Tongxin is currently a visiting student at the Human Factors & Aging Laboratory and a second-year Ph.D. student in Information Design at Tsinghua University. Her research focuses on supporting and facilitating social engagement of older adults through the

Dr. Avinash Gupta is a Specialized Teaching Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering at UIUC. He is also a faculty affiliate in the Jump Simulation Center, CI-MED. He teaches software and hardware engineering

Ryan is currently a PhD student in Community Health. His areas of research interest extend knowledge gleaned from transdisciplinary inquiries investigating intersectional aspects of the social, psychological and spiritual underpinnings of cultural systems of power and their function

Wendy A. Rogers, Ph.D., is Shahid and Ann Carlson Khan Professor of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.  Her primary appointment is in the Department of Health and Kinesiology.  She has an appointment in Educational

Yao-Lin is currently a PhD student here in our lab and works on the STRETCH Robot Project that focuses on behavioral design for aging people. His research interests are social robotics including robot motion planning, indoor navigation, and

Willencia is a Master’s student here at UIUC. She works on our CREATE Virtual Reality and Decision Support projects. Her research interests include human-computer interactions, assistive technologies, and equitable access to health technologies.

Bachelor’s Degree: Biomedical Engineering, Marquette

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 several community-based health research projects for hard-to-reach

Tooba is currently working on a Master’s in Community Health. She works on our ENACT (Everyday Needs Assessment for Cognitive Tasks) and ACCESS projects (Aging, Concerns, Challenges, and Everyday Solution Strategies). Her research interests include human factors in

Mimi is currently a PHD student here at UIUC. She works with older adults on our Blood Pressure Study and Misty Robot Project. Mimi’s research interests include human factors and aging, motivation to adopt digital health technology, and

Summer is currently a doctoral student in Social Work. Her research interests include understanding the effect of assistive technology in caregiving, as well as identifying the technology-based interventions for older adults’ mental wellness.

Bachelor’s Degree: Psychology, Tsinghua University,