Jon Pearlman, PhD is HERL’s Associate Director of Engineering and assistant professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Science & Technology at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Pearlman earned his BS and MS in mechanical engineering at the UC Berkeley and Cornell University, respectively. Dr. Pearlman completed his PhD work Rehabilitation Science and Technology at the University of Pittsburgh in 2007, with an emphasis on assistive technology design and transfer to developing countries. Dr. Pearlman’s research interests are in the areas of participatory action design, assistive technology transfer methods, and new product development.
http://www.herl.pitt.edu/person/jon-pearlman
Mary Goldberg, PhD serves as the Education & Outreach Project Director at the Human Engineering Research Laboratories and is also an Assistant Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology at the University of Pittsburgh. She has a background in education with a concentration in rehabilitation science; psychology; and Spanish. She has served as Co-PI on several training programs in the field of assistive technology for undergraduates, veterans, and graduate students, with a particular emphasis on students with disabilities. Dr. Goldberg received her PhD in Administrative and Policy Studies of Education with a focus on online learning in assistive technology and her additional research interests include program evaluation, STEM education, and international capacity building in assistive technology.
http://www.herl.pitt.edu/person/mary-goldberg
Jennifer Mankoff | University of Washington