Vera Kaelin is a postdoctoral scholar with a research interest and focus on using human-centered AI to customize participation- and activity-focused re/habilitation services.
Vera Kaelin is an occupational therapist and re/habilitation scientist who is passionate about exploring the use of human-centered artificial intelligence to support rehabilitation services. She completed her PhD in rehabilitation science at the University of Illinois Chicago (Children’s Participation and Environment Research Lab with Dr. Mary Khetani) and is currently a postdoctoral scholar in the department of computing science at Umeå University with Dr. Helena Lindgren and her Interactive and Intelligent Systems research group.
During her PhD, Vera was mentored in research focusing on the development, testing, and implementation of the Participation and Environment Measure (PEM) approach to advance person-centered, technology-based, and participation-focused pediatric re/habilitation. This included the appraisal of current literature on the use of artificial intelliegence (AI) to customize participation-focused pediatric re/habilitation interventions and exploring the use of natural language processing to further customize the PEM approach.
As part of her postdoctoral training, Vera is building on her prior research experience and focus by expanding her knowledge and skills in human-centered AI to simplify clinical documentation and to support individuals with and at-risk for disabilities in their performance and participation in daily life activities.