Rebecca Lazarides
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5
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39
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About
Rebecca Lazarides is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of educational psychology and human-robot interaction, investigating how social robots and AI tutors can enhance learning. Her work centers on the cognitive, emotional, and motivational mechanisms that drive effective human-machine learning partnerships. In her highly cited 2025 study on physical embodiment and anthropomorphism of AI tutors, she demonstrated how student-perceived sociability and animacy of tutor agents directly influence on-task enjoyment and performance—a foundational contribution to evidence-based AI in education. Her 2025 work on adaptive social robots further revealed how robot teaching strategies impact students’ cognitive outcomes, emotions, and self-regulated learning, with 9 citations already. Lazarides also explores fundamental social learning processes, such as the role of motivation in imitation and the differences between human and computer information sources on achievement goals. By bridging psychology and robotics, she provides critical insights for designing adaptive, socially-aware educational technologies. Her research is essential reading for scholars interested in the future of personalized, emotionally supportive learning environments powered by artificial intelligence.
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