I work on human-robot interaction (HRI) and, more broadly, human-computer interaction (HCI) and robotics. Projects I'm currently pursuing include making robotic technology accessible across backgrounds, understanding the long-term effects of human-robot interaction in real-world settings, and designing interaction strategies for AI systems that assist people.

My lab studies how people and robots coordinate on shared tasks, how trust and rapport develop over repeated interactions, and how conversational and social signals shape those dynamics. Our work sits at the intersection of empirical human-subjects research, interactive system building, and applied machine learning.

My research program has been supported by NSF, NIH, NIST, the JHU Institute for Assured Autonomy, the Applied Physics Laboratory, and the Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare.