about the atg

The ATG provides a forum for researchers, service providers, aging individuals, students, and other stakeholders to highlight trends, research, express concerns, and provide insight to meet the needs of the aging and special-needs population.  By networking with other professionals and stakeholders, ATG members are afforded insight into new challenges, assessment techniques, and solutions.

Member and ATG news are highlighted in the quarterly newsletter.  Student contribution to the field of aging research is recognized with the Arnold Small Award for best poster/paper presented during the annual HFES national conference.

arnold small award

The requirements for consideration of the award are:

• Student status while performing the research and
• Acceptance of submission for presentation at the annual HFES conference

To be considered for the award, the student or student's advisor should notify the Aging program chair for the conference via email after their submission has been accepted for presentation at the annual conference.  The submissions are reviewed before the conference by the selection committee comprised of ATG members.  In recognition of the winner's accomplishment, the student(s) is presented the award (plaque and $200) during the ATG meeting at the HFES annual conference.

Year	Authors	Paper Title
2006	Richard Pak	Aging and Visual Attention: The effect of perceptual load on the functional field of view
2005	Gwanseob Shin	Differences in Trunk Kinematics and Ground Reaction Forces Between Older and Younger Adults During Lifting
2004	Celeste Y. M. Shai	Effects of Computer Presentation Format on Learning in the Elderly
2003	Anne McLaughlin	Effects of Attentional Demand on Input Device Use in Younger and Older Adults
2002	Richard Pak, Anne McLaughlin, & Chao-Chung Lin	An Age-related Comparison of a Touchscreen and a Novel Input Device.
2001	Anne-Sophie Melenhorst	The Use of Communication Technologies by the Older Adult:  Exploring the Benefits From the User's Perspective.
2000	Sherry Mead	Contributions of stimulus driven and goad-directed processing to visual selection by older and younger observers.
1999	Richard A. Sit	Multi-task performance: A comparison of older and younger adults
1998	Elizabeth Meyer	Towards an understanding of age-related use of incidental consistency
1997	Peter J. Batsakes	Age-related differences in the training and retention of skilled dual-task performance
1996	Richard Sit	Retention of Multiple-Task Performance: Age-Related Differences
1995	Starr Fox	Effects of Aging upon Working Memory and Workload
1994	Darryl Humphrey	Perceptual organization and grouping factors: Age-related effects
1993	R. Darin Ellis and Kentaro Kotani	Modeling age difference in isometric elbow flexion using Hill's three element visco-elastic model