Wendy A. Rogers

Wendy A. Rogers is a Professor of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, with primary affiliation in the Department of Health and Kinesiology. She holds secondary appointments in Educational Psychology and is affiliated with the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science & Technology, Illinois Informatics Institute, Center for Social and Behavioral Science, Women and Gender in Global Perspectives, Discovery Partners Institute, and Coordinated Science Lab Robotics Group.

Education:

• B.A. in Psychology, University of Massachusetts – Dartmouth (1985)
• M.S. in Psychology, Georgia Institute of Technology (1989)
• Ph.D. in Psychology, Georgia Institute of Technology (1991)

Her research focuses on aging and human factors, particularly in design for aging, technology acceptance, human-automation/robot interaction, aging-in-place, cognitive aging, and skill acquisition. She leads the Human Factors and Aging Laboratory, McKechnie Family LIFE Home, and co-directs the CHART (Collaborations in Health, Aging, Research, and Technology) program.

Scientific Awards:

• Fellow, American Psychological Association
• Fellow, Gerontological Society of America
• Fellow, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
• Paul M. Fitts Education Award
• APA Division 20 and Retirement Research Foundation Mentor Award
• HFES Woman Mentor of the Year

Her research is funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH/NIA), Department of Health and Human Services (NIDILRR), and associated with centers like CREATE, TechSAge, and ENHANCE. She is a Certified Human Factors Professional (BCPE Certificate #1539).