International Journal of Social Robotics
Published an article based on my dissertation work. The article, Review of Human Studies Methods in HRI and Recommendations, is now available: DOI: 10.1007/s12369-010-0064-9, Volume 2, Issue 4, Page 347. The article provides step-by-step instructions for how to design, plan, and implement human studies in HRI.

6th ACM/IEEE Conference on Human-Robot Interaction
Recently submitted an article that is currently in review. The paper is based on a recent study I conducted this summer with children (ages 4-7) to determine if they would treat a humanoid robot similar to an adult while performing a challenging cognitive task of keeping a secret that I shared with them prior to their interactions with the adult and the robot.

2010 AAAI Fall Symposium: Dialog with Robots
Published an abstract based on my dissertation work. The abstract, Emotive Non-Anthropomorphic Robots Perceived as More Calming, Friendly, and Attentive in Victim Management. Invited to give a short presentation on November 11th, and additionally will be discussing my research at the poster session.

Other Journal Articles in Preparation
I am currently preparing other journal articles based on the results from my dissertation research. Look for new  announcements on upcoming journal articles and other publications.

Exploring a new research domain and a new robot, Pleo.
I am starting to explore using the emotive robot, Pleo, with children that have been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). I am working with a great team and learning new skills. Exciting times!

Performing research with young children and a new robot, NAO.
I just completed a study using the NAO humanoid robot in a study with children (ages 4-7). The study involved sharing a secret with the children, the allowing them to play a game of follow-the-leader with an adult and with the NAO robot. During follow-the-leader the adult and the robot request a break with the children to prompt the children about the secret to see if they would share it. It was definitely a challenge working with young children, but it was also a lot of fun.