Author: Quan Lei

The Department of Psychology will hold its 19th Annual Research Roundup on Friday, April 14. Research Roundup is a department-wide annual event where graduate students and research labs in the three doctorate programs (human factors, clinical-community and community psychology) will present their research to a wide audience across campus.

Research Roundup will take place in the Rhatigan Student Center at the following times:

• 1:00-2:15 p.m. – Poster presentations in 305/306 Rhatigan Student Center, Beggs Ballroom.
• 2:30-3:30 p.m. – Oral presentations in 301 Rhatigan Student Center, Gridley Room.

For more information about the event, contact Dr. Quan Lei, assistant professor of psychology, at quan.lei@wichita.edu.

The Department of Psychology will host its 18th annual Research Roundup Wednesday, April 20 at the Rhatigan Student Center (RSC). The schedule will include the following:

• Poster Presentations: 1:30–3 p.m. RSC (Room 265 and Pike Room 266)
• Oral Presentations 3:15–4 p.m. RSC (Room 142)

Research Roundup is a department-wide, annual event where graduate students and research labs in our three doctor of philosophy programs (human factors, clinical-community and community psychology) present their research to a wide audience across campus.

For more information, contact Dr. Quan Lei at quan.lei@wichita.edu.

Nicole Werner, Ph.D., will present “Transforming the Care Partner Journey through Human-centered Sociotechnical System Design” from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 29 via Zoom.

Werner is an associate professor of industrial and systems engineering at University of Wisconsin-Madison, director of the Wisconsin Institute for Healthcare Systems Engineering, and care research technology and small business liaison leader in the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center.

Trained in Human Factors and Applied Cognitive Psychology, she is a systems thinker and human-centered design evangelist committed to revolutionizing the patient journey through human-centered sociotechnical system design. Her research has advanced foundational knowledge of the patient journey and informed the design of technology-based behavioral interventions to improve the health and well-being of individuals and communities, particularly among older and vulnerable populations and their care partners.