Several lab members attended and presented at the Human Factors & Ergonomics Society ASPIRE Conference September 9-12. They were able to meet up with current and past colleagues at Illinois night, pictured above.
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Nishkaam Patel
Nishkaam Patel is a sophomore studying Community Health. After graduation, he plans on attending medical school to strive for his dream of becoming a doctor.
Nishkaam’s research interests include public health, health technology, and human-centered designs.
Veronica Falcon Borbolla
Graduate Student
Veronica Falcon is a first-year M.S. student studying Health and Kinesiology. After graduation, she plans to continue in the program and pursue her doctoral degree.
Veronica’s research interests include human-robot interaction, virtual reality, designing for older adults, and
Training Support Preferences for Virtual Reality
If interested in participating in this study, please contact the research team at vrsupport@illinois.edu or (217) 300-5445, or click here to sign up!
Community-Academic Scholar Presentation
Congratulations to HFA Lab members Esther Cardenas and Stone Shi on their successful presentations at the Community-Academic Scholar event! Esther presented “Robots Support in Care Facilities: Designing to Understand the Perceptions of Older Adults” and Stone presented “Robot Support in
Gianna Kohl
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Gianna works on our CREATE and TechSAge project. Her research is focused on illness experiences, dementia, the use of technology to support older adults in they daily lives, and usability testing.
Bachelor’s Degree: Applied Psychology, Saxion University
Congratulations, Camryn and Michael!
Congratulations to HFA Lab members Camryn Lynn and Michael Varzino! At the MS in Health Technology Capstone Celebration, Camryn received the Michael Vitoux Capstone Excellence Award and Michael received an Honorable Mention. Well done Camryn and Michael!
Pallabi Bhowmick
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Pallabi Bhowmick is involved in the CREATE VR project and the HRI project. Before coming to UIUC, she worked for four years in Wipro and Intel. Her research focuses on using virtual reality to enhance cognitive and
Past Visiting Scholars
University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana
- April Pereira – University of Waterloo (January 2024 – June 2024)
- Lizandra Vergara – Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (September 2021 – February 2022)
- Juliana Tissot – Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (September 2021 – February
Learn to Meditate
Community mindfulness classes for adults (18+) living in and around Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, to reduce stress, increase mindfulness and wellbeing, and improve health.