Dr. Holden awarded the Chancellor Charles R. Bantz Award
Dr. Holden's B-PHIT Indy initiative received the 2016 Chancellor Charles R. Bantz Award from IUPUI's Office of Community Engagement and Office of the Vice Chancellor of Research. B-PHIT Indy stands for Brain-Protective Health Information Technology and is a community-based initiative to involve older adults and informal caregivers in the design and evaluation of technologies to promote the healthy aging brain and help manage mental illness.
Dr. Srinivas and Dr. Holden awarded a Regenstrief Innovation Challenge grant
Health Innovation Lab (HIL) alumna Dr. Preethi Srinivas and HIL director Dr. Rich Holden are co-PIs of a Regenstrief Innovation Challenge grant called HAPPY MEDIUM. The project is a 12-month study of a “medium-tech” intervention to reduce the use of over-the-counter medications with adverse cognitive effects among older adults. Medium-tech combines familiar physical objects such as paper and cloth with electronic components (e.g., circuits, sensors, LED lights) to maximize the ease of use and usefulness of a product.
Dr. Holden is 2016 Bentzi Karsh Early-Career Service Award recipient
Dr. Holden received the Bentzi Karsh Early-Career Service Award from the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES). The award recognizes an early-career individual demonstrating outstanding contributions to HFES through professional service and outreach activities.
Professor Holden wins Applied Ergonomics Best Paper Award
Health Innovation Lab director Dr. Holden and former student Nicole Werner, PhD, received the Best Paper Award from the journal Applied Ergonomics for their article, "Interruptions in the wild: Development of a sociotechnical systems model of interruptions in the emergency department through a systematic review."