The collaborative efforts between the Human Factors and Aging Laboratory and Hello Robot were recently featured on several media outlets.
The News Gazette posted the following article detailing how Stretch could help older adults: Stretch your imagination: UI researchers looking
Doctor of Philosophy:
Human Development and Family Studies, Oregon State University, 2022.
Master’s Degree:
Child Development and Family Studies, Seoul National University, South Korea, 2014.
Bachelor’s Degree:
Consumer and Child Studies, Seoul National University, South Korea, 2008.
Dr. Lee
Bachelor’s Degree:
Community Health, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2022
Emma Lachs is a Research Assistant for the Human Factors and Aging Laboratory. She is interested in personalized interventions for children with developmental disabilities (e.g., Autism) and children who are neurotypical
Doctor of Philosophy:
Culture Studies, Bowling Green State University, 2012
Master’s Degree:
Social Work, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2020
MBA, Greenville University, 2018
Technical Communication, Bowling Green State University, 2005
Bachelor’s Degree:
English Literature, Xi’an International Studies University, 1998
tumar2@illinois.edu
Bachelor’s Degree:
MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery)
Tooba is a Master of Health Administration student in College of Applied Health Sciences with interests in human factors in aging.
Research Interests
olatunji@illinois.edu
Doctor of Philosophy:
Industrial Engineering (Intelligent Systems), Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel, 2021
Master’s Degree:
Electrical and Electronic Engineering. University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria, 2014
Bachelor’s Degree:
Electrical Engineering. University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria, 2010
Dr. Olatunji is
cwsmith4@illinois.edu
Bachelor’s Degree:
Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2022
Carson is a student in the Health Technology master’s program. He has worked in the Human Factors and Aging Lab since starting his undergraduate degree in 2019. Carson