Bachelor’s Degree:
Dental Surgery, University of Dhaka Bangladesh, 2019
Sajib was a licensed dentist in his home country. He became involved in public health and research with a motivation to have an impact on larger population groups. After working on
Kacie Vlach is a first-year graduate student, pursuing her Master of Public Health in Epidemiology. After graduation, Kacie plans to work as an epidemiologist or a biostatistician.
Kacie’s research interests include access to health technology, mental health in vulnerable populations,
Master’s Degree (In Progress):
Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Bachelor’s Degree:
Industrial Engineering, Chulalongkorn University
Research Interests:
Enhanced activities of daily living (EADLs)
tumar2@illinois.edu
Bachelor’s Degree:
MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery)
Tooba is a Master of Health Administration student in College of Applied Health Sciences with interests in human factors in aging.
Research Interests
Bachelor’s Degree:
Psychology, Florida State University, 2019
Master’s Degree:
Community Health, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2023
Mimi is a PhD student in the Human Factors & Aging Laboratory at UIUC. She works with older adults in the Blood Pressure Study
cwsmith4@illinois.edu
Bachelor’s Degree:
Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2022
Carson is a student in the Health Technology master’s program. He has worked in the Human Factors and Aging Lab since starting his undergraduate degree in 2019. Carson
Bachelor’s Degree:
B.S. in Speech Pathology and Audiology, Marquette University, 2021
Erin is a Doctor of Audiology (AuD) graduate student within the Speech and Hearing Sciences department and is studying to become an audiologist
Research Interests
Master’s Degree:
Social Work, New York University, 2019
Bachelor’s Degree:
Psychology, Tsinghua University, 2017
Summer Chen is a doctoral student in Social Work. Her research interests include understanding the effect of assistive technology in caregiving, as well as identifying the
Master’s Degree:
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Community Health, 2021
Bachelor’s Degree:
Florida State University, Psychology and Statistics, 2017
Research Interests