Charles R. Crowell
Papers
9
Total Citations
1,075
H-Index
6
About
Charles R. Crowell is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of human-robot interaction (HRI) and clinical psychology, whose work has fundamentally shaped how robots are used to support individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). His landmark 2011 critical review on the clinical use of robots for ASD, cited over 620 times, established the foundational framework for an entire subfield. Crowell’s major contributions include demonstrating that robot social presence is perceived differently across genders, and showing that structured robotics camps can significantly reduce social anxiety while improving vocational skills in adolescents with ASD—a finding with over 75 citations. He also developed the DOMER interface, a Wizard of Oz system enabling therapists to control humanoid robots during sessions, bridging engineering and clinical practice. His research on anthropomorphism reveals how appearance and agency shape human perceptions of robots, while his studies on gesture processing show that humans automatically process co-speech gestures from other people but not from robots, highlighting a critical cognitive boundary. Crowell’s work has garnered over 1,000 citations, and his unconventional educational initiatives have expanded the HRI field by attracting students from the social sciences and humanities.
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- 2Robot social presence and gender191 citations · 2008
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- 4DOMER69 citations · 2011
- 5Anthropomorphism of Robots: Study of Appearance and Agency54 citations · 2019
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