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I am an Assistant Professor in User Experience Design and the Director of the Well-Tech Research & Design Laboratory. I received my B.A. (2015) in Psychology from North Carolina State University, and I received my M.S. (2019) and Ph.D. (2022) in Community Health at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
My research interests focus on understanding how to design technology to be inclusive and to support adoption for people to live the life they choose. Within this, my goals are to:
- understand in more detail the technology adoption process
- explore inequities in the digital, race, and health domains
- support and improve the maintenance of functional independence of aging populations
- promote behavior change through digital health interventions
I will supervise undergraduate and graduate students interested in learning more about technology adoption (e.g., medical devices, wearables, smart home technology, and robots), older adults, and health.
For students interested in Master's or Doctoral supervision or me serving on their committee, please contact me directly via e-mail (mauharris@wlu.ca) outlining your current and future interests; goals, and how you would like me to support you.
For students interested in taking part in directed studies, volunteering, or completing an undergraduate thesis project, please complete this form. I will review these forms promptly and reply with any potential opportunities available.
Harris, M. & Rogers, W. (2023). Developing a Healthcare Technology Acceptance Model (H-TAM) for Older Adults with Hypertension. Ageing & Society, 43(4), 814-834. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X21001069
Harris, M. T., Blocker, K. A., & Rogers, W. A. (2022). Older adults and smart technology: Facilitators and barriers to use. Frontiers in Computer Science, 4, 835927. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomp.2022.835927
Harris, M. T., & Rogers, W. A. (2022). Facilitating the Adoption of Digital Health Technologies by Older Adults to Support Their Health. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Research Anthology on Supporting Healthy Aging in a Digital Society (pp. 571-583). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-5295-0.ch032
Rogers, W.A., Ramadhani, W.A., & Harris, M.T. (2020). Defining aging in place: The intersectionality of space, person, and time. Innovation in Aging, 4, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaa036
Harris, M.T., Nie, Q., & Rogers, W. A. (2020). Guiding technology design to empower older adults to actively engage in society. In R. D. Roscoe, E. K. Chiou, & A. R. Wooldridge (Eds.), Advancing diversity, inclusion, and social justice through human systems engineering (pp. 151-169). CRC Press.
- UX103: UX Strategy
- UX200: Design Thinking II
Contact Info:
Office location: MDC009
Office hours: Email to schedule an appointment.
Research laboratory:
well-techlab.com