https://bdg.mcmaster.ca/). He also leads work on digital tools for health care, including caregivers (https://www.yourcareplus.ca). He is leading or co-leading large federally funded teams to answer questions about how COVID-19 is impacting older adults, including long-term care, retirement homes, and hospital inpatients (https://www.coregontario.ca/). What motivates your work in integrated care? “Initially, my grandparents who slipped through cracks in our health system. Today it’s my broader family, neighbours, and people who send me messages as they try to navigate their complex health in our complex health care system.” - Andrew https://stjoescic.ca/joanna-sinn daily 0.75 2023-11-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ba44c89a30cd32969ca85d/1624299726949-P9YP2ZO2NDXTM8F1W4DA/2019-10-25%2B12.44.59.jpg Joanna Sinn - Dr. Joanna Sinn, PhD (@JoannaSinn) Research Scientist Joanna Sinn is a Research Scientist with St. Joseph’s Centre for Integrated Care and part of the BDG scientific leadership team. Dr. Sinn is a health services epidemiologist and program evaluator specialising in integrated health systems research, implementation, and evaluation. She conducts collaborative community-based research employing mixed methods, participatory approaches, and broad engagement strategies across the knowledge-to-action cycle. Dr. Sinn is passionate about community health priorities, especially those at the intersection of individual and community health as well as social, economic, and physical environments. Dr. Sinn’s current research focuses on home and community care and housing with supports. Her approach to research brings system partners together with system data to identify needs, develop new models of care, and evaluate meaningful outcomes. She also frequently draws upon quality improvement principles to translate research outputs into better processes, programs, and policies. She has received national and provincial awards, including the CIHR-IHSPR Rising Star Award and CIHR Banting and Best Canada Graduate Scholarships, for her research in health services and policy. RESEARCH KEYWORDS integrated care, continuing care, home care, congregate settings, population health, health equity, patient & community engagement, quality improvement What motivates your work in integrated care? “I am privileged to be at the table with patients, families, and providers and learn from them. We share examples of integrated care in action and work together to address existing gaps in the context of achieving the quintuple aim. Creating new partnerships, building on collective expertise and energy, and seeing ideas come to life are the most rewarding parts of my day.” - Joanna https://stjoescic.ca/covidcarehome daily 0.75 2022-06-09 https://stjoescic.ca/faq daily 0.75 2021-09-30 https://stjoescic.ca/general-questions daily 0.75 2021-09-30 https://stjoescic.ca/integrated-funding-model-questions daily 0.75 2024-06-25 https://stjoescic.ca/sophie-hogeveen daily 0.75 2021-10-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ba44c89a30cd32969ca85d/1633481140528-LGI8N7FM465YOH1HIXK7/Hogeveen+Headshot+crop.jpg Sophie Hogeveen - Dr. Sophie Hogeveen, PhD Sophie is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Integrated Care, as well as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the McMaster Institute for Research on Aging. Her research focuses on the development, implementation, and evaluation of strategies to improve equitable access to community-based health care services for older adults. Sophie recently completed a CIHR Health System Impact Fellowship jointly with Women’s College Hospital Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care and McMaster University. She focused broadly on the intersection of home care and community support services, and equitable access to these services by underserved populations, particularly in light of the switch to virtual services as a result of public health measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. She holds a PhD from the School of Public Health and Health Systems at the University of Waterloo and has received national and provincial awards and funding for her work. What motivates your work in integrated care? “I have a heart for people, that each person would be seen, known, and cared for as a whole person. I am excited for the potential within integrated models of care to bring together individuals and systems to ensure that patients, families, caregivers and communities are embraced and empowered to support their health and wellbeing, as they define it for themselves.” - Sophie https://stjoescic.ca/justin-lee daily 0.75 2022-01-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ba44c89a30cd32969ca85d/1633533769972-4DQIUMCSSHZH4P6N92HM/Leej.jpg Justin Lee - Dr. Justin Lee, BScPhm, ACPR, MD, PhD, FRCPC Justin Lee is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at McMaster University. He is actively involved with the clinical care of patients as a staff geriatrician and internist at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton and Hamilton Health Sciences. He has expertise in clinical pharmacology and the care of older adults including those living with multiple co-morbidities and frailty. This stems from his training