Claudia Beatriz Rebola

Dr. Claudia B. Rebola is Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs, Director of the Center for DAAP Research and Innovation, and Professor of Industrial Design at the College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning at the University of Cincinnati (UC). Dr. Rebola was also an Associate Professor in the Industrial Design Department at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and Assistant Professor and Director of Graduate Programs in the School of Industrial Design and head of the D-Matters Studio Lab at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. Rebola’s work brings together design, art, science, and technology to experiment, design, and prototype innovative interactive products in the realm of health. Her specific interests are in collaborative, transdisciplinary research and design methods in areas related to design for vulnerable populations—aging, addiction, and disability in areas related to universal design, social innovation, social connectedness, tangible embedded interactions, and robotics. Her ultimate goals are on humanizing technology, empowering users, engaging communities, and celebrating the value of simplicity and tangibility in user-product interactions by design. 

Her work has been funded by NSF, NIH, Dolby Labs, NIDDLR, to mention a few. She was co-PI for the NSF Partnerships for Innovation grant "Next Generation Robotic Intelligence that Provides Psycho-Social Support for Older Adults" in collaboration with Brown University. She was also Director of the T3 component of the RERC TechSAge Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Technologies to Support Successful Aging with Disability at the Georgia Institute of Technology, funded by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR). At Georgia Tech, she was also the co-founder of the Design and Technologies for Healthy Aging (DATHA) housed at the Center for Assistive Technologies and Environmental Access (CATEA). She works closely with the IDSA organization and has participated as a committee member in several ACM conferences and Gerontological Societies such the Gerontological Society of America (GSA).

She publishes regularly in design, science and technology, human-computer interaction, robotics, public health, and medicine journals, and diverse conferences. She has published Sincluding her book “Designed Technologies for Healthy Aging” by Morgan and Claypool. She also serves as a reviewer to prestigious journals such as the International Journal of Design and SAGE Open, panel reviewer in funding agencies such as national Science Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as a Full Board member in the Institutional Review Board at UC.

As a native of Argentina, she received her undergraduate degree on Industrial Design (1998) from the Universidad Nacional de Cordoba. She also holds an M.S. in Industrial Design (2001) and a Ph.D. on Information Design (2005) from North Carolina State University. Dr. Rebola has been a recipient of numerous honors and awards, among them the Fulbright-Hays Grant, Phi Kappa Phi, Tau Sigma Delta, and an Argentinean presidential recognition for outstanding academic achievements in the design discipline.

Grant: #00001201 / IIP-1717701 Investigators:Rebola, Claudia 08-15-2017 -07-31-2018 National Science Foundation PFI-BIC Next Generation Robotic Intelligence that Provides Psycho-Social Support for Older Adults Role:PI $36,153.00 Active Level:Federal

Grant: #SES-2026594 Investigators:Bhiwapurkar, Pravin; Black, Ann; Fry, Michael; Harfmann, Anton; Linders, Annulla; Nassif, Nabil; Rebola, Claudia; Tang, Ming; Wendell, David 01-01-2021 -12-31-2021 National Science Foundation Future of Work: Understanding the interrelationships between humans and technology to improve the quality of work life in smart buildings. Role:Collaborator $149,720.00 Awarded Level:Federal

Grant: #TBD Investigators:Rebola, Claudia; Vogel, Craig 01-01-2022 -12-31-2022 Clovernook Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired Clovernook: Exploratory Translational Research Role:Collaborator 40000.00 Hold Level:Non Profit

Grant: #IFF Grant Investigators:Jung, Heekyoung; Rebola, Claudia 06-01-2023 -05-31-2024 Ian's Friends Foundation ArtCAN Teens Role:PI 37000.00 Hold Level:Non Profit

Peer Reviewed Publications

Rebola C.B.; Gomez-Enriquez D.; Vargas-Alfonso E. (01-01-2023. ) BUMP: Bridging Unmet Modes of Participation in the Workplace.Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, , 561 LNNS ,286-294 More Information

Ramirez-Loaiza S.; Rebola C.B. (01-01-2022. ) Systematic review of community-led initiatives fighting the opioid crisis and opportunities for desi.Proceedings of Drs, , 2022 , More Information

Rebola C.B.; Ramirez-Loaiza S. (01-01-2021. ) Co-designing Technologies for Well Being: A Robot Companion for Older Adults.Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, , 1364 AISC ,871-882 More Information

Rebola C.B.; Norton R.M.; Doehler S.; Kubley A. (09-01-2020. ) Tri-design: Coordination between healthcare, design, and regulatory communities.Strategic Design Research Journal, , 13 (3 ) ,474-487 More Information

Rebola C.B.; Ramirez Loaiza S. (01-01-2020. ) AntiOD: A Smart City Initiative to Fight the Opioid Crisis.Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, , 1069 ,300-305 More Information

Rebola C.B.; He S. (01-01-2020. ) Project BUMP: Developing Communication Tools for the Older Adult Population.Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, , 1069 ,985-990 More Information

Capraro G.A.; Rebola C.B. (12-01-2018. ) The Naloxbox program in Rhode Island: A model for community-access naloxone.American Journal of Public Health, , 108 (12 ) ,1649-1651 More Information

