Research

Research Overview

My overall interest focuses on human interaction with robotic technologies that are gaining intelligence and social skills. In this context, I am currently exploring how robot gender, ethnicity, and voice characteristics influence the user’s perception of robots. I am also interested in ethical issues that relate to the (mis)treatment of robots and how the physical appearance of a robot influences a person’s level of self-disclosure of personal information to the robot. I use quantitative and qualitative research methodologies in my research.

Select Graduate Publications

REFEREED PUBLICATIONS


BOOK CHAPTERS

Select Conference/Symposium Presentations & Invited Talks

Barfield, J. K., Considering Information Privacy for Human Interaction with Household Robots,  AAAI Workshop on Artificial Intelligence for User-Centric Assistance for at Home Tasks, Washington, DC, February 2023

 

Barfield, J. K., Designing Social Robots to Accommodate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Human-Robot Interaction, Doctoral Consortium of the 2023 ACM CHIIR conference, Austin, TX, March 2023

 

Barfield, J. K., Human-Robot Interaction: Discrimination Towards Robots, PRL 319/619 Digital Innovation/ Social Media & Society for PR taught by Dr. Erika Schneider, Newhouse School of Public Communication, Syracuse University, September 2022

 

Barfield, J. K., Cyborg and Human-Robot Interaction Research, CORE Robotics Laboratory led by Dr. Matthew Gombolay, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, October 2021

 

Barfield, J. K., A Methodological Approach for AI Studies in Information Sciences, ASIS&T SIG AI Workshop, 2021

 

Barfield, J. K., Survey Design for HRI, Workshop of Effective Deployment on Subjective Measures and Questionnaires in HRI Research, in UK Trustworthy Autonomous Systems (TAS) All Hands Meeting (AHM), September 2021

 

Barfield, J. K., Summary of Human-Robot Interaction Research, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Course 599 (Brain Machine Interface), University of Tennessee, September 2021

 

Barfield, J. K., Issues of Identity for Technologically Enhanced Bodies presented at the 43nd Annual CCI Research Symposium, 2021,    

 

Jason Stamm, Alexander Carter, Barfield, J.K., Courtney Childers, It Means More During a Pandemic: Fan Response to the SEC’s Decision to Play the 2020-21 College Football Season, presented at the 43nd Annual CCI Research Symposium, 2021 

 

Barfield, J. K., Discrimination and Stereotypical Responses to Robots as a Function of Robot Colorization, presented at the Second International Workshop of Adapted intEraction with SocioAI Robots, (cAESAR), June 2021

 

Dania Bilal and Barfield, J. K., Voice Switching Using Voice-Enabled Digital Assistants, presented at HCI International, July 2021

 

Dania Bilal and Barfield, J. K., Race and Inclusivity for Voice-Based Digital Assistants, ASIS&T SIG-SI and SIG-IEP Workshop on Socio-Technical Perspectives on Equity, Inclusion, and Justice, 2021

 

Barfield, J. K., Context-Aware Robots as a Function of Perceived Robot Intelligence,  Context-Awareness in Human-Robot Interaction: Approaches and Challenges at HRI’22. 

 

Barfield, J. K., Evaluating Social Robots as a Function of Colorization, Mode of Communication and Perceived Intelligence, 43rd Annual CCI Research Symposium, 2022.

Working Papers for Submission

Barfield, J. K., Technically Enhanced Humans: Towards the Design of Posthuman Bodies, in progress. 

Research Grants, Scholarships, and Awards

Undergraduate Publications