Vinod Namboodiri, PhD
Forlenza ’75 Endowed Chair in Health Innovation and Technology, and Professor, Department of Community and Population Health, College of Health
Department of Computer Science and Engineering in Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Director, Accessibility and Assistive Technologies (ACCESS) Research Laboratory - HST 070
vin423@lehigh.edu
610-758-0170
Office: HST L137
Vinod Namboodiri directs the Accessibility and Assistive Technologies (ACCESS) Research Laboratory which has the mission of exploring the design, evaluation, and use of computing and information technologies (in the form of Assistive and Accessibility Technologies) to benefit people challenged by health disparities, including disabilities. His current research focuses on wayfinding solutions for persons with disabilities and is funded by the National Science Foundation’s Smart and Connected Communities (S&CC) and Convergence Accelerator programs. Vinod has received several college and university level awards for research, teaching, and innovation over his career. He received his Ph.D. from UMass Amherst and has held appointments as a Full Professor and Associate Director for Research Engagement at Wichita State University, and as an Adjunct Senior Scientist at the Envision Research Institute.