Elle Eastman and RJ Mattas joined the HFA Lab as this year’s Students Pursuing Applications, Research, and Knowledge (SPARK). Elle will be assisting on the Diabetes Study and RJ will help with the Proxemics Study. Welcome, Elle and RJ! We’re

Elle Eastman and RJ Mattas joined the HFA Lab as this year’s Students Pursuing Applications, Research, and Knowledge (SPARK). Elle will be assisting on the Diabetes Study and RJ will help with the Proxemics Study. Welcome, Elle and RJ! We’re
Former HFA Postdocs George Mois and Renato Azevedo have both started new positions as Assistant Professors at the University Of Georgia. George is in the Department of Health Promotion and Behavior in the College of Public Health. Renato is in
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.
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
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!
Drs. Samuel Olatunji and Harshal Mahajan received an award for a paper they jointly led earlier this year! They have been selected to received a 2024 Innovative Research on Aging Bronze Award from the Mather Institute. Their paper will
Congratulations to Drs. Harshal Mahajan and Samuel Olatunji! They have received a Center on Health, Aging, and Disability Pilot Grant for $30,000 for their proposal entitled “Robot Support for Individuals with Physical Disabilities.”
Esther Cardenas and Shuoning (Stone) Shi are joining us for the summer as Community Academic Scholars. They will be advised by Drs. Wendy Rogers, Raksha Mudar, and Samuel Olatunji and will be working with ClarkLindsey Life Plan Community testing
Haseeb Rehman earned an Honorable Mention for his spoken presentation “Assistive Technology for Older Adults with Hearing Disabilities” at the Undergraduate Research Symposium. Congratulations, Haseeb! To view the full list of awards, please visit https://blogs.illinois.edu/view/6204/3592442.
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!