Nadine Andrea Felber
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About
Nadine Andrea Felber is a researcher whose work sits at the intersection of aging, caregiving, and digital technology ethics. Her scholarship focuses on how emerging technologies — including smart home health systems, assistive robots, and care-monitoring devices — are perceived and adopted by older persons, family caregivers, and healthcare professionals. Felber's most influential contribution examines the limits of established technology acceptance frameworks such as TAM and UTAUT, drawing on qualitative methods to capture the nuanced lived experiences of older adults and their caregivers — a paper that has already garnered 44 citations since its 2024 publication. Her research on smart home health technologies (20 citations) critically interrogates privacy concerns that arise when sensor and robotic systems enter domestic care settings, while her exploration of the social robot Paro (19 citations) challenges prejudicial attitudes toward its use in dementia care. Perhaps most distinctively, Felber advances the concept of social dignity as an ethical framework for evaluating robotic assistance in elder care, offering a meaningful alternative to conventional bioethical principles. With a growing citation record and a consistent focus on vulnerable populations, her work is shaping important conversations about the responsible integration of technology into aging societies.
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