Megan has been with the Human Factors & Aging Laboratory since 2017 and is the Assistant Director of the lab. In addition to managing the day-to-day functions of the lab, Megan assists on the Disability & Aging

Emma’s research interests include personalized interventions for children with developmental disabilities (e.g., Autism) and children who are neurotypical as well as personalized interventions for adolescents with mental illness. Emma is most interested in how these interventions can help

Dr. Olatunji works as a robotics researcher for our human-robot interaction projects in the lab and is also a research fellow for the McKechnie Family LIFE Home. His research efforts and development focus on using robotics, smart-home

Dr. Lee works on our CREATE project. Her research interests include optimal aging and social support received and provided by older adults as well as social engagement and technology use in older adults.

Bachelor’s Degree: Consumer and

Dr. Mahajan is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Health & Kinesiology.  He serves as the Assistant Director of Research for the McKechnie Family LIFE Home (https://lifehome.ahs.illinois.edu/).  He is the principal investigator of a

Dr. Hale is a Teaching Assistant Professor in the Department of Health & Kinesiology.  He came to Illinois with 7 years of experience in health technology research at Partners Healthcare Pivot Labs where he led a product development