Manon Lewis
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Manon Lewis is a leading researcher at the intersection of human-robot interaction and gerontechnology, whose work addresses one of the most pressing challenges of aging societies: social isolation among older adults. Her primary research areas include social telepresence robotics, assistive technology for aging populations, and the psychosocial impacts of digital interventions on well-being. Lewis’s most influential contribution is her landmark narrative review, “Social Telepresence Robots: A Narrative Review of Experiments Involving Older Adults before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic,” which has garnered over 100 citations. This comprehensive synthesis critically examined how telepresence robots—such as mobile avatars and screen-based companions—can mitigate loneliness and enhance social connectedness, particularly during the pandemic when physical distancing intensified isolation. Her work uniquely bridges engineering and gerontology, providing evidence-based frameworks for designing robots that are both technically robust and emotionally supportive. Lewis’s research has informed policy discussions on aging-in-place technologies and has been recognized by international conferences on human-robot interaction. For students and researchers, her studies offer a compelling model of how interdisciplinary science can directly improve quality of life for vulnerable populations.
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