Team CHART – Illinois Raises Awareness for Alzheimer’s Care, Support, and Research at the Annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s

Bright and early on the morning of Saturday, September 21, 2024, the CHART organized team, CHART – Illinois, gathered at Crystal Lake Park in Urbana, IL to participate in the Annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s organized by the Alzheimer’s Association. The team was led by captain Alexandra Trekas, a graduate student in the Department of […]

CHART Members Win the Innovation Research on Aging Bronze Award from the Mather Institute

CHART members Samuel Olatunji, PH.D., Postdoctoral Research Associate, Harshal Mahajan PH. D., Research Assistant Professor and Assistant Director of Research at the McKechnie Family LIFE Home, and Wendy Rogers PH.D., Khan Professor of Applied Health Sciences, Department of Health and Kinesiology, Director of CHART and the McKechnie Family LIFE Home were selected to receive a […]

CHART Community Advisory Panel Comes Together for Spring 2024 Meeting

On Tuesday, March 19, 2024, Marianne Downey and Betoel Escobar, Community Advisory Panel members met with Wendy Rogers, CHART Director and Carrie Wennerdahl, CHART Coordinator to offer their expert feedback on current CHART research and an Age Friendly University Project.The Community Advisory Panel is comprised of older adults, representing a diverse subset of the population, […]

Members of CHART and ClarkLindsey Tour IATP in Springfield

On January 11, 2024 CHART Director Wendy Rogers, CHART Coordinator Carrie Wennerdahl, and CHART members Harshal Mahajan, Shannon Mejia, and Raksha Mudar visited the Illinois Assistive Technology Program (IATP) in Springfield, Illinois. They were joined by a team from ClarkLindsey which included, CHART Steering Committee Member Deb Reardanz as well staff  members Kristy Stoker, Vickie […]

Wendy A. Rogers, Ph.D. – Director

wendyr@illinois.edu Wendy A. Rogers is the Shahid and Ann Carlson Khan Professor of Applied Health Sciences. She is the Program Director of CHART (Collaborations in Health, Aging, Research, and Technology). Her primary appointment is in the Department of Kinesiology and Community Health. She also has an appointment in the Educational Psychology Department and is an […]

Carrie Wennerdahl B.S. – Coordinator

carriew3@illinois-edu Carrie Wennerdahl began her role as CHART Coordinator in September of 2023. She graduated from Eastern Illinois University in 2022 with a Bachelor’s in Community Health focusing on Aging Studies. She is currently working towards a Master’s in Health Promotion from Eastern Illinois University. She has over 30 years’ professional experience in social services, […]

Illinois Hosts Reception at 2023 GSA Conference

During the evening of Thursday, November 9, 2023, CHART faculty, postdocs, students, alumni, and collaborators attended the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting in Tampa, Florida.  The GSA conference showcases progressive research from a diverse range of aging disciplines and offers attendees week-long opportunities to make new connections and collaborate with colleagues. […]

CHART Welcomes Visiting Scholars from the University of Arizona

From September 28-30, 2023, CHART welcomed Dr. Kathleen Insel, Ph.D., RN, and Dr. Jeannie Lee, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP, FASHP, Visiting Scholars from the University of Arizona for research discussions related to the Medication Education, Decision Support, Reminding and Monitoring (MEDSReM©) system development. Their visit was hosted by CHART Director, Dr. Wendy Rogers, and Dr. Raksha Mudar, CHART Steering Committee Member and […]