as both a clinical pharmacist with a hospital residency at the University of Toronto and a specialist physician in Geriatric Medicine and Internal Medicine at McMaster University. Justin serves as an Associate Research Director at the St. Joseph’s Health System Centre for Integrated Care and a Clinician Scientist at the GERAS Centre for Aging Research. He completed a PhD in Health Research Methods at McMaster University focusing on clinical epidemiology and health services research. He has a special interest in better understanding patients with high healthcare needs or costs, improving the transitional care period from hospital to home and optimizing medication use in older adults. His program of research is focused on developing innovative strategies to improve health systems and achieve the Quadruple Aim of better population health, improved patient and clinician experience and reduced healthcare costs. Justin has received several provincial and national awards for his research, leadership and academic achievements including a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Fellowship and Silver Award of Excellence, the David Sackett Scholarship, the Canadian Geriatrics Society Edmund Cowdry Award and studentship awards from the CIHR Drug Safety and Effectiveness Training program and the Ontario Drug Policy Research Network. What motivates your work in integrated care? “In my experience both as a clinician and as a caregiver for my family, I routinely witness the impact and hear the challenges faced by patients and families as they seek care in our complex healthcare system… and I believe we can do better. I have seen the possibilities when the care of my patients is more patient-centred and providers are better connected and able to work as a team across the continuum of care.” https://stjoescic.ca/lindsay-klea daily 0.75 2023-10-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ba44c89a30cd32969ca85d/7e705737-efa7-4b69-bd30-30a6e3d8053a/Lindsay_K-3.jpg Lindsay Klea - Lindsay Klea Lindsay joins St. Joseph’s Health System Centre for Integrated Care as a Research Manager where she supports a variety of research initiatives within the Centre’s research portfolio. Currently, Lindsay is working on multi-year study aimed at identifying components of a sustainable integrated primary care model for residential care facilities. Other initiatives she supports include self-service navigation for caregivers and individuals living in home and community care settings, and practical assessments aimed at building capacity and advancing maturity within integrated care programs and organizations. Lindsay’s interests include the access and equity of care support and resources, and people-centred care. What motivates your work in integrated care? My mom was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis when I was three years old. As her care needs became increasingly complex, our family navigated Emergency Department admissions, readmissions, and providing complex care at home. With time, we learned how to support my mom’s evolving care needs, but not without experiencing the impact of fragmented care delivery on her and my family’s quality of life. I am grateful to work in integrated care because of the opportunities CIC, alongside our partners, have to innovate and advance connected and people-centred care. https://stjoescic.ca/about-centre-for-integrated-care daily 0.75 2026-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ba44c89a30cd32969ca85d/1760450807975-TXE4H0DQSDH5Z5E3W5QF/unsplash-image-2DA9WH_7hB0.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ba44c89a30cd32969ca85d/1760451115779-CF6RFLSG09SSC5EW8JMQ/unsplash-image-L30rgHYSyuU.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ba44c89a30cd32969ca85d/1623180556563-8DHXONALN7ADTDVQ43SC/SJHHResearchLogo.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ba44c89a30cd32969ca85d/1634238969984-RZYSVHZ734MGWD9RUHE3/McMasterUniversityLogo.png https://stjoescic.ca/projects-impact daily 0.75 2026-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ba44c89a30cd32969ca85d/f569617a-e731-431c-a7c6-cb544879906e/redesign.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ba44c89a30cd32969ca85d/db5ce8c4-55f0-4ccf-9469-65a1f3258035/JRIFull_Logo%2B%282%29.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ba44c89a30cd32969ca85d/69ae2e7f-fcd4-404d-96f2-d26a3d29f700/2.png https://stjoescic.ca/contact-us-1 daily 0.75 2025-12-23 https://stjoescic.ca/drchi-lingjoannasinn daily 0.75 2026-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ba44c89a30cd32969ca85d/bd3524a8-e09b-404e-a88a-af32beedc13b/CIC+Website+Visuals+%283%29.png Dr. Chi-Ling Joanna Sinn - Dr. Chi-Ling Joanna Sinn, PhD Research Scientist Research Scientist, St. Joseph’s Health System Centre for Integrated Care Affiliate, The Research Institute of St. Joe’s Hamilton Joanna Sinn is a health services epidemiologist and program evaluator specialising in integrated health systems research, implementation, and evaluation. She conducts collaborative community-based research employing mixed methods, participatory approaches, and broad engagement strategies across the knowledge-to-action cycle. Dr. Sinn’s research covers a variety of settings where housing and support services are