Associate Professor, @comwmu :: Interpersonal Health Communication and Social Robotics :: Ph.D. @IllinoisComm :: Fascinated by what's beyond the Kármán Line

Joined April 2013
1 Photos and videos
Bryan Abendschein retweeted
So to whomever is left on @twitter before it collapses, please help me reconnect with my hero and make my dreams come true again. And if you are reading this @neilhimself I promise this time I will be much less nervous but just as excited.
1
4
13
409
New chapter with my colleagues in @ComBotLabs and @WMULibraries on the implications of #AI in academic #libraries. Our study on social support involved a space for students to interact with #Robot cats and dogs during finals week. alastore.ala.org/content/ris…

3
We are rethinking the experience of novelty in human-#robot relationships (HRR). A #dialectical approach helps us understand that relationships with #socialrobots are nonlinear, ever-changing, and characterized by contradictions. Exciting! #HMC #HRI frontiersin.org/articles/10.…

3
5
New research looking at how #robot companion animals may influence #communication, well-being, and social support in #relationships after a #TBI or #stroke
13 Jan 2022
We are so pleased to announce that @bryanabend, @edwardschad, and @autumnedwards have been awarded the @CSCA_COM Federation Prize for research examining TBIs and robot pets. #hmc #wmu @WesternMichU @comwmu
2
Some of my new research (@DrErinBasinger @erin_wehrman) suggests that after #stroke couples experience a level of mutual influence that may impact perceptions of stress and connection. More research focused on caregiving partners is needed in this area. journals.sagepub.com/doi/ful…
1
11
Bryan Abendschein retweeted
Tonight's Finale: Moonset, one of 16 per day on ISS, all marvelous to see.
205
1,387
1,432
Bryan Abendschein retweeted
Tonight's Finale: Our Sun is immensely, unfathomably powerful.
256
1,726
1,615