At Georgia Tech, human factors and aging is studied from the broad perspective representative of the field of human factors.  The Human Factors and Aging Laboratory is specifically oriented toward developing a fundamental understanding of aging, cognition, and attention.  The Human Factors and Aging Laboratory is also committed to bringing that fundamental basic knowledge to bear on design issues important to the quality and safety of activities of daily living encountered by older adults.

The Human Factors and Aging Laboratory at Georgia Tech is part of a federally funded center related to human factors and the older adult:

Center for Research and Education on Aging and Technology Enhancement (CREATE) is funded by the National Institutes of Health (National Institute on Aging). It is a consortium of The University of Miami, Georgia Institute of Technology, and Florida State University.

Left to right, Front Row:  Sara McBride, Tracy Mitzner, Marita O'Brien, Sung Park, Cara Bailey Fausset, Jamye Hickman, Anne Adams
Middle Row:   Jenay Beer, Kaylee Burnham, Wendy Rogers, Katherine Olson, Kelly Caine, Michelle Kwasny
Back Row: Andrew Mayer, Neta Ezer, Daniel Shorr, Dan Fisk, Bart Wilkison, Ralph Cullen

past group pictures
alumni of the lab
pictures of the lab