HFA Undergraduate Research Assistant Fatima Pantoja earned the F. Patricia Cullen Scholarship at the AHS awards on April 10. Congratulations, Fatima!

HFA Undergraduate Research Assistant Fatima Pantoja earned the F. Patricia Cullen Scholarship at the AHS awards on April 10. Congratulations, Fatima!
Congratulations to one of our grad students, Ryan Santens, who recently received the Reginald J. Alston award for excellence in Community Health and Rehabilitation. He received the award for his work on his dissertation “Illinois Mindful Wellbeing (I’M WELL)” in
Congratulations to Tooba on the successful defense of her Master’s thesis! Her presentation was very well-organized and clearly presented. Well done Tooba! We can’t wait to see what you do next!
Congratulations to our HFA undergraduate students, past and present, who have recently had papers accepted in academic journals. Undergraduates are an integral part of our lab and we would not be able to conduct our research without them. Our lab
Several HFA Lab members, past and present, attended and presented at the Human Factors & Ergonomics Society Healthcare Symposium in Toronto. Click here to see more details about the conference.
We are looking for:
The research study includes a mix of survey and interview questions. The one-time, in-person,
Veronica Walsh is a junior studying Industrial Engineering. She plans to pursue a career in human factors engineering.
Veronica’s research interests include aging-in-place, technology accessibility, and overall design for older adults.
Congratulations to HFA graduate student Tooba Umar for a successful thesis proposal! Her project is titled “Perceptions of Everyday Challenges for Older Traumatic Brain Injury, Care Partner-Care Recipient Dyads.” We are excited to see the results of Tooba’s research.
Ameera Taiwo is a junior majoring in Chemistry. After graduation she plans to attend medical school.
Ameera’s research interest include the intersectionality of aging, disabilities, and older adults.
Dhriti Patel is a sophomore studying Interdisciplinary Health Sciences with a concentration in Health Technology. She plans to go to Physician’s Assistant school.
Dhriti’s research interests include health technology to improve quality of life, health equity, and finding innovative solutions