Center for Enhancing Neurocognitive Health, Abilities, Networks & Community Engagement

ENHANCE is a Rehabilitation Engineering Research  Center (RERC) funded by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR); grant number #90REGE0012‐01‐00). The Principle Investigators/Project Leaders of ENHANCE – Sara Czaja, Walter Boot, Neil Charness and Wendy Rogers – represent a collaboration in research from Weill Cornell Medicine, Florida State University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The goals of ENHANCE are to identify, develop, and evaluate technology solutions to: support the ability of aging adults with a cognitive impairment to perform home living and community activities, and to enhance their independence and community living experience.

Investigators:

  • Professor Wendy Rogers, College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Raksha Mudar, Department of Speech and Hearing, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Harshal Mahajan, College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Allura Lothary
  • Cathy Strick
  • Maurita Harris
  • Widya Ramadhani
  • Lizzy Lydon
  • Shraddha Shende
  • Kelly Trevillian
  • Olivia Kuhl
  • Holly Panfil