Congratulations to HFA graduate student Yao-Lin Tsai on a successful dissertation proposal! His proposal is entitled “Understanding proxemic considerations for older adults and domestic assistive robots.” We are excited to see the results of Yao-Lin’s dissertation!…
The project “Stretching their Reach: Robot Support for Older Individuals with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Early Alzheimer’s Dementia” was recently funded as a Phase IIB Small Business Inovation Research grant from the National Institute on Aging. Dr. Wendy A. Rogers …
HFA graduate research assistant Eliza Baby was awarded the 2026 New Century Scholars Doctoral Scholarship from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation (ASHFoundation). Congratulations on this award, Eliza! It is well-deserved.
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HFA Lab Director Dr. Wendy A. Rogers was a guest on the podcast Neuro Logic at UT-Dallas over the summer. Click here to listen or here to watch and listen to the conversation about designing technology for older adults. The …
We are pleased to welcome Kai Bruce, this year’s Students Pursuing Applications, Research, and Knowledge (SPARK) student in the HFA Lab. Kai is a freshman majoring in Kinesiology and will be assisting on the CREATE Virtual Reality study. Please
Ph.D. candidate Eliza Baby has been selected as a 2026 ANCDS Conference Student Fellow, one of only twelve students chosen nationwide. The fellowship, awarded by the Academy of Neurologic Communication Disorders and Sciences (ANCDS), recognizes emerging scholars committed to …
HFA Postdoctoral Research Associate Dr. Pallabi Bhowmick and Director Dr. Wendy Rogers recently authored the “Teaching Tips” section for the APA Division 20 Adult Development and Aging News. Their column, Bringing Older Adults into the Classroom Through a “Robot …
Ph.D. candidate Yao-Lin Tsai visited Yuan Ze University in Taiwan and met distinguished Professor Yeh-Liang Hsu. Professor Hsu is the editor-in-chief of the Gerontechnology journal for the International Society for Gerontechnology and founder of the Gerontechnology Research Center (GRC) at …
HFA graduate student Veronica Falcon successfully defended her Master’s thesis, Developing an Integrated Measure of Trust for Human-Robot Interactions. She did a wonderful job presenting her results and answering challenging questions. Congratulations, Veronica! We are excited to see the …
HFA Lab Director Dr. Wendy Rogers recently visited Hong Kong. While there, she presented Enhancing social engagement for older adults through technology at the International Conference on Gerontechnology and Exploring human-robot interactions for older adults at The Chinese University of …