Presenter

Maurita T. Harris, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Liberal Arts at the Wilfrid Laurier University, holding appointments in User Experience Design and Social Justice & Community Engagement. She earned her B.A. from North Carolina State University in Psychology, and her M.S. and Ph.D. in Community Health from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. As the director of the Well-Tech Research & Design Laboratory, she leads a dedicated team focused on exploring the ways technology can support the well-being of people as they age focusing on design for aging; digital health; health and racial equity; and the technology lifecycle. Her research is interdisciplinary, drawing from diverse fields such as community health, design, gerontology, psychology, and social justice.