The Center for Community-Driven Assistive Technologies is a collaborative hub of faculty, staff, and students from across all five colleges at Lehigh University, guided by a Community Advisory Board of partners and stakeholders dedicated to transforming the lives of people with disabilities.

Leadership

Portrait of Vinod Namboodiri

Vinod Namboodiri

CDAT Director; Forlenza ’75 Endowed Chair in Health Innovation and Technology; Professor, Department of Biostatistics & Health Data Science; Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Email address: vin423@lehigh.edu
College of Health
P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science
Portrait of George DuPaul

George DuPaul

CDAT Associate Director; Professor of School Psychology, Department of Education and Human Services
Email address: gjd3@lehigh.edu
College of Education

Faculty Researchers

Portrait of Juan Aceros

Juan Aceros

Associate Professor, Department of Bioengineering
Email address: jua425@lehigh.edu
P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science
Portrait of Yevgeny Berdichevsky

Yevgeny Berdichevsky

Associate Professor and Director, Bioengineering Graduate Program
Email address: yeb211@lehigh.edu
P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science
Portrait of Katey Burke

Kathryn Burke

Assistant Professor, Special Education
Email address: kmb210@lehigh.edu
College of Education
Portrait of Xuanhong Cheng

Xuanhong Cheng

Professor, Department of Bioengineering and Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Email address: xuc207@lehigh.edu
P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science
Portrait of Shin-Yi Chou

Shin-Yi Chou

Professor Department of Economics; Research Associate, National Bureau of Economics Research
Email address: syc2@lehigh.edu
College of Business
Portrait of Mooi Choo Chuah

Mooi Choo Chuah

Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Email address: mcc7@lehigh.edu
P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science
Portrait of Austin Duncan

Austin Duncan

Assistant Professor, Department of Community & Global Health
Email address: awd324@lehigh.edu
College of Health
Portrait of Rui Hua

Rui Hua

Assistant Professor, Department of Biostatistics & Health Data Science
Email address: ruh725@lehigh.edu
College of Health
Portrait of Lee Kern

Lee Kern

Professor and Director of the Center for Promoting Research to Practice
Email address: lek6@lehigh.edu
College of Education
Portrait of Jenny Kowalski

Jenny Kowalski

Assistant Professor, Design
Email address: jek623@lehigh.edu
College of Arts and Sciences
Portrait of Shirin Madarshahian

Shirin Madarshahian

Assistant Professor, Department of Biostatistics & Health Data Science; Joint Appointment, Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network
Email address: shm825@lehigh.edu
College of Health
Portrait of Patti Manz

Patti Manz

Professor and Chair, Department of of Education and Human Services
Email address: phm3@lehigh.edu
College of Education
Portrait of Ally Peabody Smith

Ally Peabody Smith

Assistant Professor, Department of Population Health
Email address: ahp324@lehigh.edu
College of Health
Portrait of David Rea

David Rea

Assistant Professor, Department of Decision and Technology Analytics
Location: College of Business
Email address: dar421@lehigh.edu
Portrait of Dhruv Seshadri

Dhruv Seshadri

Assistant Professor, Bioengineering
Email address: dhs223@lehigh.edu
P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science
Portrait of Amirtaha Taebi

Amirtaha Taebi

Assistant Professor, Bioengineering
Email address: amt525@lehigh.edu
P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science
Portrait of Cristian Vasile

Cristian Vasile

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering & Mechanics
Email address: crv519@lehigh.edu
P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science
Portrait of Fathima Wakeel

Fathima Wakeel

Associate Professor, Department of Population Health; Director, PhD in Population Health
Email address: faw319@lehigh.edu
College of Health
Portrait of Yu Yang

Yu Yang

Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Email address: yuyang@lehigh.edu
P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science

Staff

Meg Mikovits

CDAT Partnerships Coordinator
Email address: mem722@lehigh.edu

Jenna Santer

Graduate Assistant
Email address: jes624@lehigh.edu

Community Advisory Board

Darryl Adams, Accessibility & Assistive Tech Innovator (Retired-Intel Director of Accessibility)    
James Coughlan, Senior Scientist and Director of the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Blindness and Low Vision, Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute
Ken Faltischek, Co-Founder & Board Member, CareConnect
Julie Fogt, Director, Centennial School
Seth Hoderewski, Executive Director, Lehigh Valley Center for Independent Living
Maureen Leeson, Assistant Superintendent and Chief Academic Officer, Bethlehem Area School District
Emily Lyter, Administrative Director for Clinical Research, Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network
Michelle Mitchell, Disability Support Services, Lehigh Carbon Community College
Judy Shanley, National Director of Mobility, Transportation, Education, and Youth Transition, Easterseals
Arielle Silverman, Director of Research, American Foundation for the Blind
Katie Siwy, Vice President of Programs, The Arc of Lehigh and Northampton Counties
Burton Sutker, President, SBS
Tammy Thompson-Cooke, Statewide Lead for Assistive Technology and Educational Consultant, Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network
Jeff Walker, Senior VP, Corporate Strategy, Mergers, and Acquisitions, BraunAbility
Maria Zullo, Director of Disability Support Services, Lehigh University
Megan Zweiback, Director of Pupil Services, Souderton Area School District