Rasita Vinay
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Rasita Vinay is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Institute of Biomedical Ethics and History of Medicine (IBME) focusing on digital health technologies for older adults. She previously completed her Phd at the IBME, where she was supported by the Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship. Her doctoral thesis focused on providing theoretical investigations for improving aspects of caregiving in dementia care. Previously, Rasita obtained her Master of Bioethics from Monash University, Australia, and her Bachelor of Science, with a major in Neuroscience, from the University of Melbourne, Australia.
Rasita has previous research experience in ethics of COVID-19 triage, breastfeeding interventions, organ transplantation, as well as other public and global health topics. Her current research interests lie predominantly in conversational agents for individuals with cognitive impairments, especially voice assistants in dementia care. Rasita also holds the position of Core Director for Digital Ethics and Care for Older Adults at the Centre for Digital Health Interventions.