Health and wellness Computer-Human Interaction (HawCHI) Lab

In the HawCHI Lab, we focus on the design, implementation and evaluation of technologies that support quality of life for people from a variety of age groups and abilities. Specifically, we focus on health, wellness, creativity, collaboration and information access using mainstream technologies.

People

Flannery Currin

PhD Student

flannery-currin@uiowa.edu

Flannery Currin is a computer science PhD student co-advised by Kyle Rector and Juan Pablo Hourcade. She conducts research on technologies to enhance children's executive functions.

Juan Pablo Hourcade

Associate Professor

juanpablo-hourcade@uiowa.edu

+1 (319) 353-2543

Juan Pablo Hourcade is an Associate Professor at The University of Iowa's Department of Computer Science and Director of Graduate Studies for the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Informatics. His main area of research is Human-Computer Interaction, with a focus on the design, implementation and evaluation of technologies that support creativity, collaboration, well-being, healthy development, and information access for a variety of users, including children and older adults.

Jeehan Malik

PhD Student

jeehan-malik@uiowa.edu

Jeehan Malik is a computer science PhD student advised by Prof. Kyle Rector. She conducts research on street-crossing simulations and designs technology to make street-crossing safer for older adults and uses deep learning and computer vision to make aerobics exercises accessible for people with visual impairments.

Kerry Peterman

Research Staff

kerry-peterman@uiowa.edu

Kerry Peterman uses her research, informatics, and design skills to contribute to research on technologies for children's healthy development, learning, and wellbeing.

Kyle Rector

Assistant Professor

kyle-rector@uiowa.edu

Kyle Rector is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University of Iowa. She conducts research at the intersection of Human-Computer Interaction and Accessibility. She is especially interested in developing technologies that enhance quality of life for people with disabilities, across the age spectrum.