Katey M Gibbins
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Katey M. Gibbins is a rising scholar in human–robot teaming (HRT), whose work explores the psychological dynamics that shape trust between humans and autonomous systems. Her research zeroes in on a critical challenge: as robots become more socially agentic and less comprehensible, how do individual differences in human cognition affect the willingness to rely on machine threat assessments? In her highly cited 2022 paper, *Trust in the Danger Zone*, Gibbins demonstrates that operator confidence—rooted in mental models of robot behavior—can either enhance or undermine effective collaboration in high-stakes environments. By bridging cognitive psychology and human factors engineering, she reveals that trust is not a simple binary but a nuanced, personality-driven process. Though early in her career, her work has already garnered attention for its practical implications in military, emergency response, and industrial settings. Gibbins’ contributions are vital for designing autonomous teammates that earn appropriate human trust, ensuring safer and more effective human–robot partnerships in the “danger zone” of real-world operations.
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