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I received my M.S. (2019) and PhD (2022) in Community Health from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, specializing in technology adoption by older adults.
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:
I would be honored to 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. If you are interested, please email me for more information to discuss possible opportunities.
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
Harris, M., & Rogers, W. (2021). Developing a Healthcare Technology Acceptance Model (H-TAM) for Older Adults with Hypertension. Ageing and Society, 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X21001069
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.
Harris, M.T., Statler, M.A., Montague, E., & Oduor, K. (in prep). Identifying and reducing barriers to having a diverse research population. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics.
Harris, M.T. & Rogers, W.A. (in prep). A case study approach to understand Black adults’ engagement with a smartwatch. Human Factors in Healthcare.
Harris, M.T. & Rogers, W.A. (in prep). Social participation challenges and solution strategies from adults aging with a disability. Ageing and Society.
Trinh, M., Harris, M.T., Azevedo, R.F.L., & Rogers, W.A. (in prep). Understanding older adults’ perceptions of digital health apps. Gerontechnology.
Nie, Q., Harris, M.T., & Rogers, W.A. (in prep). A conceptual framework for designing feedback visualizations to support health behavior change.
Contact Info:
Office location: MDC009
Office hours: Wednesdays, noon to 1:30 p.m.; or by appointment.
Personal website: mauritatharris.com
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