Personnel
Mary Becker, OTR/L
Interviewer at the Aging and Technology Project
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Current Research Activities:
Smart Houses |
Maria Castilone, RN
Interviewer at the Aging and Technology
Project
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Current Research Activities:
Smart Houses |
Linda Fraas, OTR/L, MA, ATP, CEAC
Senior Research Specialist at the Aging
and Technology Projects
Research Assistant Professor at the Dept. of Rehabilitation Science
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Current Research Activities:
Evaluation of an approach to Increase Centers for Independent
Living service use by older persons with disabilities, in collaboration
with the Rehabilitation Research Training Center on Independent Living
Management and the RERC on Technology for Successful Aging. |
Patty Jahn, RN
Interviewer at the Aging and Technology
Project
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Current Research Activities:
Smart Houses |
Jim Peron
Smart House Troubleshooter
Director of Shop
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Current Research Activities:
Smart Houses with the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Technology
for Successful Aging at the University of Florida, Gainesville
The purpose of the project is to find effectiveness of smart house and
computer use among older adults in maintaining independence in their home
environment. |
Neeraj Ashok Kumar, MSPT, Graduate Student
Research Assistant at the Aging and Technology Projects
Ph.D. Program in the Department of Rehabilitation Science
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Current Research Activities:
Establishment of Psychometrics of the Balance Master in Person's with Multiple
Sclerosis.
Effectiveness of physical exercise and computer technology in improving
the Quality of Life in veterans with spinal cord injuries. |
Linda Russ, MS, OTR
PhD Student in the Deptartment of Rehabilitation
Science
Guest Lecturer, Occupational Therapy Program
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Current Research Activities:
The Effect of Home Monitoring on Reducing Burden in Caregivers
of Older Adults.
The purpose of this study is to determine if the use of a home monitoring
system by a care recipient is an effective means to reduce caregiver burden
and enhance satisfaction by (1) increasing control over the home environment,
(2) reducing workload strain and safety concerns, and (3) enhancing communication
via the Internet and the personal emergency response system. |
Kathleen M. Stanton, RN, MSN
Senior Research Specialist, Aging and
Technology Projects
Research Assistant Professor, Deptartment of Rehabilitation Science
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Current Research Activities:
Smart Houses with the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Technology
for Successful Aging at the University of Florida , Gainesville
The purpose of the project is to find effectiveness of smart house and
computer use among older adults in maintaining independence in their home
environment. |
Vidyalakshmi (Vidya) Sundar, Graduate Student
Research Assistant at the Aging and Technology
Projects
Ph.D. Program in the Department of Rehabilitation Science
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Current Research Activities:
Creating an instrument for independent living skills in adults with physical
disabilities and functional status in the community. |
Akihiko (Aki) Tomita
Computer use monitoring specialist at
the Aging and Technology Project
Computer Engineer
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Current Research Activities:
Tracking and Analyzing computer use of home-based frail elders |
Machiko R. Tomita, MA, Ph.D. Certified
for Gerontology
Director at the Aging and Technology Projects
Clinical Associate Professor, Deptartment of Rehabilitation Science
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Current Research Activities:
Effectiveness of wellness computer network among home-based frail elders
Smart house in collaboration with RERC-Tech Aging ( University of Florida
)
Creation of national management database for Centers for Independent
Living in collaboration with RRTC-IRM (Independent Living Project in Western
New York )
Creation of instrument for independent living in collaboration with RRTC-IRM.
Creation of instrument for Universal Design application for toys for
Let's Play Projects |
Bin-Min (Anna) Tsai, OT, MS
Research Assistant, at the Aging and Technology
Projects
Ph.D. Program in the Department of Rehabilitation Science
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Current Research Activities:
Use of computer technology among community-based frail elders who live alone. |
Jun-Yuan Tung, Graduate Student
Research Assistant, Aging and Technology
Projects
Ph.D. Program in Deptartment of Rehabilitation Science
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Current Research Activities:
The impact of cross cultural training and environmental and personal factors
on the cultural competence of staff of centers for independent living. Impact
of computer use on attitude toward high technology among community-dwelling
frail elders. |
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