Socially Assistive Robots for Healthcare and Education Publication List

Developmental Disabilities

[9] M. Shayestehfar, A. Nakhostin-Ansari, P. Jahandideh, W.-Y. G. Louie, and A. Memari, “Pivotal response treatment and applied behavior analysis interventions for autism spectrum disorder”, Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, pp. 1-2, 2024, Available: https://doi.org/10.1080/17483107.2024.2382906

[8] P. Shahverdi, K. Rousso, I. Bakhoda, N. Huang, K. Rohrbeck, and W.-Y. G. Louie, “Robot-Mediated Job Interview Training for Individuals with ASD: A Pilot Study,” IEEE International Conference on Robot & Human Interactive Communication, 2023, pp. 564-570. [Accepted PDF Pre-Print]

[7] M. Trombly, P. Shahverdi, N. Huang, Q. Chen, J. Korneder, W.-Y. G. Louie, “Robot-mediated Group Instruction for Children with ASD: A Pilot Study,” IEEE International Conference on Robot & Human Interactive Communication, 2022, pp. 1506-1513, Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/RO-MAN53752.2022.9900584 (Outstanding Early Career Scientist Paper Award) [Accepted PDF Pre-Print]

[6] W.-Y. G. Louie, J. Korneder, and V. Zeigler-Hill, “Parental Attitudes, Trust, and Comfort with Using Robots for Providing Care to Children with Developmental Disabilities,” IEEE International Conference on Robot & Human Interactive Communication, 2022, pp. 1044-1049, Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/RO-MAN53752.2022.9900575 [Accepted PDF Pre-Print]

[5] J. Korneder, W.-Y. G. Louie, C. M. Pawluk, I. Abbas, M. Brys, and F. Rooney, “Robot-Mediated Interventions for Teaching Children with ASD a New Intraverbal Skill,” Assistive Technology, 2021, Available: https://doi.org/10.1080/10400435.2021.1930284.

[4] W.-Y. G. Louie, Jessica Korneder, Ibrahim Abbas, and Cristyn Pawluk, “A Study on an Applied Behavior Analysis Based Robot-Mediated Listening Comprehension Intervention for ASD,” Paladyn Journal of Behavioral Robotics, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 31-46, 2021, Available: https://doi.org/10.1515/pjbr-2021-0005

[3] M. Sochanski, K. Snyder, J. Korneder, and W.-Y. G. Louie, “Therapists’ Perspectives After Implementing a Robot into Autism Therapy,” IEEE International Conference on Robot & Human Interactive Communication, 2021, pp. 1216-1223, Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/RO-MAN50785.2021.9515375. [Accepted PDF Pre-Print]

[2] W.-Y.G. Louie, J. Korneder, A. Hijaz, and M. Sochanski, “Investigating Therapist Vocal Nonverbal Behavior for Applications in Robot-Mediated Therapies for Individuals Diagnosed with Autism,” International Conference on Social Robotics, 2020, pp. 416-427, Available: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62056-1_35.

[1] W.-Y. G. Louie, J. Korneder, and I. Abbas, “A Pilot Study for a Robot-Mediated Listening Comprehension Intervention for Children with ASD,” IEEE International Conference on Robot & Human Interactive Communication, 2019 (Finalist for Best Late Breaking Report Award) [PDF]

K-12 Education

[2] W.-Y. G. Louie, T. Christ, P. Shahverdi, I. Bakhoda, M. Wowra, A. Tyshka, K. Rousso, E. Dallas, and K. Barnett, “Exploring Task-Level Contingent Mediations for Vocabulary Instruction across Robot, Virtual, and Human Teachers,” IEEE International Conference on Robot & Human Interactive Communication, 2024, pp. 1-8. [Accepted PDF Pre-Print]

[1] W.-Y. G. Louie, T. Christ, M. Blazdik, D. Alexander, and I. Bakhoda, ““If a Robot was Teaching, Then Everybody Would Definitely Like School Better”: An Analysis of Grade 3-5 Children’s Perceptions of Learning STEM Vocabulary with a Social Educational Robot,” IEEE International Conference on Robot & Human Interactive Communication, 2024, pp. 1-6. [Accepted PDF Pre-Print]

Older Adult Care

[9] C. M. Wilson, L. Boright, W.-Y. G. Louie, et al., Effect of Robotic Delivery of Physical Activity and Fall Prevention Exercise in Older Adults: A Pilot Cohort Study, Cureus, vol. 15, no. 8, pp. 1-23, 2023, Available: https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.44264.

[8] C. Thompson, S. Mohamed, W.-Y.G. Louie, J.C. He, J. Li, and G. Nejat, “The Robot Tangy Facilitating Trivia Games: A Team-based User-Study with Long Term Care Residents,” in IEEE International Symposium on Robotics and Intelligent Sensors, 2017, pp. 173-178, Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IRIS.2017.8250117.

[7] J. Li, W.-Y. G. Louie, S. Mohamed, F. Despond, and G. Nejat, “A user-study with tangy the bingo facilitating robot and long-term care residents,” in IEEE International Symposium on Robotics and Intelligent Sensors, 2016, pp. 109-115, Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IRIS.2016.8066075.

[6] W.-Y. G. Louie, J. Li, T. Vaquero, and G. Nejat, “A focus group study on the design considerations and impressions of a socially assistive robot for long-term care,” in IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, 2014, pp. 237–242, Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ROMAN.2014.6926259.

[5] W.-Y. G. Louie, D. McColl, and G. Nejat, “Acceptance and attitudes toward a human-like socially assistive robot by older adults,” Assistive Technology, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 140–150, 2014, Available: https://doi.org/10.1080/10400435.2013.869703.

[4] D. McColl, W.-Y. G. Louie, and G. Nejat, “Brian 2.1: A socially assistive robot for the elderly and cognitively impaired,” IEEE Robotics Automation Magazine, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 74–83, 2013, Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/MRA.2012.2229939.

[3] W.-Y. G. Louie, R. Han, and G. Nejat, “Did anyone say bingo: A socially assistive robot to promote stimulating recreational activities at long-term care facilities,” Journal of Medical Devices, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 030 944–030 944, 2013, Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.4024511.

[2] W.-Y. G. Louie, D. McColl, and G. Nejat, “Playing a memory game with a socially assistive robot: A case study at a long-term care facility,” in IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, 2012, pp. 345–350, Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ROMAN.2012.6343777.

[1] W.-Y. G. Louie, J. Li, T. Vaquero, and G. Nejat, “Socially assistive robots for seniors living in residential care homes: User requirements and impressions,” in, D. Coleman, Ed. Nova Publishers, 2015, ch. Human-Robot Interactions: Principles, Technologies, and Challenges, pp. 75–107.