This semester the FaMe team got the opportunity to participate in the Cozad New Venture Challenge. The Cozad New Venture Challenge is a way to accelerate your startup idea, receive mentoring and compete for funding sources. The FaMe team worked hard all semester long and was able to present their research and mobile application design […]
On Thursday April 25th, two of our undergraduate research assistants presented at the Undergraduate Research Symposium. Congratulations to both Grace and Maryanne! They have worked hard all semester and we are so proud of the work they have put in!
Here is one of our graduate students, Sahel, with her latest poster presentation! Sahel presented this poster on our latest paper coming out soon. Be on the look out for our new publications!
Two of our DPQoL graduate students recently won awards! Sahel has won one of the two Kathleen M. Haywood Graduate Kinesiology Scholarship Fund awards. Established byDr. Kathleen Haywood, a retired professor in physical education, and internationally known scholar of motor development, this award is to support graduate students studying kinesiology or physical education. Weiwei has won the Benjamin H. […]
Check out our latest article on a study conducted by the DPQoL! This study examines best practices associated with fire preparedness among individuals who use a wheelchair or scooter to inform and facilitate fire preparedness education.
Brenda and Sahel graduated with their Master degree while working in the DPQoL! We appreciate all that they did within the lab and wish them the best of luck for their future endeavors!
About Jaewon: Hometown: Seoul, South Korea DPQoL Involvement: We’re using technology to support people with mobility disabilities. For example, we’re using digital home assistants like Amazon Alexa and smart devices to improve the lives of older adults with mobility disabilities. We’re also developing an app with Georgia Tech to detect falls in people who use […]
On November 1, 2023, Dr. Jaewon Kang, a Postdoctoral Research Associate, delivered a research poster presentation at the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM) 2023 Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. The ACRM Annual Conference is renowned as the world’s largest interdisciplinary rehabilitation research event. Her presentation focused on the research project titled “Voice-Activated Digital Assistants to […]
Dr. Rice and graduate student Weiwei Li presented at this year’s Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals (ASCIP) Conference held in San Diego, California. Their noble mission of improving the health and well-being of individuals with spinal cord injuries/disabilities (SCI/D). The conference accomplishes this through advanced interdisciplinary education, fostering professional development, and advancing scientific research. […]
Welcome to the Disability, Participation, and Quality of Life (DPQoL) Newsletter! This newsletter is your source for updates on the happenings associated with the DPQoL at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign.