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 …
The TechSAge User Needs team is collaborating with Persons Assuming Control of their Environment, Inc. (PACE, Inc.) this summer. Team members recently visited PACE for a tour and kick-off meeting with Associate Director Mel Liong.
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HFA graduate student Veronica Falcon attended the latest Dine with a Doc event on June 3rd to meet older adults in the community and recruit potential study participants.
The event highlighted healthy practices for successful aging and strategies for maintaining …
The Human Factors and Aging Laboratory is thrilled to welcome Community-Academic Scholars Lina Gil (pictured left) and Alisha Daga (pictured right).
Lina is working on Supporting People Aging with Long-Term Disabilities: A Community Collaboration with the PACE Center for Independent …
Congratulations to HFA student Mimi Trinh on her recent graduation and for earning her Doctoral Degree in Community Health. We are tremendously proud of her and celebrate her outstanding accomplishments. We wish her continued success and all the very best …
Congratulations to all of the undergraduate students who presented at the Undergraduate Research Symposium! From the HFA Lab, RJ Mattas and Joaquin Gavina, Jr., delivered spoken presentations. Abigail Anokye (pictured above), Angel Urquizo, Dhriti Patel, Fatima Pantoja Lara, Gizel Fahimi, …
HFA graduate student Veronica Falcon and undergraduate student Fatima Pantoja Lara received awards at the Department of Health and Kinesiology Awards Ceremony in April. The awards were in recognition of their academic and professional accomplishments. Dr. Shannon Mejia presented Veronica …
HFA Assistant Director Megan Nickrent presented “Understanding barriers and supports for older workers with disabilities” from the TechSAge Disability & Aging & Work Needs project at RESNA.…