co-located, such as residential care facilities and rooming houses. These settings are often intertwined with other determinants of health, including poverty, employment, social supports, and issues of housing quality and stability. Her approach to research brings system partners together with system data to identify needs, develop new models of care, and evaluate meaningful outcomes. She also frequently draws upon quality improvement principles to translate research outputs into better processes, programs, and policies. She has received national and provincial awards, including the CIHR-IHSPR Rising Star Award and CIHR Banting and Best Canada Graduate Scholarships, for her research in health services and policy. Juravinski Integrated Residential Care Initiative Research Interests: Housing with supports, continuing care, home care, congregate settings, health equity, right to housing https://stjoescic.ca/drandrewcosta daily 0.75 2025-12-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ba44c89a30cd32969ca85d/0f299891-1f74-445d-b839-28e25dedc438/Andrew+Costa.png Dr. Andrew Costa - Dr. Andrew Costa, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (HEI) Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Integrated Care for Seniors Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University Member, School of Computational Science and Engineering, McMaster University Andrew Costa is a health services researcher and epidemiologist specializing in seniors’ health, long-term care, and integrated models of care. His research program uses real-world data, artificial intelligence, and pragmatic clinical trials to improve outcomes for older adults. He has published nearly 200 peer-reviewed papers and is recognized among the top 2% of scientists worldwide. His work has shaped major health policies in Canada and internationally, including COVID-19 vaccination policy in long-term care. Dr. Costa serves as Research Director at the St. Joseph’s Health System Centre for Integrated Care and Associate Scientific Director of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. He also leads OnSPARK, Canada’s largest AI-enabled long-term care data platform. Centre for Integrated Care OnSPARK Data Platform Google Scholar Publications Research Interests: Long-term care, seniors’ health, integrated care, health data, and AI in healthcare https://stjoescic.ca/drjustinlee daily 0.75 2025-12-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ba44c89a30cd32969ca85d/bd445e77-d2fb-4514-8dcd-cba0a4d87756/Justin+Lee.png Dr. Justin Lee - Dr. Justin Lee, BScPhm, ACPR, MD, PhD, FRCPC Assistant Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, McMaster University Associate Research Director, St. Joseph’s Health System Centre for Integrated Care Clinician Scientist and Clinical Trials Lead, GERAS Centre for Aging Research Staff Geriatrician, Hamilton Health Sciences & St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton Co-Chair, Canadian Medication Appropriateness and Deprescribing Network (CaDeN) Research Committee Co-Chair, Canadian Geriatrics Society Deprescribing and Medication Optimization Special Interest Group Dr. Justin Lee is a geriatrician, pharmacist, and clinician-scientist specializing in the care of older adults living with frailty, multimorbidity, and complex medication needs. He is actively involved in the clinical care of patients as a staff physician at Hamilton Health Sciences and St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton. Dr. Lee leads a research program encompassing clinical trials, observational studies, and systematic reviews focused on advancing evidence-based medicine and developing innovative strategies to optimize and integrate clinical care for older adults across the care continuum. His work includes medication optimization and the development of delirium- and dementia-friendly care models using real-world data, EMR-integrated digital health tools, and knowledge translation approaches. Dr. Lee serves as Associate Research Director at the Centre for Integrated Care, Clinical Trials Lead at the GERAS Centre for Aging Research, and Co-Chair of the Canadian Deprescribing and Medication Appropriateness Network (CaDeN) Research Committee. He has received recognition for his research and leadership at regional, provincial, and national levels, including awards from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Canadian Geriatrics Society, and the Ontario Drug Policy Research Network. He has presented internationally on medication optimization and geriatric care. His work bridges real-world clinical practice and health systems research to advance senior-friendly care and support the Quadruple Aim in healthcare. https://stjoescic.ca/draaronjones daily 0.75 2025-12-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ba44c89a30cd32969ca85d/6570cb33-48c5-49a5-be28-ab57e0e3ed3d/Aaron_Jones+Headshot.jpg Dr. Aaron Jones - Dr. Aaron Jones, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (HEI) Schlegel Chair in Clinical Epidemiology and Aging Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University Aaron is a health services researcher and biostatistician with expertise in the use of health administrative data and data science methodologies. His research program investigates the health service use of older adults with on-going care needs, with the goal of discovering how to better organize, manage, and deliver the care that older adults need to age well in their preferred location. Aaron also serves as the Site Director at ICES McMaster and the Research Director at the Waterloo Regional Campus of the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine. His work has been supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Alzheimer Society of Canada. 