Jessica Branyon
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Jessica Branyon’s research lies at the vital intersection of human-robot interaction and gerontechnology, exploring how older adults perceive, trust, and interact with robotic systems. Her most cited work, a 2015 study, investigates how a robot’s appearance, task, and reliability shape older adults’ trust, causal attributions, and perceptions of robot capabilities—revealing how stereotypic thinking can influence these judgments. By demonstrating that people make different causal attributions about robot performance based on superficial traits, Branyon’s research provides critical insights for designing more inclusive, trustworthy assistive technologies for aging populations. While her citation count is modest, the work’s interdisciplinary impact is significant, bridging cognitive psychology, robotics, and age studies. Branyon’s contributions help ensure that as robots become more common in elder care, they are perceived as capable partners rather than objects of bias—a crucial step toward fostering acceptance and effective human-robot collaboration in real-world settings.
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