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Jon Morris is a researcher at the intersection of robotics, virtual reality, and assistive technology, with a particular focus on improving care outcomes for seniors and adults with developmental disabilities. His work addresses a pressing societal challenge: the growing demand for innovative solutions in long-term care facilities, where staff shortages and complex care needs create significant operational strain. Morris has made notable contributions by developing virtual reality simulators and digital twin environments to advance the design and testing of socially assistive service robots. His research leverages game development tools and simulation frameworks to safely prototype human-robot interactions without disrupting real-world care settings — an approach that proved especially valuable during the COVID-19 pandemic, when access to care facilities was severely restricted. His most-cited work (2022, 10 citations) demonstrates how VR and digital twins can accelerate robotics navigation and human-robot interaction research in meaningful clinical contexts. Beyond simulation, Morris has contributed to autonomous person-specific following robots, enabling service robots to identify and track designated users — a capability critical to personalized assistive care. With a growing body of work accumulating over 25 citations, his research represents an important bridge between emerging technologies and real-world compassionate care applications.