CREATE NEWS
CREATE NEWS
April 2013
Dr. Sara Czaja is the recipient of the Social Impact Award. Dr. Czaja also gave an invited address at CHI, which included a nice shout-out to the CREATE-Center.
April 2013
The CREATE team was represented internationally at CHI 2013 in Paris, France.
March 2013
Dr. Wendy Rogers is featured in a Nature | Outlook article discussing robot usage by older adults. Links to the web version and the PDF version.
March 2013
The CREATE team was represented in a variety of presentations at the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 2013 International Healthcare Symposium: Advancing the Cause, Baltimore, MD.
October 2012
The CREATE team was represented in a variety of presentations at the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting in Boston, MA.
September 2012
Dr. Sara Czaja is featured on a panel discussing the 2012 United States of Aging survey, and specifically talks about the aging workforce. Check out the discussion here!
August 2012
CREATE researchers have been accepted to present a symposium at the Gerontological Society of America meeting, in San Diego on Friday November 16 from 8:00 - 9:30 AM. Title is DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING AN INTERVENTION FOR OLDER ADULTS: THE PRISM FIELD TRIAL.
June 2012
Dr. Neil Charness has organized a panel for the ISG*ISARC conference on Friday, June 29, in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, on Cognitive Training. Presenters include Dr. Walter Boot (USA-CREATE), Dr. Elizabeth Zelinski (USA-USC), Dr. Jutta Kray (Germany) and Dr. Karin Slegers (Netherlands).
June 2012
Dr. Neil Charness presented a keynote at that conference on June 28 (co-authors include CREATE graduate students Ryan Best and Dustin Souders): Memory functioning and supportive technology.
May 2012
Drs. Tracy Mitzner, Marita O'Brien, and Wendy Rogers moderate the symposium Emerging Technologies for Healthcare and Aging at the Computer Human Interaction Conference, Austin, TX
November 2011
Research from CREATE highlighted in the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) Annual Meeting, in a symposium titled "Health Technology Design for Older Adults: Findings from CREATE."
September 2011
The CREATE team was represented in a variety of presentations at the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV.
August 2011
Neil Charness is quoted in press release. "Life Gets Better at 50". Link to press release.
August 2011
CREATE is predominantly featured in AARP news release. "Technology Fear Stop Older Adults From Logging On: But Scientists are Breaking the Computer Block". Link to press release.
June, 2010
Human Factors and Aging Lab researchers featured in PR2 robot project supported by Willow Garage. Link to blog post.
November, 2009
Dr. Sara Czaja featured in press release for receiving NIH grant for Create III. Link to press release, or read PDF version.
October, 2009
Drs. Neil Charness and Walter Boot are featured in press release No Elder Left Behind. Read PDF version.
October, 2009
Dr. Neta Ezer featured on HFES home page Older Adults want Robots that do more than Vacuum. Read PDF version.
October, 2009
Jenay Beer featured on Georgia Tech home page Is My Robot Happy to See Me?. Read PDF version.
October, 2009
Jenay Beer featured in WABE The Classics and NPR News radio station.
January, 2009
Dr. Wendy Rogers presented at the School of Informatics Distributed Education colloquia lecture series!
August, 2008
Drs. Arthur D. Fisk and Wendy A. Rogers are featured in this month's American Psychologist. Look for them in the Science section!
February, 2008
CREATE funded Georgia Tech research featured on
Atlanta Business Chronicle
The online article describes how successful projects often use the science of human factors.
January, 2008
CREATE funded Georgia Tech research featured on
Science Daily.
The
online article, with video clip, describes how scientists
are creating new technology for older home owners.
December, 2007
CREATE funded Florida State research featured on the homepage of
the Human Factors and Ergonomics
Society Website.
The online article, with video clip, describes how researchers are
testing voting systems for
Seniors.
November, 2007
CREATE funded Georgia Tech research featured on
The Wall Street Journal.