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She is responsible for plans and supports educational programs and events such as retreats and training sessions and Tam meetings. Shauna works and communicates with internal and external departments and organizations. She manages supervisors’ calendars and resolve scheduling issues. In addition, she prepares and tracks expenses throughout the year. https://stjoescic.ca/lindsayklea daily 0.75 2025-12-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ba44c89a30cd32969ca85d/117e32ba-28b4-4487-b2c9-7fb4fc2bbdb9/Lindsay_K-3.jpg Lindsay Klea - Lindsay Klea Research Manager Lindsay supports a variety of research initiatives within the Centre’s research portfolio. Currently, Lindsay is working on multi-year study aimed at identifying components of a sustainable integrated primary care model for residential care facilities. Other initiatives she supports include self-service navigation for caregivers and individuals living in home and community care settings, and practical assessments aimed at building capacity and advancing maturity within integrated care programs and organizations. https://stjoescic.ca/gioiabuckley daily 0.75 2025-12-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ba44c89a30cd32969ca85d/db0e0674-a059-4b60-b5ca-64748729133d/Gioia+headshot.jpg Gioia Buckley - Gioia Buckley Research Manager, Centre for Integrated Care Managing Director, OnSPARK Data Platform Gioia is a senior university researcher and manager with extensive experience leading and supporting interdisciplinary research programs. She joined CIC in September 2024, where she provides leadership in operations, finance, human resources, and stakeholder engagement. As Managing Director of the OnSPARK LTC Data Platform, Gioia serves as the central administrative and delivery leader, overseeing internal operations such as human resources, budget and financial management, governance coordination, stakeholder liaison, and executive support for the platform. Prior to joining CIC, Gioia spent 25 years at McMaster University’s Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis (CHEPA), where she served as Senior Research Coordinator and Research Associate in Health Economics. Her work spanned program management, health economics and policy research, and operational leadership. She has extensive experience managing large-scale research programs, conducting data analysis, developing and monitoring budgets, coordinating deliverables, and fostering collaboration among academic, government, and community partners. Gioia holds an Honours Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Commerce from the Università degli Studi di Perugia, Italy, and a Master of Arts in Economics from McMaster University. Integrated Care Related/ Research Interests: Long-term care and primary health care data and policy Current and Ongoing Projects: OnSPARK LTC Data Platform https://stjoescic.ca/michelle-stillman daily 0.75 2025-12-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ba44c89a30cd32969ca85d/54592eb4-4d0c-4f0c-938d-8f3ef96141a6/CIC+Website+Visuals+%287%29.png Michelle Stillman - Michelle Stillman OnSPARK Director, Partnerships & Governance Michelle Stillman is a strategic leader with over 15 years of experience advancing impact through organizational transformation, program development, and knowledge mobilization. Her work spans the nonprofit, health, and research sectors, where she has led multi-disciplinary teams, guided organizations through periods of growth and change, and built structures that enable effective, sustainable implementation. Michelle’s career has focused on designing and delivering initiatives that address complex challenges facing older adults across the continuum of care. She has worked collaboratively with researchers, government partners, health care providers, and people with lived experience to co-create programs that translate evidence into practical solutions, ensuring that research findings become accessible tools that improve outcomes in real-world settings. Michelle is recognized for her ability to align diverse stakeholders around a shared vision, foster meaningful collaboration, and move organizations from ideas to execution. What motivates Michelle’s work? “ I am motivated by bringing partners together to design solutions that address complex challenges, honour lived experience, and create programs that make a difference in people’s lives.” https://stjoescic.ca/aysha-tayabratsep daily 0.75 2025-12-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ba44c89a30cd32969ca85d/1f9da0c2-6429-4e99-a0d9-ae77e6045e00/Aysha+Tayab-Ratsep+headshot.jpg Aysha Tayab-Rätsep - Aysha Tayab-Rätsep Research Communications Specialist Aysha Tayab-Rätsep has been the Centre for Integrated