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Mahshid Mansouri is a researcher at the intersection of rehabilitation robotics, assistive technology, and medical education, with a focus on engineering solutions that improve mobility and clinical training. Her most impactful work includes a comprehensive review on assistive devices for pressure ulcer prevention (14 citations), where she provides an engineering perspective on mitigating complications for immobile individuals. She has made significant contributions to the design and control of ballbot drivetrains (12 citations), achieving high agility and payload with a minimal footprint—a breakthrough for dynamic mobility aids. Mansouri also developed the PURE wheelchair, a hands-free torso-controlled ballbot wheelchair that frees users’ hands for daily activities, and created an upper-limb robotic simulator for training clinicians to assess rigidity and spasticity, validated through clinical studies. Her work on soft air bladders and series elastic actuators further showcases her versatility in mechatronics and haptics. With over 39 citations across her papers, Mansouri’s research directly addresses real-world challenges in rehabilitation and medical education, making her a rising innovator in assistive robotics.