Older Adults
Younger AdultsLaura Barg-Walkow
Research Interests
- Exploring different factors involving training on medical technologies.
- Looking perceived ease of use (PEOU) for different technologies, the factors which influence PEOU, and how they are affected by aging.
- Probing age-related differences in needs, preferences, attitudes, and acceptance of a health information display.
- Examining human factors issues faced by home healthcare providers, and the need for human factors intervention (including future technology) to ease the frustrations and difficulties related to daily caregiving.
I am working on the following projects in the HFA Lab:
Education
- Completing the requirements for Master of Science in Engineering Psychology
- Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, Minor: Global Health Technologies, Rice University, 2011
Affiliations and Professional Positions
- Human Factors and Ergonomics Society National Chapter
- Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Georgia Tech Student Chapter
Curriculum Vitae
- PDF version of CV
Contact Information
- Office Location : Psychology Building, Room B77
- Phone Number : 404-894-8344
- Fax: 404-894-8905
- E-mail: LHBW3@gatech.edu
