We Are Passionate About What We Do
Our team is devoted to user-centered research and development to identify solutions to societal, functional, and policy issues that affect everyday activities in the home.
Team Members
- Wendy A. Rogers, Ph.D.
Director Wendy A. Rogers, Ph.D., is the Shahid and Ann Carlson Khan Professor of Applied Health Sciences. Her primary appointment… Read more: Wendy A. Rogers, Ph.D. - Harshal Mahajan, Ph.D.
Assistant Director of Research Harshal P. Mahajan, Ph.D., is a Research Assistant Professor in the College of Applied Health Sciences.… Read more: Harshal Mahajan, Ph.D. - Yvona Vlach
Yvona Vlach joined the McKechnie Family LIFE Home team in April 2024 as an Office Support Associate. She is responsible… Read more: Yvona Vlach - Samuel A. Olatunji, Ph.D.
Samuel is a Post-doctoral Research Associate in the Department of Kinesiology and Community Health. He serves as a research fellow… Read more: Samuel A. Olatunji, Ph.D.
Current Interns
Abbey Paik
Abbey is a junior pursuing a major in Interdisciplinary Health Sciences with a concentration in Health Technology as well as a minor in Chemistry at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Sierra Speckmann
Sierra Speckmann is the current Communications Intern for the McKechnie Family LIFE Home.
Intern Alumni
Ketan Mahajan – 2023
Joanna Huang – 2022/2023
Laura Dudzik- 2023
Maya Grant – 2022
Ben Granados – 2022
Vedant Rakshe – 2022
Maya Dye – 2021
Our team is
energetic, creative, diverse, interdisciplinary,
transgenerational, multicultural
with a shared passion for improving lives.
Acknowledgments
The McKechnie Family LIFE Home would not have been possible without the contributions of those listed below. The entire McKechnie Family LIFE Home team would like to sincerely thank those listed for their contributions to the completion of this project.
Planning
- Bill Goodman
- Jeff Woods
- Kesh Kesavadas
- Brian Jones
- Jon Sanford
Design and Construction
- Tilton Kelly Bell LLC Architecture (Kim Sarchet)
- JohnCo Construction
- Bodine Electrical
- Clarence Odom
Interior Design
- Deana McDonagh
- Stocks Furniture (Terry Martin)
Administrative
- Mike Bohlmann
- Elizabeth Clawson
- Matt Drain
- Bryan Jones
- Mark Joseph
- Suzanne Rinehart
Web Design
- Brett Luce
- Dick Detzner
- Tom Eggemeier
- Barry Beith