Aysan Mahmoudi Asl
Tong Louie Living Lab Postdoctoral Fellow
Room: HC 2800
Email: aysan_mahmoudi_asl@sfu.ca
Education
PhD (PhD in Biosciences: Cancer Biology and Clinical and Translational Medicine
University of Salamanca, Spain); M.Sc. and B.Sc. (Occupational therapy, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Iran)
Research Interests
Assistive technologies; digital health; socially assistive devices; social robots; dementia; older adults; social participation
Biography
Aysan Mahmoudi is a postdoctoral fellow at the Simon Fraser University and British Columbia Institute of Technology. She was awarded a Marie Sklodowska Curie Fellowship from 2019 to 2023 as part of the EU-funded DISTINCT (Dementia: Intersectorial Strategy for Training and Innovation Network for Current Technology) project, where she collaborated with an international consortium of multidisciplinary dementia researchers on digital technologies for people living with dementia. Her research interest lies in co-design and user experience of social robots and assistive technologies for people with dementia and other demographics
Selected Publications
Articles
- Mahmoudi Asl, A., Toribio-Guzmán, J. M., Castro-González, Á., Malfaz, M., Salichs, M. A., & Franco Martín, M. (2024). Evaluating the User Experience and Usability of the MINI Robot for Elderly Adults with Mild Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment: Insights and Recommendations. Sensors, 24(22), 7180. https://doi.org/10.3390/s24227180
- Koh, W. Q., Heins, P., Flynn, A., Mahmoudi Asl, A., Garcia, L., Malinowsky, C., & Brorsson, A. (2022). Bridging gaps in the design and implementation of socially assistive technologies for dementia care: the role of occupational therapy. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 19(3), 595–603. https://doi.org/10.1080/17483107.2022.2111610
- Dröes R-M, Vermeer Y, Libert S, et al. P63: Best Practice Guidance on Human Interaction with Technology in Dementia Update June 2023 – Recommendations from the INDUCT and DISTINCT Networks. International Psychogeriatrics. 2023;35(S1):158-159. doi:10.1017/S1041610223002958
- Mahmoudi Asl A, Kouters S, Castro-González Á, Van der Roest H, Franco Martin M, Dröes R. Potential Facilitators of and Barriers to Implementing the MINI Robot in Community-Based Meeting Centers for People With Dementia and Their Carers in the Netherlands and Spain: Explorative Qualitative Study. J Med Internet Res 2023;25:e44125. https://www.jmir.org/2023/1/e44125. DOI: 10.2196/44125
- Asl, A.M., Toribio-Guzmán, J.M., van der Roest, H. et al. The usability and feasibility validation of the social robot MINI in people with dementia and mild cognitive impairment; a study protocol. BMC Psychiatry 22, 760 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-04418-9
- Mahmoudi Asl A, Kouters S, Castro-González Á, Van der Roest H, Franco Martin M, Dröes R. Potential Facilitators of and Barriers to Implementing the MINI Robot in Community-Based Meeting Centers for People With Dementia and Their Carers in the Netherlands and Spain: Explorative Qualitative Study. J Med Internet Res 2023;25:e44125. https://www.jmir.org/2023/1/e44125. DOI: 10.2196/44125
- Mahmoudi Asl A, Molinari Ulate M, Franco Martin M, van der Roest H. Methodologies Used to Study the Feasibility, Usability, Efficacy, and Effectiveness of Social Robots For Elderly Adults: Scoping Review. J Med Internet Res 2022;24(8):e37434. https://www.jmir.org/2022/8/e37434. DOI: 10.2196/37434
- Diaz Baquero AA, Franco-Martín MA, Parra Vidales E, et al. The Effectiveness of GRADIOR: A Neuropsychological Rehabilitation Program for People with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Mild Dementia. Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial After 4 and 12 Months of Treatment. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease. 2022;86(2):711-727. doi:10.3233/JAD-215350
- Mahmoudi Asl, A., Mehdizadeh, M., Raeesi Roudbari, P., Mehdizadeh, H., Habibi, S. A., Niazi Khatoon, J., & Taghizadeh, G. (2020). Staging of cognitive impairment in Parkinson’s disease: validity of Quick Dementia Rating System. Disability and Rehabilitation, 44(1), 44–51. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2020.1755728
- Mahmoudi Asl, A., Mehdizadeh, M., Kulisevsky, J., Sabet, A., Taghavi Azar Sharabiani, P., Mehdizadeh, H., … Taghizadeh, G. (2020). Reliability, validity, and diagnostic accuracy of Parkinson’s Disease-Cognitive Rating Scale in Iranian patients with idiopathic Parkinson’s disease. Disability and Rehabilitation, 44(10), 2091–2098. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2020.1813337
- Mahmoudi Asl, A., Mehdizadeh, M., Raeesi Roudbari, P., Habibi, S.-A., Niazi Khatoon, J., & Taghizadeh, G. (2018). Reliability and Validity of the Persian version of the Clock Drawing Test in Iranian Patients with Idiopathic Parkinson’s Disease. Journal of Clinical Physiotherapy Research, 3(2), 78–81. https://doi.org/10.22037/jcpr.v3i2.19454