Seema Shah
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Dr. Seema Shah is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of human-robot interaction and clinical speech-language pathology. Her work centers on the co-design and implementation of socially assistive robots to augment speech therapy, particularly for children with communication challenges. Dr. Shah’s major contribution lies in bridging the gap between engineering and clinical practice through sustained, participatory design. Her most-cited work, a 2025 paper on developing robot-assisted speech-language therapy, details a 22-month collaboration with speech-language pathologists (SLPs) to create a system ready for real-world clinical settings. This study, along with her subsequent paper on using co-design and personas to inform game implementation, has already garnered early citations, signaling its foundational impact. By creating detailed persona profiles of both SLPs and children, Dr. Shah ensures that the resulting robotic interventions are empathetic, engaging, and clinically effective. Her research is notable for its methodological rigor and its direct translation of user needs into functional technology, positioning her as a leader in patient-centered rehabilitation robotics.
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