Prof. Angela Roberts
College Member
Current Employer
Western University
Election Year
2025
Academy
College of New Scholars
Department
Department of Computer Science and School of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Angela Roberts is a Canada Research Chair in Data Analytics and Digital Health in Cognitive Aging and Dementia. Her interdisciplinary research uses digital health technologies and artificial intelligence to examine behaviours in real-world contexts. Dr. Roberts is committed to communityengaged research and knowledge mobilization aimed at extending cognitive healthspan and improving the diagnosis and management of cognitive and communication changes in neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer’s and frontotemporal dementias, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and Parkinson’s disease.
Les recherches interdisciplinaires de Angela Roberts (Chaire de recherche du Canada niveau 2) misent sur les technologies de la santé numérique et l’intelligence artificielle pour examiner les comportements dans des contextes réels. Mme Roberts se consacre à la recherche communautaire et à la mobilisation des connaissances dans le but de prolonger la santé cognitive et d’améliorer le diagnostic et la prise en charge des changements cognitifs et communicationnels liés aux maladies neurodégénératives telles que la maladie d’Alzheimer, les démences frontotemporales, la sclérose latérale amyotrophique et la maladie de Parkinson.