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Professor Brigitte Boon holds a faculty position at Tilburg University's Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences (TSB), specifically within the Tranzo department. Her expertise focuses on integrating technology into long-term care for individuals with disabilities, emphasizing ethical implementation and stakeholder collaboration. She leads research initiatives in assistive technology, digital health innovation, and care system optimization.
Key areas of investigation include smart continence care systems, barriers/facilitators in technology adoption, and value-driven design of healthcare technologies. Her work bridges academic research with practical implementation, often involving cross-sectoral collaborations with care organizations and tech developers.
Recent projects address responsible AI applications in disability care, personalized continence management frameworks, and digital tools for cancer survivor rehabilitation. She has authored influential guidelines on technology implementation in residential care settings and contributed to ethical discourse around stakeholder values in healthcare innovation.
Publications span journals like JMIR Mental Health and Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, with a focus on translating research into actionable strategies for improving quality of life and care efficiency.
