Personal profile
About
William Kearns is a Research Associate Professor in Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling in the Department of Child and Family Studies and former faculty of the Department of Aging and Mental Health Disparities. He received his Ph.D. in psychology from the University of South Florida in 1989 and was Director of Information Technology for the Florida Mental Health Institute from 1992 to 2003.
His interests include using automation to facilitate improved care for persons with cognitive impairment and using technology to improve access to mental health services and education.
He is Associate Editor of the international journal Gerontechnology. He was USF's Executive Liaison to the Internet2 Project, a consortium of over 200 Carnegie Research I institutions nationwide charged with developing enhanced network services supporting research and education from 1997-2007. He has been a grant reviewer for the National Science Foundation, the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality and the USF Office of Research.
His interests include using automation to facilitate improved care for persons with cognitive impairment and using technology to improve access to mental health services and education.
He is Associate Editor of the international journal Gerontechnology. He was USF's Executive Liaison to the Internet2 Project, a consortium of over 200 Carnegie Research I institutions nationwide charged with developing enhanced network services supporting research and education from 1997-2007. He has been a grant reviewer for the National Science Foundation, the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality and the USF Office of Research.
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Disciplines
- Behavioral Neurobiology
- Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cognitive Neuroscience
- Health Information Technology
- Health Services Research
- Orthotics and Prosthetics
- Other Neuroscience and Neurobiology
- Other Rehabilitation and Therapy
- Psychology
- Social and Behavioral Sciences
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Evaluating new gerontechnologies: Proof of concept is necessary, but not sufficient.
Kearns, W. D. & Fozard, J. L., 2016, In: Gerontechnology. 14Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Field Evaluations of Tracking/locating Technologies for Prevention of Missing Incidents.
Bulat, T., Kerrigan, M. V., Rowe, M., Kearns, W. D., Craighead, J. D. & Ramaiah, P., 2016, In: American Journal of Alzheimer's and Other Dementias.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Movement Path Tortuosity in Free Ambulation: Relationships to Age and Brain Disease
Kearns, W. D., Fozard, J. L. & Nams, V. O., Jan 25 2016, In: IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Decreased Movement Path Tortuosity is Associated with Improved Functional Status in TBI Patients.
Kearns, W. D., Scott, S., Fozard, J. L., Dillahunt-Aspillaga, C. & Jasiewicz, J., 2015, In: Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Movement Path Tortuosity Predicts Compliance With Therapeutic Behavioral Prompts in Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury
Kearns, W. D., Fozard, J. L., Ray, R. D., Scott, S., Jasiewicz, J. & Pagano, C., 2015, In: Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Prizes
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Best Leading Edge Technologies Poster Paper Award - 9th Annual World Conference of Gerontechnology - Taipei, Taiwan Jun. 2014
Kearns, W. D. (Recipient), 2014
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Distinguished Keynote Speaker Award - Nan Kai University of Technology, Taiwan - 2008
Kearns, W. D. (Recipient), 2008
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USF Excellence in Innovation Award - USF Office of Research, Oct. 2011
Kearns, W. D. (Recipient), 2011
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Workshop on Intelligent Systems for Assisted Cognition2007 University of Rochester (NY) and Microsoft, Inc.
Kearns, W. D. (Recipient), 2007
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)