Care’s Research Communications Specialist since 2025. She supports the team by creating and disseminating tailored knowledge products that enhance CIC’s brand presence and reach across diverse audiences, including researchers, health system leaders, and community partners. With an educational and professional background in gerontology, anthropology, and public relations, and a lived experience in caregiving for a young child with special needs, she brings a creative, enthusiastic, and empathetic approach to storytelling and supporting knowledge mobilization to make research objectives and findings accessible and meaningful. Aysha works across multiple teams and projects to develop, implement, and amplify communication campaigns that support the Centre for Integrated Care’s overall growth and development. Integrate Care Related/ Research Interests:   Culturally competent care Healthcare and social support navigation Intergenerational caregiving and creating integrated systems Current and Ongoing Projects:  Juravinski Residential Integrated Care Initiative OnSPARK https://stjoescic.ca/ahmad-rahim-1 daily 0.75 2025-12-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ba44c89a30cd32969ca85d/469023d0-83c0-49ef-bde3-47b365b88573/CIC+Website+Visuals+%2817%29.png Ahmad Rahim - Ahmad Rahim Data Manager, OnSPARK Ahmad Rahim is an analytic epidemiologist with extensive expertise in clinical, administrative, and demographic data sets. He is highly proficient in data manipulation, statistical software (e.g., R, SAS), and data visualization techniques. His expertise includes epidemiological modelling, biostatistics, and leveraging data-driven approaches to inform evidence-based practice. As the Data Manager of the OnSPARK LTC Data Platform, Ahmad ensures data quality, integrity, and security by implementing robust data governance policies and compliance measures. He oversees data collection, storage, and access while supporting analytics through efficient database management and structured reporting. Integrate Care Related/ Research Interests: Using data and statistical models to understand health trends and outcomes in long-term care. Combining clinical, administrative, and demographic data to support evidence-based decisions. Creating tools and measures to improve care quality and guide health system planning. Current and Ongoing Projects: Variation in Psychotropic & Non-Psychotropic Prescribing in Nursing Homes Changing needs of LTC residents Deep Learning Models for Predicting Emergency Room Transfers in Ontario Long-Term Care Home Patients Using Electronic Medical Records https://stjoescic.ca/terenceliu daily 0.75 2025-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ba44c89a30cd32969ca85d/32ae7bff-5e73-4adb-8df0-223c40927257/Terence+Liu.jpg Terence Liu - Terence Liu Terence Liu is a Health Sciences student at McMaster University and a new member of the Centre for Integrated Care team. In his role, he supports ongoing initiatives focused on advancing patient-centered and community-based models of care. Terence joined CIC to gain hands-on experience in the research field and to deepen his understanding of how integrated care approaches can improve patient outcomes and healthcare delivery. Through this role, he hopes to develop his research skills, contribute to meaningful projects, and learn from interdisciplinary collaborations that bridge evidence and practice. https://stjoescic.ca/darly-dash daily 0.75 2025-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ba44c89a30cd32969ca85d/e96b1526-34bd-4ce7-b6b2-65ed2afa1b89/2017+dash_darly.jpg Darly Dash - Darly Dash Dr. Darly Dash is a health services researcher and a current post-doctoral fellow at Sinai Health. As a long-time member of the team, Darly has conducted several large, mixed-methods studies and facilitated international research collaborations. Her PhD research investigated the practice patterns of Canadian long-term care physicians, including how physician commitment and competency influence the quality of care in residents. Darly has expertise in conducting observational studies, chart reviews, program evaluations, and utilizing qualitative methods, as well as leveraging health administrative databases and electronic medical record data. Dr. Dash has received several awards, including the CIHR Canadian Graduate Scholarships (Doctoral), the DeGroote Doctoral Scholarship of Excellence, and a postdoctoral award through the Alzheimer Society of Canada. Interests: Medical Care Quality, Long-term care, Health workforce, Caregiving for persons living with dementia Projects: OnSPARK Practice-based quality indicators of physicians in long-term care Physician and nurse practitioner practice patterns, and their influence on resident outcomes ED Transfers at the end-of-life https://stjoescic.ca/yasmin-mkalaf daily 0.75 2025-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ba44c89a30cd32969ca85d/b5b4b651-80d2-4902-8d1c-2841e3a13b3e/Yasmin+Mkalaf.JPG Yasmin Mkalaf - Yasmin Mkalaf Yasmin Mkalaf is a research assistant with St. Joseph's Health System Centre for Integrated Care, and has been working with the CIC team for over two years. She has a vested interest in how healthcare intersects with housing, especially when it comes to underserved populations