Patricia Bockelman Morrow
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About
Patricia Bockelman Morrow is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of cognitive science, social robotics, and human-robot teaming. Her work centers on how robots can understand and participate in complex social dynamics, drawing on principles of embodied cognition and psychoanalytic theory. Morrow’s major contributions include the development of the Metaphoric Inference Framework, which uses metaphoric classification to help robots make sense of dynamic human behavior and direct engagement in team settings—a foundational concept cited 16 times. She also introduced the novel application of “transitional objects” from British Object Relations psychoanalysis to social robotics, particularly in autism research, offering new insights into how robots might facilitate triadic interactions and joint attention. This interdisciplinary approach, detailed in her 2011 paper (8 citations), bridges affective development and robotic design. Morrow’s work on Embodied Cognitive Fidelity (ECF) further advances human-robot team simulations by grounding them in contemporary cognitive theory. Her research is notable for its creative synthesis of psychology, philosophy, and engineering, providing a human-centered framework that continues to influence how we design robots capable of meaningful social collaboration.
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