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Timestamp: 2019-04-21 16:19:31+00:00

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Veronica Ahumada Newhart, Ph.D. is an NIH funded postdoctoral fellow in UC Irvine's Institute for Clinical Translational Science. Her research is focused on the use of interactive technologies (e.g., telepresence robots) to establish or augment social connectedness for improved health, academic, and social outcomes. Her research encompasses strong interdisciplinary efforts between UCI's School of Medicine, School of Education, Department of Informatics, and Department of Cognitive Sciences. Her research interests include child health and human development, virtual inclusion, human-computer interaction, human-robot interaction, and emerging technologies that facilitate learning, human development, and social connectedness.
Prior to beginning her doctoral work, Dr. Newhart was a public health leader in her role as Director of Oral Health programs for the state of Montana. Her work in oral health supported key measures of Montana’s Title V Maternal and Child Health block grant and developed strong collaborations with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as well as the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
Dr. Newhart received her M.A. and Ph.D. in Education from the University of California, Irvine. She completed her M.Ed. in Adult Education from the University of Georgia and her B.A. in English Language and Literature from Loma Linda University.
Newhart, V. A., Warschauer, M., Olson, J.S., & Eccles, J.S. (2017). Go Home and Get Better: An Exploration of Inequitable Educational Services for Homebound Children. IDC 2017 Workshop on Equity and Inclusivity at the ACM SIGCHI Interaction Design and Children Conference.
Reich, S., Ochoa, W., Gaona, A., Salcedo, Y., Espinoa, G., Newhart, V., & Garrard, W. (2017, April). The Pain of Poverty and Poor English Skills in the Dental Chair: Pediatric Oral Health Disparities. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Austin, TX.
Newhart, V. A. (2011). Oral Health School-based Screening in Montana. Montana Public Health: Prevention Opportunities Under the Big Sky. Department of Public Health and Human Services, State of Montana.
Newhart, V. A., & Carpenedo D. (2011). Connecting Oral Health and School Readiness. Montana School Readiness Initiative. Department of Public Health and Human Services, State of Montana.
“Telepresence Robots in Education” Dean’s Advisory Board, UC Irvine School of Education.
“Children with Chronic Illness in our Educational System” Integration of Technology in Educational Settings Colloquium with Education Delegation from Nacka Sweden. Irvine, CA.
“Virtual Inclusion in Traditional Classrooms,” presented at the Southern California K-12 Assistive Technology Network Annual Meeting.
“Universal Access” Invited Lecturer, ED 250: History of School Innovations and Current School Reform Movements. UC Irvine, School of Education.
Newhart, V. A., Warschauer, M., Olson, J.S., & Eccles, J.S. (2017). Telepresence robots for virtual social and academic inclusion: Can they contribute to improved well-being, health, and social outcomes for homebound pediatric patients? Pathways to Cures: Translational Research Science Presentations. UC Irvine Campus and Medical Center, Institute of Clinical and Translational Science, NIH.
Newhart, V. A. (2016, July). Virtual inclusion via telepresence robots in the classroom. Presentation at the 23rd International Conference on Learning, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Newhart, V. A. (2016, March). What are strategies for maximizing the engagement of students with a variety of disabilities who might not typically engage in cyberlearning? Panel Presenter at The Center for Innovative Research in CyberLearning: AccessCyberLearning Capacity Building Institute. University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
Newhart, V. A. (2015) Learning via Virtual Inclusion. UC Irvine Mini-Symposium: Text and Data Mining for Interactive Online Learning. UC Irvine Data Science Initiative.
Newhart, V.A. (2014). Virtual Inclusion: A Conceptual Framework. Graduate Research Symposium, UC Irvine Associated Graduate Students.

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