Andra Rice
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Andra Rice is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of human-robot interaction and mental health technology. Her work focuses on leveraging social robots as therapeutic tools for stress management, particularly among university students. Rice’s major contribution lies in demonstrating that robots can effectively serve as mental health coaches, using real-time physiological signals—such as EEG brain activity and Galvanic Skin Responses (GSRs)—to assess and guide emotional regulation. Her most-cited paper (2024, 11 citations) provides groundbreaking evidence that technology-assisted stress management tasks can elicit measurable emotional responses, paving the way for personalized, robot-led interventions. A second influential study (2023, 5 citations) further validates the effectiveness of social robots in reducing stress in academic settings. Rice’s work bridges robotics, affective computing, and clinical psychology, offering scalable solutions for mental health support. Her research has been recognized for its innovative use of multimodal biometrics, positioning her as a leading voice in the emerging field of socially assistive robotics for well-being.
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