If you missed Professor Bo Xie’s talk on “Aging in the Digital Health Era” you can watch her address here. She spoke May 13 as part of the Institute for Successful Longevity’s Speaker Series.

Dr. Xie, professor in the School of Nursing and School of Information at the University of Texas at Austin, conducts research focused on understanding the needs of older adults for health information and services and how technology can be designed and used to meet these needs. Her research has implications for reducing digital inequalities and ensuring patient-centered care in the digital health era.

A Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America, Xie received her bachelor’s degree in Medicine from West China University of Medical Sciences in Chengdu, her master’s degree in Psychology from Peking University in Beijing, and her doctorate in Science and Technology Studies from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York.

Her research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services; to date, her work has generated more than 90 publications.