2007 Archives

Joe Coughlin keynoted at South America's largest business leaders event, HSM ExpoManagement in San Paolo, Brazil. Joining other keynote presenters such as Alan Greenspan, Michael Porter, Michael Eisner, and Ray Kurzweil, Dr. Coughlin will present his research on the new business of old age examining 5 the impact of longevity on innovation.

AgeLab researcher Dr. Lisa D'Ambrosio presented webinar with Maureen Mohyde from The Hartford to American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) on November 7 2007. Their presentation will be entittled "Alzheimer’s, Dementia and Driving: The Transition from Driver to Passenger."

On November 2nd Dr. Bryan Reimer presents at the National Advanced Driving Simulator at the University of Iowa. Dr. Reimer discussed his research in a talk entitled "Changing Demographics and the Impact on Future Vehicle Development." The National Advanced Driving Simulator is the world's most advanced ground vehicle simulator used in safety, health and other factors that affect driving performance.

Research scientist Lisa D'Ambrosio, Ph.D.of the MIT AgeLab, presented at the 2007 AARP National Event and Expo in Boston as part of the University Session with Director of the Corporate Group at The Hartford Maureen Mohyde and Interim Director Frank Carroll of Driver Safety Program & Mobility Options, Livable Communities, AARP Outreach and Service. The session, titled "We Need to Talk… Family Conversations with Older Drivers," discussed the significance of driving for older adults and reviewed MIT AgeLab and Hartford research on older drivers. The presentation was based on the publication "We Need to Talk… Family Conversations with Older Drivers". Also, the session discussed the synthesis of AARP Outreach and Service, The Hartford and the MIT AgeLab's work in developing an award winning video/DVD and workshop program being introduced by AARP nationwide.
Septemember 2007

AgeLab researcher Dr. Bryan Reimer presented his paper "Young Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): The impact of secondary tasks on driving performance" at the Driving Simulation North America Conference in Iowa City. Dr. Reimer’s research concluded certain types and complexity of secondary tasks, when combined, in specific driving situations can exploit deficiencies in an ADHD driver's performance. In addition, results of the study indicated context plays an important roll in the allocation of an ADHD driver’s attention and ADHD drivers appear to be drawn to high-demanding situations at the expense of safety. As part of a larger MIT AgeLab and New England University Transportation Center initiative investigating the impact of medical disorders on driver performance, this research was conducted in collaboration with the clinical research staff in the Pediatric Psychopharmacology Research Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital Department.
September 19, 2007

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch featured Dr. Joe Coughlin in its business section article
Metaphase Focuses on Product Design, Patient Dignity
August 12, 2007

Dr. Joe Coughlin and AgeLab research featured in The Boston Globe
Can You Spot the Personal Communication Assistant?
PDF
July 31, 2007

AgeLab and Healthways Host Health Literacy in a Consumer-Directed World Forum
The AgeLab hosted a Health Literacy & Navigating a Consumer-Directed World forum. The forum sponsored by Healthways, the largest disease management firm in the United States, included representatives from government, information technology firms, insurers, pharmaceutical and consumer products companies, and non-governmental organizations such as the Gingrich Group's Center for Health Transformation and the National Minority Quality Forum. AgeLab Director Joe Coughlin helped frame the business, policy and research agenda. The group discussed how understanding new roles, responsibilities and technologies can ensure an informed and efficacious health care patient and caregiver in a consumer-driven marketplace. The forum is the first of several events AgeLab's new Navigation Studio or NavStudio research initiative. NavStudio research aims to uncover how consumers navigate complex systems, e.g., health, retirement and transportation across the lifespan. More information on the Health Literacy & Navigating a Consumer-Directed World forum or the Nav Studio may be obtained by contacting AgeLab's Jennifer Simckowitz. 
July 26, 2007

AgeLab Research on Health and Aging-in-Place featured in The Saturday Evening Post magazine
Doctor in the House features AgeLab Director Joe Coughlin
July/August 2007

MIT Researcher presents at CREATE 2007: Creative Inventions, Innovations and Everyday Designs in HCI in London
Anna Pohlmeyer discussed her paper "A Dynamic Content Visualization Framework to Optimize Driver Information Processing." It proposes an innovative design that integrates telematics, digital customization and preferences to minimize driver distractions.
A dynamic content visualization framework to optimize driver information processing (PDF) June 14, 2007

Senior Momentum
Business Week Article
May 1, 2007

Living in Style in Later Life
Saving for the Heirs? As if! The times during which the wealthy aged were living a frugal life are apparently over. They prefer to spend their money for sunset years at deluxe residences. PDF
Sueddeutsche Zeitung
March 26, 2007

Coughlin to keynote
Joint Conference of the American Society on Aging and the National Council on Aging
March 8, 2007

AgeLab hosted a group of Liberty Mutual and Volpe National Transportation Systems employees, along with professors from China's Tsinghua University
The tour and discussion focused on AgeLab's work surrounding driver safety.
January 17th, 2007