Several HFA Lab members participated in the Champaign Walk to End Alzheimer’s on September 20th. To learn more about the walk, click here.
Category: News
Dr. Islam Receives Pilot Grant
Congratulations to Postdoctoral Research Associate Shafiqul Islam! He received a CREATE Trainee Pilot grant to explore the use of the social assistive robot “Moxie” to improve communication and social engagement among older adults, including those with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
Congratulations, Tooba!
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.
Dr. Bhowmick Receives Pilot Grant
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, SPARK Students!
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
Henry and Jane featured on CBS
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 Ryan and Samuel!
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
Community Academic Scholars Poster Session
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, Willencia!
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!
Welcome, Community-Academic Scholars!
The Human Factors & Aging Lab is pleased to host Community-Academic Scholars again this year. Shreya Rana and Yuheng (Leo) Wang are are working with the lab and ClarkLindsey Life Plan Community on Smart Support Systems: Evaluating Robotic Assistance for