Alex Moreno is a junior studying Kinesiology. After graduation, he plans to enroll in a Physician Assistant program.
Alex’s research interests include improving quality of life for older adults, health technology, and behaviors toward technology.
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Congratulations to HFA Lab alumna, Tooba Umar, who recently accepted a position as Regional Manager with the Division of Specialized Care for Children at UIC! Tooba graduated with her Master’s this past spring.…
Lucas Filarski is a freshman studying interdisciplinary health sciences. After graduating, he plans to attend medical or physician assistant school. Lucas’s research interests include technology integration and the evolution of healthcare.…
Jehanna De Los Reyes is a freshman studying Interdisciplinary Health Sciences. She plans to pursue medical school after graduation.
Jehanna’s research interests include health technology and lifestyle and behavioral health.
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Congratulations to HFA Postdoctoral Research Associate Pallabi Bhowmick! Pallabi has been awarded a CREATE Trainee Pilot Grant under the mentorship of Dr. Rogers and Dr. Gupta. The project will develop an innovative eXtended Reality (XR) training module to help older …
Welcome Jehanna De Los Reyes and Lucas Filarski, this year’s Students Pursuing Applications, Research, and Knowlege (SPARK) students in the HFA Lab! Jehanna will be working on the Disability & Aging & Work Needs project, and Lucas will assist on …
Our collaborators Henry and Jane Evans were recently featured on CBS Sunday Morning. The HFA Lab has been working with the Evans family as part of our Small Business Innovation Research Grant with Hello Robot, funded by the National …
Congratulations to lab alumni Ryan Santens and Samuel Olatunji who start new positions this fall! Ryan earned his PhD working in the HFA Lab and is now an Assistant Professor at Washburn University. Samuel was a postdoc in the HFA
Congratulations to our Community Academic Scholars, Shreya Rana and Leo Wang! They presented posters from their work over the summer. Shreya’s research was “Robot Showerhead for Older Adults with Mobility Impairment” and Leo’s was “Designing with Robots: Supporting Aging through …
Congratulations to Willencia Louis-Charles on the successful defense of her Master’s thesis, Perceptions of Type 2 Diabetes Self-Management Among Middle-Aged Adults. Great job on this important work, Willencia!
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