Program Planning Committee

The ICADI Planning Committee includes one or more representatives for each conference track, and each conference theme.

Track Chairs

Transportation

John Eberhard, PhD
Transportation Psychologist, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (retired) and Consultant

Helen Kerschner, PhD
President, Beverly Foundation, Pasadena, California

Dennis McCarthy, PhD, OTR/L
Research Assistant Professor, Co-Director, National Older Driver Research And Training Center, University of Florida

Livable Homes and Communities

Ed Steinfeld, Arch. D.
Professor, School of Architecture and Design, and Director, IDEA Center on Universal Design, University at Buffalo, New York

Injury Prevention

Elena Andresen, PhD
Professor, and Chief of Epidemiology, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida

John Crews, DPA
Lead Scientist, Disability and Health Team, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia

Smart Homes/Robotics

Mounir Mokhtari, PhD (Smart Homes)
Associate Professor Institut National des Telecommunications (INT) & INSERM (U.483) Telecommunication Network and Services Department (RST), France

Z. Zenn Bien, PhD(Robotics)
Fellow, Engineering Division, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Korea

Telehealth

David Brennan, MBE
Senior Research Engineer, Center for Applied Biomechanics and Rehabilitation Research, National Rehabilitation Hospital

Jeffrey Loomis, MHA
Associate Director, UF Center for Telehealth and Healthcare Communications

Assistive Technology

Mark Schmeler, PhD

Joy Hammel, PhD, OTR/L
Assistant Professor, Departments of Occupational Therapy and Disability & Human Development, University of Illinois at Chicago

Work and Aging

Jon A. Sanford, M.Arch
Research Architect, RR&D Center, Atlanta VHA