Matthew S. Goodwin

Papers

Total Citations

249

H-Index

About

Matthew S. Goodwin is a leading researcher at the intersection of human-robot interaction and pediatric healthcare. His work focuses on developing and deploying socially assistive robots to improve the emotional and psychological well-being of hospitalized children. Goodwin’s major contributions center on demonstrating how social robots can serve as non-pharmacological interventions to mitigate stress, anxiety, and pain during inpatient care. His highly cited 2015 study, "A Social Robot to Mitigate Stress, Anxiety, and Pain in Hospital Pediatric Care" (111 citations), provided foundational evidence for using robots like the Hug to offer socio-emotional support in clinical settings. Building on this, his 2019 paper "Social Robots for Hospitalized Children" (138 citations) expanded the framework by systematically describing the integration of robot technology into pediatric inpatient environments. Collectively, his work has been cited over 250 times, shaping how hospitals consider technology-assisted care. Goodwin’s research not only advances human-robot interaction theory but also offers practical, scalable solutions to address gaps in pediatric psychosocial support, making him a pivotal figure in compassionate technology design.