Miguel Valdez Soto
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Miguel Valdez Soto is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of digital health, human-robot interaction, and health behavior change. His work focuses on developing and evaluating robotic-assisted exercise coaching interventions to promote physical activity and support smoking cessation, particularly among diverse and underserved populations. In his most-cited pilot study (2019, 9 citations), he demonstrated the acceptability of robotic exercise coaching among diverse youth, addressing the critical gap that nearly 80% of adolescents fail to meet physical activity guidelines. His earlier survey (2018, 8 citations) explored receptivity to robotic coaching among smokers and nonsmokers, extending prior work that had been limited to predominantly White, high-socioeconomic-status samples. By designing interventions that are both scalable and culturally inclusive, Valdez Soto is advancing the use of socially assistive robots to tackle persistent public health challenges. His contributions are especially notable for centering equity and real-world applicability, laying the groundwork for technology-driven health solutions that can reach those most in need.
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