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About
Debi Sampsel is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of telehealth technology, geriatric care, and nursing education, whose work has significantly shaped how remote presence robotics can address critical healthcare workforce challenges. Her research consistently tackles two pressing societal problems: the growing shortage of primary care providers for aging populations and the deficit of nursing faculty and graduates. Sampsel's most influential contribution, a 2015 pilot study examining the acceptability of telepresence robots in geriatric primary care (41 citations), established an early evidence base for robotic-assisted remote care. Building on this foundation, her 2018 feasibility study and accompanying satisfaction evaluation — together accumulating 60 citations — demonstrated that nurse-led telehealth interventions could meaningfully support healthy independent living for older adults. Her scope extends beyond clinical settings; her 2010 investigation of robots as faculty (24 citations) and her 2014 study on remote presence robotics in nursing simulation (22 citations) broke new ground in technology-enhanced education. Collectively, Sampsel's body of work, spanning over a decade, offers both the theoretical grounding and practical evidence needed to integrate telepresence technology into healthcare delivery and professional training.
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- 4Robots as Faculty: Student and Faculty Perceptions24 citations · 2010
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