Congratulations to graduate student Mimi Trinh on passing her written and part I prelim oral examinations! Mimi is now all but dissertation. Well-done, Mimi!
Author: Cassie Payonk
Lab Members Receive Awards
Multiple undergraduate students in the HFA Lab received departmental awards. Cam Jaime-Rivera received the Carol L. Chittenden Scholarship. Fatima Pantoja-Lara received the Joanne M. Carraway & Charles M. Carraway Scholarship. Amy Ni received the Agnes Radich Vidovic Award. Adam Syed
Yao-Lin Receives Chittenden Fellowship
Congratulations to HFA Lab member Yao-Lin Tsai on receiving the 2024-2025 Chittenden Fellowship! The Chittenden Fellowship is intended to support a doctoral student in the Health & Kinesiology Department who has a research agenda focused on the intersection of health,
HFA at HFES Health
Several members of the HFA Lab attended the Human Factors & Ergonomics Society Health Care Symposium. Many lab members gave presentations from current research. To view the conference program, please click here.
Divya Bhookya
Research Assistant
Divya Bhookya recently graduated from the College of Applied Health Sciences majoring in Interdisciplinary Health Sciences with a concentration in Health Behavior Change. Divya’s plans are to attend optometry school in the fall. Currently, she is working on
Olivia Rojas
Research Assistant
Olivia Rojas is currently a graduate student that received her undergraduate degree at the University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign. She will be attending the university again for her masters. Olivia has worked with the lab for a
Virtual Reality to Support Social Connectivity
Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are seeking participants for a study about the use of virtual reality headsets to support social connectivity and engagement.
Participation Involves:
- Virtual reality headset demonstrations
- Questionnaires
- Interview
- You will be compensated $50!
Participants
Medicare Interview Study for Older Adults
Participants (62+) are needed for a study about their needs, challenges, and preferences about Medicare.
For more information, please contact the study coordinator, Dr. Hye Soo Lee at kch-hfa-createp3@illinois.edu, or call (217) 244-3688. A research personnel will answer
April Pereira
Visiting Scholar
April Pereira is currently a visiting student at the Human Factors & Aging (HFA) Laboratory and currently a Ph.D. student in the Cognitive Psychology program at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. Her research spans topics such
Wendy named to BOHSI board
Lab Director Dr. Wendy Rogers has been selected to serve on the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine Board on Human Systems Integration. Congratulations, Wendy!