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Research Team

The HealthyPhases Project brings together a multidisciplinary team of researchers with expertise in ontology development, psychology, computer science, and gerontology.

Principal Investigators​

John Beverley (UB)​

  • Role: Co-Principal Investigator
  • Expertise: Ontology Engineering
  • Affiliation: University at Buffalo
  • Research Focus: Ontology engineering, formal logic, and semantic data integration

Bill Duncan (UF)​

  • Role: Co-Principal Investigator
  • Expertise: Ontology Engineering
  • Affiliation: University of Florida
  • Research Focus: Information sciences, ontology engineering, and data interoperability

Co-Investigators​

Julie Bowker (UB)​

  • Role: Subject Matter Expert
  • Expertise: Solitude
  • Affiliation: University at Buffalo
  • Research Focus: Psychological impacts of solitude, social isolation, and loneliness

Hollen Reischer (UB)​

  • Role: Subject Matter Expert
  • Expertise: Gerotranscendence
  • Affiliation: University at Buffalo
  • Research Focus: Narrative identity, mixed methods, life stories

Other Team Members​

Oliver He (UM)​

  • Role: UM Lead
  • Expertise: Ontology
  • Affiliation: University of Michigan
  • Research Focus: Biomedical ontologies, knowledge representation, and bioinformatics

Jie Zheng​

  • Role: Developer
  • Expertise: Software engineering
  • Research Focus: Web application development and data visualization

Sam Smith​

  • Role: Developer
  • Expertise: Technology
  • Research Focus: Data visualization and interactive web development
  • Portfolio: Observable Notebooks

Damayanthi Jesudas​

  • Role: Post-Doctoral Researcher
  • Expertise: Knowledge graph development
  • Research Focus: Semantic technologies and data integration

Volunteers​

Regina Hurley​

  • Role: Volunteer
  • Research Focus: Ontology annotation and curation

Sean Kindya​

  • Role: Volunteer
  • Research Focus: Data collection and literature review

Rachel A. Mavrovich​

  • Role: Volunteer
  • Research Focus: User testing and community engagement

Technology Partners​

NaasAI Core Team​

  • Role: Technology Partner
  • Expertise: Open Source, Data, AI, Machine Learning, Web Development, Software Development
  • Research Focus: Ontology-Driven Agentic AI and semantic enrichment

Contact​

For inquiries about the HealthyPhases Project, please contact:

  • John Beverley, PhD
  • Department of Philosophy
  • University at Buffalo
  • Email: [email protected]