Spring Lecture

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Spring 2026 Public Lecture:

Talk Title TBA

Speaker:
Wendy Rogers, PhD
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Wednesday, April 29, 2025
4:30 PM – 7:00 PM CST

Davidson-Gundy Alumni Center

Reception 4:30 – 5:00 PM

Lecture 5:00 – 5:50 PM

Q&A 5:50 – 6:15 PM

Poster exhibit 6:15 – 7 PM

About the Speaker: Wendy Rogers, PhD, is Khan Professor of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.  She is a Certified Human Factors Professional (BCPE #1539).  She is Director of the McKechnie Family LIFE Home; Program Director of CHART (Collaborations in Health, Aging, Research, & Technology); and Director of the Human Factors and Aging Laboratory.  Her research focuses on advanced technology design to support autonomy of older adults, with and without disabilities.  She explores the benefits of technologies including robots, smart-home technology, digital health, wearables, and telehealth for cognitive, physical, and emotional health.

The annual Spring Lecture is hosted in partnership with the Texas Instruments Alumni Association and made possible by the Jean & Bill Booziotis Distinguished Lecture funds.