Amelia Chapman-Nisar
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About
Dr. Amelia Chapman-Nisar is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of digital mental health, human-robot interaction, and health equity, with a focused expertise in developing and evaluating socially assistive robots for vulnerable youth populations. Her major contributions center on the co-design and implementation of Purrble, a socially assistive robot engineered to provide in situ emotion regulation support. Through groundbreaking mixed methods pilot studies, she demonstrated the feasibility, acceptability, and appropriation of this technology among minority youth at risk of self-harm, including LGBTQ+ individuals—a community historically underserved by traditional interventions. Her work, cited over 10 times in emerging literature, has established critical evidence that digital interventions can be effectively deployed in moments of acute distress. Notably, her protocol for a randomized controlled trial to enhance emotion regulation among LGBTQ+ youth with self-harm ideation represents a landmark step toward rigorous, scalable solutions. Dr. Chapman-Nisar’s research not only advances the science of socially assistive robotics but also champions inclusive, community-engaged approaches to mental health support, positioning her as a leading voice in equitable digital intervention design.
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