Postdoctoral research associate George Mois was awarded a $10,000 trainee pilot grant for his project “Leveraging Presence through Virtual Reality to Support Social Connectivity.” The award is part of the the Center for Research and Education on Aging and Technology
Dr. Wendy A. Rogers and the McKechnie Family LIFE Home were featured on the Illinois homepage. Click here to learn more about how the LIFE Home is used “to define the future of independent living for all ages and abilities.”
The Fall 2022 TechSAge Newsletter is now available. Please click here the view the PDF of the newsletter.
Doctor of Philosophy:
Culture Studies, Bowling Green State University, 2012
Master’s Degree:
Social Work, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2020
MBA, Greenville University, 2018
Technical Communication, Bowling Green State University, 2005
Bachelor’s Degree:
English Literature, Xi’an International Studies University, 1998
The Center on Health, Aging, and Disability Annual Report is now available. Please click here to read about the highlights from 2021-2022.
Dr. Wendy Rogers is the principal investigator for the Illinois site of the multi-institutional, interdisciplinary Center for Research and Education on Aging and Technology Enhancement (CREATE). CREATE was recently awarded a 5 year $14.7 million grant from the National Institute
HFA Lab member Carson Smith was recently featured by the College of Applied Health Sciences News & Features. Carson joined the lab as a freshman in 2019, and we are thrilled to have him return this fall as a graduate
PhD Candidate Megan Bayles has been chosen as the recipient of the 2022-2023 Chittenden Fellowship. This is a prestigious fellowship at Illinois meant to support a graduate student who has a research agenda focused on the intersection of health, wellness,
Undergraduate Research Assistant Carson Smith received an award for Outstanding Presentation for his spoken presentation, titled Development and Iteration of Medication Adherence: Applications for Older Adults, at the 2022 Undergraduate Research Symposium. Congratulations, Carson!
Nine undergraduate students from the HFA Lab presented at the 2022 Undergraduate Research Symposium. Carson Smith delivered a spoken presentation, while Faith Burnham, Maya Dye, Husna Hussaini, Shaunik Kapoor, Emma Lachs, Hannah Serio, Eldrick Surheyao, and Kyreon Williams presented posters.