Negin Azizi
Papers
7
Total Citations
37
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About
Negin Azizi is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of human-robot interaction (HRI) and special education, whose work is reshaping how assistive technology supports students with learning disabilities (LD) and autism. Her core research explores the use of social robots as therapeutic and instructional tools, with a focus on one-to-one educational settings. Azizi’s major contributions include demonstrating that robots can effectively reduce off-task behaviours and enhance foundational academic skill acquisition in students with LD, as evidenced by her highly cited 2022 studies (10 citations each) on robot-assisted instruction. She has also advanced understanding of trust and discomfort in HRI through mixed-method analyses of robot norm violations (2025, 5 citations), and co-designed robot-assisted speech-language therapy with clinicians (2025, 2 citations). Her work on robotic social environments for autism therapy (2020, 3 citations) and collaborative play-mediated interactions (2022, 2 citations) further underscores her commitment to inclusive, evidence-based technology. With over 37 total citations across her most-cited papers, Azizi is a rising voice in assistive robotics, bridging engineering, psychology, and pedagogy to create meaningful interventions for vulnerable learners.
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- 5Robotic Social Environments: A Promising Platform for Autism Therapy3 citations · 2020
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- 7Play Dynamics in a Collaborative Game with a Robot as a Play-Mediator2 citations · 2022