in the community. She works to assess current policies implemented in housing and healthcare systems, and advises on possible future changes to improve both fields. Yasmin has also worked to better understand the historical nuances of supportive housing, and how that plays a role in current challenges and barriers being faced by residents today. Yasmin graduated with a Bachelor of Health Sciences from McMaster University, and is currently attending the University of Ottawa in the Medical Doctorate (MD) program. https://stjoescic.ca/sergei-filasov daily 0.75 2025-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ba44c89a30cd32969ca85d/7479d9b2-559c-431f-bb2b-85ff7581873e/Sergei+Filiasov.jpg Sergei Filasov - Sergei Filasov Dr. Sergei Filiasov recently joined the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (HEI) at McMaster University as a postdoctoral researcher, working within OnSPARK to advance data-driven improvements in long-term care. His research focuses on Health Economics & Health Policy and Applied Econometrics and Causal Inference, leveraging large administrative and EMR datasets to generate actionable evidence for health systems. He completed his PhD in Economics in 2025 at McMaster University and brings an interdisciplinary perspective that bridges health economics, health services research, and data science to inform more effective and equitable health policy. His recognitions include the SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship and MacDATA Fellowship. Integrated Care Related/ Research Interests: Health economics, long-term care, applied econometrics, causal inference Current and Ongoing Projects: Optimizing Nursing Home Environments Transient Impacts of LTC Inspections Computationally efficient double bootstrap for multi-part survival models https://stjoescic.ca/michaella-miller daily 0.75 2025-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ba44c89a30cd32969ca85d/4b37c477-bc91-45c0-9357-edc712b877a8/Michaella+Millaer.jpg Michaella Miller - Michaella Miller Michaella Miller is a PhD candidate at the University of Waterloo and a health systems and services researcher, specialising in aging, health, and well-being. Her research focuses on the intersection between the health workforce and quality of care in long-term care with a critical lens towards the impact of policy and regulation. At CIC, Michaella has been working with the OnSPARK team to establish and build the health human resources (otherwise known as Health Workforce) dataset for long-term care. The OnSPARK data platform provides a previously unrealized opportunity for evaluation, workforce monitoring, and planning tool for the long-term care sector. Using these data along with qualitative approaches, she investigates how staffing models can be improved to meet the care and social needs of residents, and the needs of staff in establishing a psychosocially healthy workplace. In doing so, Michaella aims to support a responsible, ethical, and sustainable work and living environment for long-term care. Integrated Care Related/ Research Interests: Mixed methods Aging care Dementia care/ caregiving Long-term care Health workforce Current and Ongoing Projects: OnSPARK data platform HHR data https://stjoescic.ca/shaza-hassan daily 0.75 2025-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ba44c89a30cd32969ca85d/5cdde582-5adb-4061-9168-7cb7ed686033/Shaza+Hasan+headshot.jpg Shaza Hassan - Shaza Hassan Shaza is a graduate level social researcher who specialises in qualitative research. She has experience with conducting research interviews, analysing qualitative data (using Nvivo), and supporting with research deliverables. As a Research Assistant working with CIC, Shaza supports the Dixon Hall RHP research team with data collection, data analysis, report preparation and write-up. She also offers support to other CIC research teams to assist with research work. Integrated Care Related/ Research Interests: Housing and homelessness, intersectionality, aging and older adults Current and Ongoing Projects: MIRA Dixon Hall Rooming House Project https://stjoescic.ca/shehraz-riar daily 0.75 2025-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ba44c89a30cd32969ca85d/c42093fc-e5c7-47d4-b666-95fc2443d0fc/DSC_0035.png Shehraz Riar - Shehraz Riar Shehraz Riar is a Research Assistant working under the supervision of Dr. Justin Lee at the St. Joseph’s Centre for Integrated Care. His work sits at the intersection of geriatric medicine, health equity, and innovation to improve health outcomes and care experiences for older adults at a systemic level. At the centre, Shehraz’s responsibilities include leading and designing clinical studies and literature reviews, managing data collection and analysis (REDCap, SPSS, R, and RevMan), and translating research findings into interdisciplinary collaborations for communities, clinicians, and policymakers. Integrate Care Related/ Research Interests: Geriatric Medicine, Culturally Sensitive Care, and Biopsychosocial Model of Health Current and Ongoing Projects: Is Equity Considered in Systematic Reviews of Frailty Interventions for Older Adults? (Supervisor: Dr. Justin Lee) The Appropriate Use of Chemical and Physical Restraints in Older Adults (Supervisor: Dr. Justin Lee) Use