The HFA Lab had 10 posters at the Undergraduate Research Symposium. Presenters included Afnaan, Amy, Anika, Adam, Cam, Dhruti, Ethan, Fatima, Gabriella, Maya, and Noah. They presented research from CREATE, MEDSReM, I’M Well, and TechSAge. The lab was well-represented!
HFA undergrads Haseeb Rehman and Saathveek Gowrishankar delivered spoken presentations at the Undergraduate Research Symposium. Haseeb presented “Assistive Technology for Older Adults with Hearing Disabilities” based on research from TechSAge Aging Concerns, Challenges, and Everyday Solution Strategies. Saathveek’s presentation was
The HFA Lab was privileged to host Dr. Chris Wickens for dinner when he visited Illinois for the Health Technology Speaker Series. Dr. Wickens’ presentation was titled “An Influence Model of Human-Automation Team Interaction.” We were privileged to visit with
Erin Heniff recently defended her audiology capstone project, entitled “Discovering Communication Challenges and Response Strategies of Late-Deafened Older Adults.” Erin passed with no revisions required. Congratulations, Erin! Erin will now move on to a one-year residency at Rush University Medical
Graduate student Varitnan (Golf) Hattakitjamroen successfully defended his Master’s thesis, Developing an Assessment Tool to Measure Enhanced Activities of Daily Living in Older Adults. Congratulations, Golf!
Congratulations to graduate student Mimi Trinh on passing her written and part I prelim oral examinations! Mimi is now all but dissertation. Well-done, Mimi!
Multiple undergraduate students in the HFA Lab received departmental awards. Cam Jaime-Rivera received the Carol L. Chittenden Scholarship. Fatima Pantoja-Lara received the Joanne M. Carraway & Charles M. Carraway Scholarship. Amy Ni received the Agnes Radich Vidovic Award. Adam Syed
Congratulations to HFA Lab member Yao-Lin Tsai on receiving the 2024-2025 Chittenden Fellowship! The Chittenden Fellowship is intended to support a doctoral student in the Health & Kinesiology Department who has a research agenda focused on the intersection of health,
Several members of the HFA Lab attended the Human Factors & Ergonomics Society Health Care Symposium. Many lab members gave presentations from current research. To view the conference program, please click here.
Lab Director Dr. Wendy Rogers has been selected to serve on the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine Board on Human Systems Integration. Congratulations, Wendy!