Who is CREATE?

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Left to right: Joseph Sharit, Wendy Rogers, Arthur Fisk, Sara J. Czaja &
Neil Charness

The Center for Aging and Education on Aging and Technology Enhancement represents a consortium of three universities, each with its own research team: The University of Miami, Florida State University, and Georgia Institute of Technology.

The University of Miami is the coordinating site with Dr. Sara J. Czaja as Director of the overall Center. This collaborative program includes three projects and a student research program.

Each of the three research sites is conducting separate projects that focus on complementary aspects of human interaction with technology. The intent is to integrate the expertise of the three groups into a cohesive program for enhancing the ability of older adults to use technologies.

Principal Investigators


Sara J. Czaja, Ph.D. University of Miami	Joseph Sharit, Ph.D. University of Miami	Neil Charness, Ph.D. Florida State University

Arthur D. Fisk, Ph.D. Georgia Institute of Technology	Wendy A. Rogers, Ph.D. Georgia Institute of Technology

CREATE Personnel


Ryan Yordon Project Coordinator Florida State University	Chin Chin Lee Assistant Director University of Miami	Dolores Perdomo, LCSW Sr. Research Associate University of Miami

Tracy Mitzner, Ph.D. Project Coordinator Georgia Institute of Technology	Sankaran N. Nair Data Management/ Statistical Core University of Miami	Kelly Caine Web Administrator Georgia Institute of Technology	Jenay Beer Web Administrator Georgia Institute of Technology

Students

The student program provides support for graduate students in their research efforts; helps to expand the activities of the Center; and, helps to ensure that there will be a cadre of future scientists who have interests in issue related to technology and older adults.

University of Miami
Tamer El-Attar	Mario Hernandez
Florida State University
Mark Fox	Tres Roring	Michael Tuffiash
Ryan Yordon	Undergraduate: Jacob Miller
Georgia Institute of Technology
Anne Adams	Neta Ezer	Marita O'Brien
Cara Bailey	Jamye Hickman	Katherine Olson
Jenay Beer	Andrew Mayer	Sung Park
Kelly Caine	Sara McBride

Statistical Advisors

The statistical advisors provide support for the science of the Center, technical support for the research projects, and assistance with preparation of publications/reports.

Name	Affiliation
Steve Belle, Ph.D.	University of Pittsburgh Department of Epidemiology Graduate School of Public Health
Chris Hertzog, Ph.D.	Georgia Institute of Technology School of Psychology

External Scientific Advisory Board

The External Scientific Advisory Board provides oversight for the science of the Center. It does this by providing assistance with queries regarding research protocols as well as helping to ensure that the activities of the Center are being achieved.

Members of the board also provide linkages to the community programs, industries and scientific community.

Left to right: Jim Lewis, Jim Baker, Barry Beith, Richard Schulz,
Michelle Robertson, Gregory Abowd, Steve Belle & Jim Grosch

Board member	Areas of Expertise
Gregory Abowd, Ph.D. Georgia Institute of Technology	Human-Computer Interaction, Software Engineering Ubiquitous Computing Applications
James Baker, Ph.D. Rehill Associates	Human Factors Engineering, Systems Development Instructional Design, Computer Science
Barry Beith, Ph.D. HumanCentric Technologies, Inc.	Human Factors Engineering, Small Business Developments; Implementation of Technology, Usability Testing
James Lewis, Ph.D. IBM	Human-Computer Interaction, Speech Recognition
Susan Meadows, M.S. U.S. Food & Drug Administration	Occupational Safety and Health, Consumer Product and Equipment Design, Biomechanics and Physiology
Michelle Robertson, Ph.D. Liberty Mutual Research Center for Safety	Training, Organizational Design, Environmental Design and Safety
Richard Schulz, Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh	Aging, Intervention Research, Research Design and Measurement, Conceptual Issues in Translational Research
Pamela Whitten, Ph.D. Michigan State University	Telecommunications, Telemedicine Health Care Education, Implementation and Evaluation of Health Care Programs

Program Officers

Name	Affiliation
Jonathan King, Ph.D.	National Institute on Aging
James (Jim) W. Grosch, Ph.D.	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health