Wendy Rogers

Professor

Additional Campus Affiliations

Shahid and Ann Carlson Khan Professor, Health and Kinesiology
Professor, Health and Kinesiology
Director, McKechnie Family LIFE Home, Health and Kinesiology
Professor, Educational Psychology
Professor, Coordinated Science Lab
Professor, Center for the Study of Global Gender Equity
Professor, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
Affiliate, Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Institute
Affiliate, Social & Behavioral Sciences Institute

Recent Publications

Nguyễn, V., Cakmak, M., Rogers, W. A., Kemp, C. C., & Fair-Field, T. (2026). Beyond Motor Impairment: Empowering Functional Performance With Robotics. OTJR: Occupational Therapy Journal of Research, 46(3), 555-563. https://doi.org/10.1177/15394492251324915

Olatunji, S. A., Bayles, M. A., Liu, S., Hasan, A., Driggs-Campbell, K., & Rogers, W. A. (2026). Developing wayfinding robotic support for older persons with vision impairments. Assistive Technology, 38(4), 339-348. https://doi.org/10.1080/10400435.2025.2525823

Tissot, J. T., Vergara, L. G. L., Ramadhani, W. A., & Rogers, W. A. (2026). Design Guidelines for Safe Environment to Improve Aging in Place. In Global Perspectives on Health Geography (pp. 137-155). (Global Perspectives on Health Geography; Vol. Part F1534). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-88463-4_9

Abubshait, A., Pak, R., Rogers, W. A., Šabanović, S., Lighthall, N. R., & Baldwin, C. L. (2025). Robotics and AI: Challenges and Opportunities for Aging Populations. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 69(1), 692-694. https://doi.org/10.1177/10711813251357940

Azevedo, R. F. L., Varzino, M., Steinman, E., & Rogers, W. A. (2025). Evaluating Effectiveness of mHealth Apps for Older Adults With Diabetes: Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Journal of medical Internet research, 27, Article e65855. https://doi.org/10.2196/65855

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