• A field assessment of child abuse investigators' engagement with a child-avatar to develop interviewing skills 

      Røed, Ragnhild Klingenberg; Powell, Martine B.; Riegler, Michael; Baugerud, Gunn Astrid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background: Child investigative interviewing is a complex skill requiring specialised training. A critical training element is practice. Simulations with digital avatars are cost-effective options for delivering training. ...
    • Synthesizing a Talking Child Avatar to Train Interviewers Working with Maltreated Children 

      Salehi, Pegah; Hassan, Syed Zohaib; Lammerse, Myrthe; Shafiee Sabet, Saeed; Riiser, Ingvild; Røed, Ragnhild Klingenberg; Sinkerud Johnson, Miriam; Hicks, Steven; Thambawita, Vajira; Powell, Martine; Lamb, Michael E.; Baugerud, Gunn Astrid; Halvorsen, Pål; Riegler, Michael (Big Data and Cognitive Computing;Volume 6 / Issue 2, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-06-01)
      When responding to allegations of child sexual, physical, and psychological abuse, Child Protection Service (CPS) workers and police personnel need to elicit detailed and accurate accounts of the abuse to assist in ...