4 papers
Why That Robot? A Qualitative Analysis of Justification Strategies for Robot Color Selection Across Occupational Contexts
Jiangen He, Wanqi Zhang, Jessica K. Barfield
As robots increasingly enter the workforce, human-robot interaction (HRI) must address how implicit social biases influence user preferences. This paper investigates how users rati…
Tackling the Scaffolding Paradox: A Person-Centered Adaptive Robotic Interview Coach
Wanqi Zhang, Jiangen He, Marielle Santos
Job interview anxiety is a prevalent challenge among university students and can undermine both performance and confidence in high-stakes evaluative situations. Social robots have…
From Human Bias to Robot Choice: How Occupational Contexts and Racial Priming Shape Robot Selection
Jiangen He, Wanqi Zhang, Jessica Barfield
As artificial agents increasingly integrate into professional environments, fundamental questions have emerged about how societal biases influence human-robot selection decisions.…
Bridging Psychological Safety and Skill Guidance: An Adaptive Robotic Interview Coach
Wanqi Zhang, Jiangen He, Marielle Santos
Social robots hold promise for reducing job interview anxiety, yet designing agents that provide both psychological safety and instructional guidance remains challenging. Through a…