Susan (Su Jin) Lee

Georgia Institute of Technology
Doctor of Philosophy, Architecture (Industrial Design) - 2022

Washington University in St. Louis
Master of Science, Occupational Therapy - 2013

University of West Georgia
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology - 2011titute of Technology
Doctor of Philosophy, Architecture (Industrial Design Concentration) - In Progress

Washington University in St. Louis
Master of Science, Occupational Therapy - 2013

University of West Georgia
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology - 2011

Research Interests
Design and technology for aging population and individuals with disabilities, assistive technology, universal design, environmental accessibility and modification, digital fabrication methods (e.g. 3D printing) for customizing assistive technologies, user testing of products and technologies for people with disabilities and caregivers

Selected Publications
Aflatoony, L., Lee, S., & Sanford, J. (2021). Collective making: Co-designing 3D printed assistive technologies with occupational therapists, designers, and end-users. Assistive Technology, 18;1-10.

Lee, S.J., Mehta, R., Oh, K., Prilutsky, B., & Sanford, J. (2018). Effects of grab bar dimensions on biomechanics of stand-to-sit and sit-to-stand transfers. Assistive Technology: Disability & Rehabilitation, 14(3), 292-300.

Lee, S.J., Sanford, J., Calkins, M., Melgen, S., Endicott, S., & Phillips, A. (2017). Beyond ADA Accessibility Requirements: Meeting Seniors’ Needs for Toilet Transfers. HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal, 1(2), 32-44.

Selected Presentations

Buchman, E., Lee, S., & Webber, K. (2022). Cultivating a university-hospital partnership to use 3D printing to teach the Assistive Technology process and model service delivery. 2022 American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference.

Lee, S., Bhattacharjya, S., & Sanford, J. (2020). Linking Toilet Transfer Performance to Task-Relevant Environmental Features and Design Attributes. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,101 (11), e33.

Aflatoony, L. Lee, S. (2020). CODEA: A Framework for Co-Designing Assistive Technologies with Occupational Therapists, Industrial Designers, and End-users with Mobility Impairments. DESIGN Conference (DESIGN 2020).

Funding
National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research
Field Initiated Project (FIP). Environmental Barriers and Facilitators for Assisted Toilet Transfers by Older Adults Aging with Disability and Their Caregivers (2017-2020) $ 599,296 (Role: Principal Investigator)

National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC) on the Technologies to Support Successful Aging with Disability (2018-2023) $4.6 million (Role: Investigator, No budgetary authority)

Memberships
2013 – present American Occupational Therapy Association
2013 – present Georgia Occupational Therapy Association

Service
2018 – present Reviewer, Health and Environments Research & Design
2018 – present Reviewer, Journal of Aging and Environment
2018 – present Technology Coordinator, American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Home and Community Health Special Interest Section
2015 – 2018 Professional Development Coordinator, American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Home and Community Health Special Interest Section

Awards and Honors
2020 College of Design Outstanding Research Faculty Award, Georgia Institute of Technology
2019 Best Demo, AGE-WELL Canada Annual Conference
2019 Best Product Pitch, AGE-WELL Canada Summer Institute