The McKechnie Family LIFE Home was pleased to welcome Dr. Chris Wickens during his visit on Tuesday April 16th, 2024. Dr. Wickens is a renowned scientist who has made important and lasting contributions to psychological science. He taught engineering and experimental
psychology, human factors engineering, and aviation psychology for 30 years at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. During his visit, he learned about different projects and technologies at the LIFE Home. He was really impressed by the advancement in the research and innovations to support people with a range of abilities. He shared lots of great research ideas with researchers who came by. We enjoyed showing the technologies at the LIFE Home as well as learning from Dr. Wickens!