Improving Quality of Life for Adults of All Ages
The Human Factors and Aging Laboratory focuses on understanding the fundamentals of human behavior in the context of technology interactions. Our research engages older adults of varying abilities and experiences in projects related to healthcare; design for aging; technology acceptance; aging-in-place; training and instructional support; and human-robot interaction.
News
- Congratulations to Erin!
Erin Heniff recently defended her audiology capstone project, entitled “Discovering Communication Challenges and Response Strategies of Late-Deafened Older Adults.” Erin passed with no revisions required. Congratulations, Erin! Erin will now move on to a one-year residency at Rush University… Read more: Congratulations to Erin! - Congratulations, Golf!
Graduate student Varitnan (Golf) Hattakitjamroen successfully defended his Master’s thesis, Developing an Assessment Tool to Measure Enhanced Activities of Daily Living in Older Adults. Congratulations, Golf! - Congratulations, Mimi!
Congratulations to graduate student Mimi Trinh on passing her written and part I prelim oral examinations! Mimi is now all but dissertation. Well-done, Mimi!
Featured Publications
- The National Institutes of Health (National Institute on Aging)
- Enhancing Quality of Life for Older Adults with and without MCI through Social Engagement over Video Technology [R44 AG059450]
- The National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Nursing Research)
- Improving Hypertension Medication Adherence for Older Adults [R01NR018469]
- The Administration for Community Living, National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research, Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers