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May 15, 2025: Alisha Bose, Spencer Hensley, and Katie Belen Leija present at the UW Undergraduate Research Symposium.

May 12, 2025: Mia wins first place in RESNA Student Paper Competition.

May 12, 2025: Mia and Seong-Hee Westlake present a session on play with adaptive switches from switch-adapted toys to gaming and beyond at RehabWeek 2025 in Chicago, IL.

May 9, 2025: Mia presents pilot work on current mobility aids study at NWBS in Vancouver, BC.

February 13, 2025: Mia, Heather Feldner, and Tiffany Li give a session at APTA CSM in Houston, TX on the Switch Kit.

March 2024: Mia receives NIH INCLUDE TL1 grant.

February 26, 2024: Article features modified ride-on car accessibility work is published.

An article headline reading Wheels in motion: improving mobility technologies for children.

January 2024: Mia receives CREATE Translation Grant to support work on the Switch Kit.

December 15, 2023: ‘Gears of Progress’ podcast episode interviewing Mia.

Mia wearing a blazer imposed on a background that says Episode 2 Mia Hoffman on early childhood mobility, young kids as participants, and accessibility of research for people with disabilities.

November 7, 2023: Mia passes her General Exam.

Mia wearing a green plaid dress standing next to a powerpoint reading Quantifying On Time Access to Mobility.

October 22, 2023: Mia mentors at NextProf Pathfinder Workshop at the University of Michigan.

Mia standing with five other PhD students in front a presenting screen that says NextProf Pathfinder.

September 12, 2023: Mia presents a podium presentation at the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine in Chicago.

Mia wearing a knee length rust-colored dress presenting a presentation titled Quantifying the Activity levels of toddlers with Down syndrome playing in a partial body weight support system.

July 26, 2023: Mia wins the RESNA Student Paper Competition.

Mia presenting in front of an audience a presentation titled Exploring the World on Wheels.

May 19, 2023: Mia is awarded an honorable mention for her poster at Northwest Biomechanics Symposium.

Mia wearing a salmon-colored dress standing beside a poster on using portable partial bodyweight support systems with children with Down Syndrome.

April 15, 2023: Mia gives a 15-minute podium presentation at International Seating Symposium

Mia wearing a dress standing next to a podium that says International Seating Symposium.

April 13, 2023: Mia presents a poster at International Seating Symposium

Mia presenting a poster on steering modifications and a datalogger for an adapted ride-on car to a man.

February 10, 2023: Mia receives a CREATE Student Minigrant

The Research Unicorn sitting in a black Toyota Tundra adapted ride-on car.

November 28, 2022: Mia passes her Qualifying Exam

Mia presenting her qualifying exam.

November 17, 2022: Mia presents at Meta Day at the University of Washington

Mia presenting a presentation on early digital play at Meta Day.

October 17, 2022: Mia gives her first podium presentation at ASSETS Urban Access workshop

September 2022: Mia presents a poster at AACPDM in Las Vegas

Mia presenting a poster on environmental accessibility at AACPDM.

May 2022: Mia presents a poster at NWBS in Pullman, WA

Mia presenting a steering modifications poster on a tv monitor at NWBS while holding 2 3D printed steering modifications.