of Dual Orexin Receptor Antagonists for Insomnia and the Risk of Falls and Fractures and Prevention of Delirium: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (Supervisor: Dr. Justin Lee) https://stjoescic.ca/zain-pasat1 daily 0.75 2026-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ba44c89a30cd32969ca85d/26ec75b1-7ebe-47c8-8c45-c29c532051cf/Headshot+-+Zain.png Zain Pasat - Zain Pasat Zain is a research fellow at the Centre for Integrated Care and a McMaster University graduate of the Master of Science in eHealth program. He has worked with healthcare organizations by evaluating virtual care programs and developing strategies to support equitable and patient-centered access to digital health. Zain’s research interests include aging, digital health, community-based care, and patient and caregiver experience. https://stjoescic.ca/harneet-hothi daily 0.75 2025-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ba44c89a30cd32969ca85d/e89528d2-cd07-451c-8aea-ae9cd7a2ca5b/Harneet.jpg Harneet Hothi - Harneet Hothi Harneet is a 4th year medical student at the University of Toronto. She completed a Bachelor of Health Sciences at McMaster and a Master of Arts in Health, Aging and Society at McMaster. Integrated Care Related/ Research Interests: Interested in optimizing care for vulnerable populations, including frail older adults, by evaluating the evidence and cost-effectiveness of personalized care interventions that improve outcomes and enhance system sustainability. Current and Ongoing Projects: The Implementation of Frailty Assessment Tools in the Acute Care Setting: A Scoping Review: Hothi H, Paolone AR, Pezeshki M, Griffith LE, Kennedy CC, Leong DP, Marcucci M, Papaioannou A, Lee J. The Implementation of Frailty Assessment Tools in the Acute Care Setting: A Scoping Review. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2025 Aug;73(8):2571-2578. doi: 10.1111/jgs.19438. Epub 2025 Mar 15. PMID: 40088041; PMCID: PMC12396172. In progress: We’ve Measured Frailty, Now What? Implementation of Frailty Assessment to Adapt Acute Care: A Scoping Review Implementation of Frailty Assessment to Adapt Acute Care: A Scoping Review: A Cost Analysis https://stjoescic.ca/kishwara-sadia daily 0.75 2025-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ba44c89a30cd32969ca85d/5686454e-1908-4095-b05b-f8c9c7c894cd/Kishwara.jpg Kishwara Sadia - Kishwara Sadia Kishwara Sadia is a multidisciplinary eHealth professional with a background in software engineering, data analytics, machine learning, automated health data capture, and digital health innovation. She is currently pursuing her MSc in eHealth at McMaster University, where her work bridges technology, data, and healthcare system improvement. Kishwara brings experience in EHR software quality assurance, data visualization, analytics, and digital solution design, particularly within healthcare research and analytics environments. At the Centre for Integrated Care, Kishwara contributes to the OnSPARK Long-Term Care (LTC) Data Platform, supporting the development and evaluation of LTC data dashboards, website architecture, and data-driven tools that enhance insight generation and accessibility for LTC partners. Her role includes assisting with LTC data analytics, front-end development, data visualization design, and the implementation of analytic frameworks and predictive models to support integrated care initiatives. Integrated Care-Related / Research Interests: Health data analytics, automated health data capture, digital health solutions and EHR systems, user-centered dashboard design, healthcare informatics, and quality improvement in long-term care. Current and Ongoing Projects: OnSPARK Long-Term Care (LTC) Data Platform LTC data analytics and indicator evaluation https://stjoescic.ca/hanna-tilahun-solomon daily 0.75 2025-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ba44c89a30cd32969ca85d/43d45df5-2d2f-4085-827e-d2961cb3a01d/CIC+Website+Visuals+%2815%29.png Hanna Tilahun Solomon - Hanna Tilahun Solomon Hanna Tilahun Solomon is a Research Assistant supporting Dr. Chi-Ling Joanna Sinn’s work at McMaster University. She assists with research examining structural inequities in Ontario’s residential care facilities and housing policies, contributing to projects focused on integrated health systems and community-based approaches. Her interests lie in advancing equity-driven health research that bridges policy, lived experience, and system-level change. Hanna holds an Honours Bachelor of Science in Life Sciences from McMaster University and is beginning her Master of Science in Global Health. She has also supported qualitative projects on digital mental health accessibility, aging in equity-deserving communities, and child emotion regulation, reflecting her commitment to inclusive and socially responsive research. Ongoing Projects JRI RCF Project https://stjoescic.ca/rayan-chaudhry daily 0.75 2025-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ba44c89a30cd32969ca85d/149537fd-cfc0-4fc7-ba1f-f1fb74cb5b1f/Rayan+Chaudhry.png Rayan Chaudhry - Rayan Chaudhry Rayan is a research student at the Centre for Integrated Care and a third-year Bachelor of Health Sciences student at McMaster University, conducting research through a project course under the supervision of Dr. Justin Lee. His current project is a systematic review focusing on Electronic Frailty Indices derived from hospital-based Electronic Medical Records (EMRs), with a potential future application in a follow-up chart review project. Rayan’s research interests include community-based care, frailty and aging, and geriatric care. https://stjoescic.ca/tharmitha-ramkumar daily 0.75 2025-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ba44c89a30cd32969ca85d/1f66a7c4-6535-4da1-8cfb-6c36806a3170/Tharmitha+R+Headshot.png Tharmitha Ramkumar - Tharmitha Ramkumar Tharmitha is a Research Assistant with the RCF Catalyst project, pursuing her Master of Science in Global Health. In this project, she assists Dr.Sinn and her colleagues in analyzing existing housing policies and inequities in Residential Care Facilities (RCFs) to better reflect today's population. Tharmitha completed her Honours Bachelor of Science in Life Sciences and Health Studies at the University of Toronto. She previously took part in researching the need for more mental health support in Ontario students post-pandemic to create changes in the education system. Integrated Care Related/ Research Interests: Health Equity Maternal Health Current and Ongoing Projects: JRI RCF Project https://stjoescic.ca/humayun-kabir daily 0.75 2026-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ba44c89a30cd32969ca85d/679022c4-eb8f-4c5c-be57-0de162241885/Humayun-1.jpg Humayun Kabir - Humayun Kabir Humayun Kabir is trained as an epidemiologist and a nurse, with a specialization in health systems research focusing on aging. He works on projects examining the medical complexity of residents in retirement homes, utilizing linked administrative health data. As a graduate thesis student, he also utilized data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) to examine the relationship between economic status and transitions to retirement homes. His research interests extend to the application of AI modelling in long-term care (LTC), specifically how AI tools can enhance resident safety, predict clinical diagnoses, and support timely interventions. Integrated Care Related/ Research Interests: Medical complexity, AI modeling for resident’s safety, early diagnosis, and interventions. 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https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ba44c89a30cd32969ca85d/4a444225-527e-4dcd-ba8d-df19e01e31f9/CIC+Website+Visuals+%2816%29.png Samaneh Farahani - Samaneh Farahani Samaneh Farahani is a Research Associate at the Centre for Integrated Care and a PhD candidate in Health Policy at McMaster University. She also holds a Master’s degree in Health Administration (Community Care) from Toronto Metropolitan University. She has collaborated with long-term care and community organizations to advance innovative models for aging in place and homecare and has conducted research on digital inclusion and community integration among migrant populations. Samaneh previously co-led a project at the Community Services focused on refining the organization’s client experience survey for its Health Services portfolio, developing an evidence-based, culturally responsive framework to improve data quality and strengthen quality improvement processes. Samaneh’s research interests include aging and elderly care, workforce optimization, health services research, and healthcare quality, with a particular focus on using population-level data and policy analysis to improve care coordination and system integration. Her current project, Changing Resident Composition in Ontario’s Long-Term Care Homes (2017–2025), examines longitudinal shifts in the demographic and clinical profiles of Ontario’s long-term care residents over time. https://stjoescic.ca/mahtab-zarei daily 0.75 2026-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ba44c89a30cd32969ca85d/a4f05bda-7838-4217-9a22-6153fcc9645c/MahtabZarei.jpg Mahtab Zarei - Mahtab Zarei Mahtab Zarei is a PhD candidate in the Health Research Methodology program at McMaster University and a research assistant in the Centre for Integrated Care (CIC). Her research focuses on the nutritional determinants of health, with a particular emphasis on how long-term dietary behaviors influence population health and cognitive decline among older adults. Mahtab’s experiences as a Registered Dietitian inspired her to look beyond individual food choices and focus on the long-term habits and environments that shape people’s health. She believes that many individuals know what constitutes a healthy diet, yet face environmental and social barriers—such as family eating patterns, food accessibility, equity, and the influence of meal companions—that limit their ability to make sustainable changes. Mahtab is passionate about people-centred care that integrates patients into the design of their dietary plans, recognizing that eating should remain an enjoyable and empowering part of life. Integrate Care Related/ Research Interests: Nutritional behavior, people-centered dietary practice, cognitive decline Current and Ongoing Projects: Developing a dietary scoring method in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) and examining how meal companionship influences cognitive decline in older adults.