Rebola C.; Gonsher I. (01-01-2018. ) Discursive engineering design: A speculative framework for designing technological innovation.Proceedings of International Design Conference Design, , 5 ,2495-2504 More Information

Rebola C.B.; Eden G. (05-01-2017. ) Remote robotic disability: Are we ready for robots?.Interactions, , 24 (3 ) ,48-53 More Information

Rebola C. (12-08-2015. ) Older Adults Technology Assessment, Use, and Needs for Health Applications.Proceedings 2015 IEEE International Conference on Healthcare Informatics Ichi 2015, , 452 More Information

Chu C.; Rebola C.; Kao J. (07-13-2015. ) BUMP: Bridging unmet modes of participation.ACM International Conference Proceeding Series, , 261-262 More Information

Kascak L.R.; Rebola C.B.; Sanford J.A. (03-02-2014. ) Integrating Universal Design (UD) principles and mobile design guidelines to improve design of mobil.Proceedings 2014 IEEE International Conference on Healthcare Informatics Ichi 2014, , 343-348 More Information

Kascak L.; Rebola C.; Braunstein R.; Sanford J. (12-01-2013. ) Mobile application concept development for remote patient monitoring.Proceedings 2013 IEEE International Conference on Healthcare Informatics Ichi 2013, , 545-550 More Information

Rebola C.B.; Jones B. (11-14-2013. ) Sympathetic devices: Designing technologies for older adults.SIGDOC 2013 Proceedings of the 31st ACM International Conference on Design of Communication, , 151-155 More Information

Byrne C.A.; Rebola C.B.; Zeagler C. (11-14-2013. ) Design research methods to understand user needs for an eTextile knee sleeve.SIGDOC 2013 Proceedings of the 31st ACM International Conference on Design of Communication, , 17-22 More Information

Kascak L.; Rébola C.; Braunstein R.; Sanford J. (11-14-2013. ) Icon design for user interface of remote patient monitoring mobile devices.SIGDOC 2013 Proceedings of the 31st ACM International Conference on Design of Communication, , 77-83 More Information

Bowers L.; Rebola C.; Vela P. (08-31-2013. ) Communication technologies for older adults in retirement communities.Advanced Research and Trends in New Technologies Software Human Computer Interaction and Communicability, , 491-501 More Information

Rebola C.B.; Ogunmakin G.; Vela P.A. (01-01-2013. ) Design and Technologies for Understanding Older Adults Social Interactions in Retirement Communities.International Journal of Social Robotics, , 5 (4 ) ,575-591 More Information

Bowers L.; Rebola C.B.; Vela P. (12-01-2012. ) Communication technologies for older adults in retirement communities .3rd International Conference on Advances in New Technologies Interactive Interfaces and Communicability Adntiic 2012 Design E Commerce E Learning E Health E Tourism Web 2 0 and Web 3 0, ,

Mazalek A.; Nitsche M.; Rébola C.; Clifton P.; Wu A.; Poirier N.; Peer F. (12-01-2012. ) Pictures at an exhibition: Design of a hybrid puppetry performance piece.Lecture Notes in Computer Science Including Subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics, , 7522 LNCS ,130-143 More Information

Rebola C.B.; Ogunmakin G.; Vela P.A. (11-16-2012. ) Automated behavioral mapping for monitoring social interactions among older adults.Lecture Notes in Computer Science Including Subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics, , 7621 LNAI ,188-198 More Information

Rebola C.B.; Vela P.A.; Palacio J.; Ogunmakin G.; Saurus C. (01-01-2012. ) Stitchtures: Interactive art installations for social interventions in retirement communities.SIGDOC 12 Proceedings of the 30th ACM International Conference on Design of Communication, , 71-77 More Information

Mazalek A.; Nitsche M.; Rébola C.; Wu A.; Clifton P.; Peer F.; Drake M. (11-03-2011. ) Pictures at an exhibition: A physical/digital puppetry performance piece.C and C 2011 Proceedings of the 8th ACM Conference on Creativity and Cognition, , 441-442 More Information

Clifton P.; Mazalek A.; Sanford J.; Rébola C.; Lee S.; Powell N. (03-11-2011. ) SketchTop: Design collaboration on a multi-touch tabletop.Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Tangible Embedded and Embodied Interaction Tei 11, , 333-336 More Information

Réebola C.B.; Sanford J. (03-01-2011. ) Design and technologies for healthy aging.Physical and Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics, , 29 (1 ) ,1-4 More Information

Réebola C.B.; Jones B. (03-01-2011. ) Sympathetic devices: Communication technologies for inclusion.Physical and Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics, , 29 (1 ) ,44-58 More Information

Rébola Winegarden C.; Komor N.; Gilliland S.M. (04-19-2010. ) Silent mutations: Physical-digital interactions in spaces.Tei 10 Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Tangible Embedded and Embodied Interaction, , 277-278 More Information

Published Books

Claudia B. Rebola (2015. ) Designed Technologies for Healthy Aging .Morgan and Claypool Publishers. (Author)