Claudia R. Winegarden, Assistant Professor, Industrial Design Program, COA
Brian Jones, Associate Director, Aware Home Research Initiative, Interactive Media Technology Center
Jon Sanford, Senior Research Scientist and Co-Director, RERC on Workplace Accommodations Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access; Adjunct Associate Professor of Architecture, COA
The initiative operates in the joint effort of faculty and staff from the Georgia Institute of Technology, including academic units and research centers, Georgia Southern University and Industry partners.
Interdisciplinary Collaborators:
- Academic partners: educational institutions
- Clinical partners: health care providers, caregivers
- R&D partners: clinicians, designers, engineers, computer scientists, social scientists
- Industry partners: aging service providers, community developers, design practitioners, technology developers,
- Public sector partners: Area Agency on Aging (ARC); Division of Aging Services
The following list highlights the support and commitment in the initiative activities:
Georgia Tech participating members:
- College of Engineering
- Michelle LaPlaca, Biomedical Engineering (DETECT)
- College of Computing
- Gregory Abowd, Director Aware Home, Health Systems Institute, Professor, School of Interactive Computing
- Mark Braunstein, MD-Home Health Technology Entrepreneur, College of Computing
- Elizabeth Mynatt, Director, GVU Center
- Ed Price, Interactive Media Technology Center, Co-director Aware Home Research Initiative
- College of Sciences
- Wendy Rogers, Director Human Factors and Aging Lab, Professor, School of Psychology
- Arthur (Dan) Fisk, Professor of Psychology, co-Director Human Factors and Aging Lab
- College of Architecture
- Abir Mullick, Director and Professor, Industrial Design
- Catherine Ross, CQGRD Director and Harry West Chair
- Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
- Ali Mazalek, Assistant Professor LCC / Digital Media
Emory participating members:
- School of Medicine
- Rollins School of Public Health
- Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing
- Center for Health in Aging
- Ted Johnson, MD
Georgia Southern University participating members:
- Dr. Maggie Davis, Ph D, MSN, RN-Assistant Professor Nursing
- Dr. Phyllis Isley, Department of Business and Economic Research
- Dr. Cathy Slade-Morgan, Healthcare Consultants
- Eric Pinckney, The Integral Group
- Ed Turner, Developer, Southern Retirement Services
- Rosie Messer, Brandon Wilde CCRC
- Dr. Frank Rees, Dallas and Atlanta Rees Associates
- Jim Durrett, Livable Communities Coalition
- Sarah Heaton, CDC Atlanta
- Lori Twiss, Del Webb Georgia
- Rebecca Stahr, LifeSpring Environs : Universal Design and Marketing, Easy Living Home
- Bill Witte,THW Design/Vital Nation
Associated Centers and Research Programs:
- Aware Home Research Institute (AHRI)
- Center for Assistive technologies and Environmental Access (CATEA)
- Health Aware Home
- Health Systems Institute (HIS)
- IMTC for technology integration beyond the capabilities of students
- Georgia Division of Aging Service
- Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta
- Presbyterian Homes of Georgia
- Wesley Woods Senior Living