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
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Illinois Night at HFES Health
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.
Understanding Self-Management of Diabetes
We are looking for:
- Middle-aged adults (45-65 years old)
- At least one year with type 2 diabetes
- No bachelor’s degree of higher education
- Independent day-to-day management
The research study includes a mix of survey and interview questions. The one-time, in-person,
Veronica Walsh
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, Tooba!
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
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
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
Connecting Researchers Studying Aging at Illinois
Several HFA Lab members had the opportunity to attend Connecting Researchers Studying Aging at Illinois on January 24th. It was a great time to connect and learn about the aging research others at Illinois are doing. Dr. Rogers
Congratulations, Dr. Santens!
HFA Lab member Ryan Santens successfully defended his dissertation, “A Community-Based Implementation of an Adapted Mindfulness-Based Intervention with a Low-Income Population,” on January 23rd. Ryan did a great job of presenting his research and answering questions. We can’t
Farewell, Tongxin!
Tongxin Sun has been at the HFA Lab as a visiting scholar for the past year, and is returning to Beijing to finish her PhD. We celebrated her time with us and the upcoming holidays with a lab dinner. We’ll