Veterans
Autonomous Shuttle Services for Rural Veterans: Lessons Learned and a Roadmap for Autonomous Shuttle Deployment in Rural Areas for the VA
From the data of 123 Veterans, GIS analyses of transportation needs for rural Veterans, and current VA practices, we will develop a VA centric roadmap with recommendations for adopting and deploying autonomous shuttles (AS) as a mode of community mobility for rural Veterans.
Youth
The Perspectives of Youth with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities in Rehabilitation Evaluation and Outcome Measurement
Dr. Kramer, in partnership with AbleLink Technologies, is designing a novel tool to include the perspectives of youth with neurodevelopmental disabilities (DD) and related cognitive impairments in rehabilitation evaluation and outcome measurement.
Older adults
Enhancing Functional Gains from Structured Exercise for Older Adults who are at Risk of Losing Independence at Home
Dr. Liu studies the relationship between cognitive aging and health literacy. She examines the use of text cohesion, illustrations, and stereoscopic videos to reduce the cognitive load required to process health information in older adults.
Adult
Wearable Technology for Physical Activity Recognition
Dr. Wang is introducing wearable and mHealth technology to establish objective and quantitative measures to support the interventions of the Happy Teacher Wellness project and help teachers more easily adapt to the interventions.
Completed Projects
Information about recent and completed projects can be found by visiting the OT faculty profiles.