Human
Factors and Ergonomics Society
Student Chapter at
The Ohio State University
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1/11/05 |
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01/11/05 Meeting Agenda · Welcome to the 4th HFES student chapter meeting of 2004-2005 o Meet at 4.30 pm in Baker Systems 210E o Talk starts at 5.00 pm · Agenda: o Membership renewal/recruitment o Planning for future events/programs
o List Serve for the Student Chapter · 2004 – 2005 Officers:
· Websites:
http://www-iwse.eng.ohio-state.edu/ISEFaculty/sommerich/centralohhfes/ · Guest speaker: Dr. Wendy A. Rogers Wendy A. Rogers is Professor in the School of Psychology at Georgia Institute of Technology. She received her B.A. from the University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth, and her M.S. (1989) and Ph.D. (1991) from Georgia Institute of Technology. Prior to returning to Georgia Tech for her current position, she was a member of the faculty of the University of Memphis (1991-1994) and the University of Georgia (1994-1998). Her research interests include skill acquisition, human factors, training, and cognitive aging. She is the Co-Director of the Human Factors and Aging Laboratory (www.prism.gatech.edu/~wr43/hf_aging) which is funded by the National Institutes of Health (National Institute on Aging) as part of the Center for Research and Education on Aging and Technology Enhancement (CREATE), and by a National Science Foundation grant entitled “The Aware Home: Sustaining the Quality of Life for an Aging Population.” Dr. Rogers has published extensively in the field of human factors and cognitive aging. She is a fellow of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society and of the American Psychological Association (APA). She is a recipient of the Franklin V. Taylor Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Field of Applied Experimental and Engineering Psychology. She is a past-president of Division 21 of APA which is the Division of Applied Experimental and Engineering Psychology. She is currently the President of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (www.hfes.org).
· Open floor
OSU HFES Student Chapter Human Factors and Aging in an Aware Home Wendy A. Rogers School of Psychology – Georgia Institute of Technology Imagine if your home were “aware” of your activities so that it might help you remember what it was you went into the kitchen for or whether the visitor at the front door is someone you know or even what the proper procedure is for performing a recently learned home medical procedure. An aware home is not from the world of science fiction – indeed, it is within the realm of science. Such technological developments have the potential to enable older adults to maintain their functional independence and to “age-in-place.” An aware home can provide support in numerous ways including: alerting the person to an emergency or hazardous situation (e.g., the stove left on); providing information about daily activities and long-term trends, and changes therein (e.g., reduced movements); providing support for daily activities such as medication monitoring or use of medical technologies; and also supporting social communication with family and friends. For these efforts to be successful, human factors researchers must be involved. An innovative research program at Georgia Institute of Technology is focused on developing psychological and computer science to support home activities, especially for older adults. My presentation will provide an overview of this research program. |
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