Suzanne earned a B.Soc.Sc. from UCD, H.Dip. in Business and MSc by research from DKIT. She worked in mental health, substance abuse, and health education in the U.S. for fifteen years before returning to Ireland. In addition to teaching Healthcare in the adult education sector, Suzanne has an extensive background in intercultural and anti-racism training and research. Suzanne has worked on a range of projects including ProACT and as part of a European research team exploring Social Innovation in Ageing initiatives. Her research has included identifying barriers experienced by older people to accessing and using GP out-of-hours and exploring the vocational challenges of home healthcare assistants. Suzanne leads the Living Lab at NetwellCASALA.

Dr. Julie Doyle is the Director of NetwellCASALA. Her background is in Human Computer Interaction (HCI) and digital health technologies, with a focus on designing and evaluating intuitive and useful health and wellbeing technologies for older adults and those who support their care. Julie joined NetwellCASALA in 2011 and since then has led a number of digital health projects in the areas of chronic disease management, falls prevention, rehabilitation and ambient assisted living.

Dr Oonagh Giggins graduated from University College Dublin (UCD) with a 1st Class Honours BSc degree in Physiotherapy, and was awarded the Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapist (ISCP) prize for clinical placement. She received her MSc and PhD from UCD. Oonagh was awarded an Industry Fellowship grant from Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) and undertook a one-year fellowship with Novartis, in their Global Service Centre in Dublin. Her current research interests are in personal sensing and the use of novel technologies in rehabilitation, healthcare, and clinical trials.

With a B.A. (Hons) in Psychology, Orla completed a PhD in Contextual Behavioural Science at University College Dublin. Orla has taught and supervised undergraduate and postgraduate students at UCD and DkIT. As an Assistant Psychologist with ACT Now Ireland, she has delivered training in third wave therapies such Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to both professionals and clinical populations. Orla has worked on the Changing Lives Initiative, within which she conducted a process and cost-effectiveness evaluation of the Incredible Years Parenting Programme for behaviours consistent with ADHD across Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Scotland. Orla’s current work includes examining the behaviour change impact of digital interventions, on older people with cardiac conditions.