Michael Varzino

Graduate Student


Michael is currently a Master’s student in the Health Technology program here at UIUC. He works on our Blood Pressure study and related literature reviews. Michael’s research interests include human factors, exercise as medicine, and health technology interventions.

Willencia Louis-Charles

Graduate Student


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

Prasanna Vuyyuru

Graduate Student


Prasanna is currently pursuing a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology. She works with older adults in our blood pressure study. With a strong academic background in dentistry and practical experience in healthcare, Prasanna is passionate about utilizing

Md Refat Uz Zaman Sajib

Graduate Student


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

Kacie Vlach

Graduate Student


Kacie is currently pursuing a Master in Public Health in Epidemiology. After graduation, she plants to work as an epidemiologist or a biostatician. Her research interests include access to health technology, mental health in vulnerable populations, and health

Golf Hattakitjamroen

Graduate Student


Golf is currently in the Community Health Master’s program. He works on our CREATE project. His research interests include enhanced activities of daily living.

Bachelor’s Degree: Industrial Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

vh9@illinois.edu

Tooba Umar

Graduate Student


Tooba is currently working on a Master’s in Health Administration. 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 Trinh

Graduate Student


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

Erin Heniff

Graduate Student


Erin is currently a Doctor of Audiology student and is studying to become an audiologist. Her research interests include cochlear implantation, hearing amplification devices, and late-deafened population

Bachelor’s Degree: Speech Pathology and Audiology, Marquette University, 2021

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eheniff2@illinois.edu
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