Shusmita Rashid

Shusmita Rashid is the Senior Knowledge Mobilization Manager (KM) at the Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation (CABHI) and Associate Director at the Rotman Research Institute. Leading CABHI’s KM and Community Engagement initiatives, Shusmita connects community partners with the research, health, and innovation ecosystems to help move research and innovation from promising ideas to uptake and adoption for real-world impact. Shusmita specializes in using Implementation Science methods to design, implement, and evaluate innovative programs for sustained impact. She led the implementation of large-scale health service research projects as the former Research Manager of the Team for Implementation, Evaluation, and Sustainability at the Knowledge Translation Program at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute. She is passionate about practical applications of Implementation Science and KM and has delivered workshops across the globe, including WHO-supported workshops in Uganda and Ethiopia.