Cluster Lead:
“Technology serving humanity”
UCF’s Disability, Aging and Technology Cluster is helping disabled people and the elderly move better and smarter, as well as lead healthier and stronger lives.
They work against a backdrop where:
- Advances in medicine and technology are helping people live longer despite advanced age and previously life-ending traumatic injuries.
- Assistive technology has provided some independence and improved quality of life, but many chronic conditions lack effective preventative medical treatment or cure and strain our healthcare systems.
- An increasing array of technological innovations are available to patients and care givers to support self-management, maintenance of functional abilities and care delivery, but their practical application remains critical targets for research, education and service.
The Disability, Aging and Technology Cluster designs, develops and disseminates practical and affordable interventions to help reintegrate people using technology while promoting health and well-being.
The cluster also enhances positive physical and psycho-social factors related to good health, informs policy and develops technological innovations through research, education and service partnerships.
UCF Colleges Involved with Disability, Aging and Technology (DAT) Research:
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Disability, Aging and Technology (DAT) Research
Projects
Publications
- “Modelling and prediction of the dynamic responses of large-scale brain networks during direct electrical stimulation”, Shaoya Qiao, Ph.D., Omid G. Sani, Ph.D., Isaac Sedillo, Ph.D., Breonna Ferrentino, Ph.D., Bijan Pesaran, Ph.D., & Maryam M. Shanechi, Ph.D., Nature Biomedical Engineering 5, 324–345: Feb, 2021
- “Adaptive latent state modeling of brain network dynamics with real-time learning rate optimization”, Parima Ahmadipour, Ph.D., & Maryam M. Shanechi, Ph.D., Journal of Neural Engineering: Mar, 2021
- “Adaptive tracking of human ECoG network dynamics”, Parima Ahmadipour, Ph.D., Edward F Chang, Ph.D., Maryam M Shanechi, Ph.D., Journal of Neural Engineering 18(1): Feb, 2021
- “Factors affecting the likelihood of a hospitalization following a diabetes-related emergency department Visit: A regional and urban-rural analysis”, Samuel Towne, Ph.D., Alva O. Ferdinand, Ph.D., Marvellous A. Akinlotan, Ph.D., Timothy Callaghan, Ph.D., Jane N. Bolin, Ph.D., Journal of Diabetes 12(9):686-696: May, 2020
- “Patient satisfaction with primary care physician performance in a multicultural population”, Samuel Towne, Ph.D., Samah Hayek, Ph.D., Shany Derhy, Ph.D., Mathew Lee Smith, Ph.D., Shira Zelber-Sagi, Ph.D., Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 9(1), 1-9: Mar, 2020
- “Violence against healthcare workers and other serious responses to medical disputes in China: Survey of patients at 12 public hospitals”, Samuel Towne, Ph.D., Yuxian Du, Ph.D., Wenxin Wang, Ph.D., David J. Washburn, Ph.D., Shinduk Lee, Ph.D., Hao Zhang, Ph.D., Jay E. Maddock, Ph.D., BMC Health Services Research 20(1):253: Mar, 2020
- “Fruit and vegetable intake in relation to depressive and anxiety symptoms among adolescents in 25 low- and middle-income countries”, Samuel Towne, Ph.D., Ming-wei Liu, Ph.D., Qiu-tong Chen, Ph.D., Jie Zhang, Ph.D., Hong-jie Yu, Ph.D., Rui Tang, Ph.D., Danijela Gasevic, Ph.D., Pei-gang Wang, Ph.D., Qi-qiang He, Ph.D., Journal of Affective Disorders 261(15):172-180: Jan, 2020
- “A multi-level analyses of charges and cost of fall-related hospitalizations among older adults: Individual, hospital, and geospatial variation”, Samuel Towne, Ph.D., Matthew Lee Smith, Ph.D., Yajuan Li, Ph.D., Diane Dowdy, Ph.D., SangNam Ahn, Ph.D., Shinduk Lee, Ph.D., Aya Yoshikawa, Ph.D., Luohua Jiang, Ph.D., Journal of Aging & Social Policy Mar 21:1-22: Mar, 2020
- “Multi-level factors associated with social participation among stroke survivors: China's Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (2011-2015)”, Samuel Towne, Ph.D., Yi Cai, Ph.D., Scott Bickel, Ph.D., International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health 16(24), 121: Dec, 2020
- “Congestive heart failure-related hospital deaths across the urban-rural continuum in the United States”, Samuel Towne, Ph.D., Preventive Medicine Reports Nov 6;16: Nov, 2020
- “Retention and interference of learned dexterous manipulation: interaction between multiple sensorimotor processes”, Qiushi Fu, Ph.D., Journal of Neurophysiology 113(1):144-55: Jan, 2020
- “Implementing lifestyle change interventions to prevent type 2 diabetes in US medicaid programs: Cost effectiveness, and cost, health, and health equity impact”, Boon Peng Ng, Ph.D., Applied Health Economics and Health Policy 1-14: Jul, 2020
- “Cost-effectiveness of diabetes prevention interventions targeting high-risk individuals and whole populations: A systematic review”, Boon Peng Ng, Ph.D., Diabetes Care 43(7), 1593: Jul, 2020
- “Retention among participants in the National Diabetes Prevention Program Lifestyle Change Program”, Boon Peng Ng, Ph.D., Diabetes Care: Jul, 2020
Disability, Aging and Technology (DAT) Degree Programs
UCF offers multiple degree programs for students interested in pursuing careers and research in disability, aging and technology. For more programs, search UCF programs below.
Disability, Aging and Technology (DAT) Faculty
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Helen Huang, Ph.D
Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering -
Reid Oetjen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Health Management and Informatics -
Aman Behal, Ph.D.
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering -
Ladislau Boloni, Ph.D.
Professor of Computer Science -
Norma Conner, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Nursing -
Nicole Dawson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Physical Therapy -
Denise Gammonley, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Social Work -
Keith Kovach, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Visual Arts and Design -
Victoria Loerzel, Ph.D.
Associate Professor in Oncology Nursing -
Boon Peng Ng, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Healthcare Economics -
Daniel Paulson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology -
Joon-Hyuk Park, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering -
Elzbieta Sikorska-Simmons, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Sociology -
Janan Smither, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology -
Jeffrey Stout, Ph.D.
Professor of Kinesiology and Physical Therapy -
Gita Sukthankar, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Computer Science -
Ladda Thiamwong, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Nursing -
Samuel Towne, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Health Managment and Informatics -
Yun Ying Zhong, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Hospitality Management -
Adam Golden, M.D.
Professor of Internal Medicine -
Matt Stock, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Kinesiology and Physical Therapy -
Qiushi Fu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering -
Joseph LaViola, Ph.D.
Professor of Computer Science -
Charlie Hughes, Ph.D.
Pegasus Professor of Computer Science -
Edgard Maboudou, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Statistics -
Melanie Coathup, Ph.D.
Professor of Internal Medicine