Martine van Dongen‐Boomsma
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About
Martine van Dongen‐Boomsma is a leading researcher at the intersection of child psychiatry and human-robot interaction, whose work is transforming interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Her primary research areas focus on Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT) and the integration of social robotics to enhance social-communication skills. Her major contributions include the development and rigorous evaluation of a robot-assisted PRT protocol, demonstrating that robots can effectively boost children’s motivation and engagement during therapy. In a landmark randomized controlled trial (46 citations), she showed that robot-assisted PRT is both feasible and acceptable, with high adherence rates from children and parents (65 citations). Her work further explores how robot interaction improves self-initiations—a critical skill for social development—and maintains children’s attention and engagement over long-term sessions (34 citations). With her studies collectively garnering nearly 200 citations, van Dongen‐Boomsma is a pioneer in evidence-based, technology-enhanced autism interventions, offering a compelling pathway for future research in scalable, engaging therapeutic tools.
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