Publications
The collected publications of Dr. Jean Mohammadi-Aragh and Periscope Lab Members including Journal Article Publications, Conference Article Publications, White Papers and Conference Posters.
PUBLISHED REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES
2020
Clark, A., Desing, R., Wallwey, C., Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J., M.J., Kajfez, R.L., & Soundouss, S. (2020). Tracking First-Year Engineering Students’ Identity Metrics. International Journal of Engineering Education, 36(5), 1625-1639.
Jones, B.A., Bruce, J.W., & Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J. (2020). Exploring Literate Programming in Electrical Engineering Courses. ASEE Computers in Education Journal, 11(2). Available at: https://coed.asee.org/2020/12/03/exploring-literate-programming-in-electrical-engineering-courses/
Grimes, C.D., Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J. , & Wei, T. (2020). Impact of stereotype threat on engineering undergraduates. International Journal of Engineering Education, 36(3), 988-997.
Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J., & Kajfez, R. L. (2020). Ten years of first-year engineering literature (2005-2014): A systematic literature review of four engineering education journals. International Journal of Engineering Education, 36(1A), 18-39.
2018
Grimes, C. D., McFalls-Brown, R. J., Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J., Sullivan, R. W. (2018). A Mixed-Methods Investigation of Multiple Background Factors Affecting Aerospace Engineering Student Success. International Journal of Engineering Education, 34(1), 106-118.
2015
Warnock, J.W., & Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J. (2015). Case study: Use of problem-based learning to develop students’ technical and professional skills. European Journal of Engineering Education. 41(2) DOI: 10.1080/03043797.2015.1040739
2013
Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J. & Williams, C. B. (2013). Tablet PC instructional strategies for structured computer use: An instructor’s experience and student perceptions. ASEE Computers in Education Journal, 4(2), 39-50.
Kajfez, R.L., Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J., Brown, P., Mann, K., Carrico, C., Cross, K., Janeski, J., & McNair, L. (2013). Assessing graduate engineering programs with eportfolios: A comprehensive design process. Advances in Engineering Education, 3(3), 1-29.
2012 and earlier
Fujisaki, I., Evans, D.L., Moorhead, R.J., Irby, D.W., Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J., Roberts, S.D. & Gerard, P.D. (2008). Lidar-based forest visualization using immersive virtual environment technology. Forest Science Journal, 54(1), 1-7.
Fujisaki I., Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J., Evans, D.L., Moorhead, R.J., Irby, D.W., Roberts, S.D., Grado, S.C., & Schultz, E.B. (2007). Comparing forest assessment using computer visualization and videography. Journal of Landscape and Urban Planning, 81, 146-154.
PUBLISHED REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES
2020
Beck, P. J. & Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J. (2020). Archimedes: Developing a Model of Cognition and Intelligent Learning System to Support Metacognition in Novice Programmers, IEEE Frontiers in Education (FIE) Conference, Virtual Online.
Poudyal, S., Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J., & Ball, J.E. (2020). Data Mining Approach on Determining Student Attention Pattern, IEEE Frontiers in Education (FIE) Conference, Virtual Online.
Bruce, J., & Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J. (2020, June), Technology Interests of First-year ECE Students Paper presented at 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual Online . 10.18260/1-2—35289.
Sullivan, R. W., & Sassi, S., & Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J. (2020, June), Recruiting More U.S, Women into Engineering Based on Stories from Morocco Paper presented at 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual Online . 10.18260/1-2–35124
Wallwey, C., & Clark, A., & Sassi, S., & Elmore, K., & Kajfez, R. L., & Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J., & Doty, A. N. (2020, June), Longitudinal Memos Investigating First-year Engineering Pathways Paper presented at 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual Online . 10.18260/1-2–34932
2019
Sassi, S., Kajfez, R. L.,Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J.., Clark, A., & Petrie, J. (2019). Work-in-Progress: Examining Engineering Community and Identity in FYE Pathways: Case Study of Two Veterans’ Experiences. 2019 FYEE Conference, Penn State University, Pennsylvania
Beck, P.J., Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J., & Archibald, C. (2019). An Initial Exploration of Machine Learning Techniques to Classify Source Code Comments in Real-time. American Society for Engineering Education 2019 Annual Conference and Exposition, Tampa, FL. (Selected for presentation in the “The Best of Computers in Education” session)
Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J., Beck, P.J., Barton, A.K. & Jones, B.A. (2019). A Case Study of Writing to Learn to Program: Implementation and Analysis. American Society for Engineering Education 2019 Annual Conference and Exposition, Tampa, FL.
Bruce, J.W., Jones, B.A., & Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J.. (2019). A Literate Programming Approach for Hardware Description Language Instruction. American Society for Engineering Education 2019 Annual Conference and Exposition, Tampa, FL.
Sassi, S., Clark, A., Petrie, J., Kajfez, R., & Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J. (2019). WIP: Initial Interviews to Understand the Formation of Engineering Communities of Practice and Identity during the First Year. American Society for Engineering Education 2019 Annual Conference and Exposition, Tampa, FL.
Bruce, J.W. & Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J. (2019). Choice of Major and Career Aspirations of First-Year ECE Students. American Society for Engineering Education 2019 Annual Conference and Exposition, Tampa, FL.
2018
Cunningham-Nelson, S., Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J. , Goncher, A., Boles, W. (2018). Providing Automated and Individually Tailored Assessment Feedback. Wollongong, New South Wales: IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment and Learning for Engineering (TALE).
Beck, P. J., Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J. , Archibald, C. J., Jones, B. A., Barton, A. K. (2018). Real-time Metacognitive Feedback for Introductory Programming Using Machine Learning. San Jose, CA: Proceedings of the IEEE Frontiers in Education (FIE) Conference.
Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J. , Beck, P.J., Barton, A.K., Reese, D., Jones, B.A., Jankun-Kelly, M. (2018). Coding the coders: A qualitative investigation of students’ commenting patterns. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT.
Clark, A. M., Kajfez, R. L., Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J. (2018). Work in Progress: Baseline Survey about Community and Identity. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT.
Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J. , Beck, P. J., Barton, A. K., Reese, D. S., Jones, B. A., Jankun-Kelly, M. (2018). Coding the Coders: Creating a Qualitative Codebook for Students’ Commenting Patterns. SIGCSE ’18: The 49th ACM Technical Symposium on Computing Science Education Proceedings.
2017
Grimes, C. D., Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J. (2017). A Discussion of the Barriers Present to Female Engineering Students. American Society for Engineering Education Zone II Annual Conference, Puerto Rico.
2016
Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J. Ball, J.E., & Jaison, D. (2016). Using wavelets to categorize student attention patterns. ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education (FIE) 2016. Erie, PA.
McFalls-Brown, R.A., Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J. & Sullivan, R. W. (2016). Background factors affecting student success in aerospace engineering: A survey of sophomore and senior students. 123rd ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana. (Aerospace Division Best Paper Award)
Jones, B.A. & Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J. (2016). Employing Literate Programming Instruction in a Microprocessors Course. 123rd ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana.
2015
Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J. & Kajfez, R. L. (2015). Comparing common and discipline-specific first-year engineering programs: Examining the need and explaining the study. ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education (FIE) 2015. El Paso, TX
McFalls, R., Grimes, D., Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J., Sullivan, R.W., & Warnock, J. (2015). Undergraduate facilitators’ perspectives of engineering summer programs. 122nd ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Seattle, Washington.
Green, R., Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J., & Warnock, J. (2015). Promoting engineering identity through a pre-semester freshman design competition. 122nd ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Seattle, Washington.
Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J., Warnock, J., Sullivan, R.W., Moorhead, J.N., & Elmore, B. (2015). Hybrid introduction to engineering model to promote informed engineering-major selection decisions. 122nd ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Seattle, Washington.
Jones, B.A., Moorhead, J.N., & Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J. (2015). Less is more: Developing complex designs using a minimal HDL subset in an introductory digital devices laboratory. 122nd ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Seattle, Washington.
Jones, B.A., Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J., Barton, A.K., Reese, D., & Pan, H. (2015). Writing-to-Learn-to-Program: Examining the need for a new genre in programming pedagogy. 122nd ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Seattle, Washington.
Ekoniak, M., Scalon, M. & Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J. (2015). Teaching peer review of writing in a large first-year electrical and computer engineering class: A comparison of two methods. 122nd ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Seattle, Washington.
2014
Jones, B. A., Reese, R., & Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J. (2014). The forest and the trees: Using an appropriate level of library abstraction for microcontroller instruction. 121st ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Kajfez, R. L., Croyle, C., Snyder, A., & Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J. (2014). Engineering education Ph.D. students: Where are they now and what was the job search process like? 121st ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Funderburk, W. K., Kirkland, B.L., Schmitz, D.W., Brown, L.R., Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J., Monroe W., and Degny, A.D. (2014) Quantified results and visualization techniques in oil reservoir permeability modification using in-situ dormant bacteria, Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium of Enzyme & Biocatalysis in Dalian, China, Vol. 5, p.75.
2013
Ekoniak, M., Scanlon, M. J., & Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J. (2013). Improving student writing through multiple peer feedback. ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education (FIE) 2013. Oklahoma City, OK.
Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J. & Williams, C.B. (2013). Student attention in unstructured-use, computer-infused classrooms. American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, June 23-26, 2013. (Computers in Education Division Best Paper Award)
Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J. & Kajfez, R. L. (2013). Surviving your first large lecture with attentive and engaged students. American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, June 23-26, 2013.
Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J. & McNair, L. (2013). Graduate engineering student perceptions of eportfolio and the role of departmental culture. American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, June 23-26, 2013.
Amelink, C., Watford, B., Scales, G., Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J., & Farquhar-Caddell, D. (2013). Defining and measuring innovative thinking among engineering undergraduates. American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, June 23-26, 2013
2012 and Earlier
Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J., & Williams, C. B. (2012). Tablet PC instructional strategies for structured computer use: An instructor’s experience and student perceptions. American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX, June 10-13, 2012.
Louis, R., Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J., & Lee, W. (2012). Wait … There is a Ph.D. in Engineering Education? The First Year Experience of Three Students in an Engineering Education Department. American Society for Engineering Education Southeast Section Meeting (ASEE-SE) 2012, Mississippi State, MS, April 2012.
Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J., & McNair, L. (2011). Work in progress: Effect of departmental culture on eportfolios for graduate engineering programmatic assessment. Frontiers in Education (FIE) 2011, Rapid City, SD, October 2011.
Irby, D.W., Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J., Moorhead, R.J., & Amburn, P. (2009). Improving the understanding of hurricanes: Visualizing storm surge. IEEE Oceans 2009, Biloxi, MS, October 2009.
Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J. & Jankun-Kelly, T.J. (2005). MoireTrees: Visualization and interaction for multi-hierarchical data. Eurographics – IEEE Symposium on Visualization, Leeds, United Kingdom, June 1-3, 2005, p. 231-238.
Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J., Fujisaki, I., Irby, D.W., Evans, D. L., Moorhead, R.J., & Roberts, S.D. (2005). Visualization of Computer-Modeled Forests for Forest Management. Eurographics – IEEE Symposium on Visualization, Leeds, United Kingdom, June 1-3, 2005, p. 183-190.
Fujisaki, I., Evans, D. L., Moorhead, R. J., II, Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J., Irby, D., & Roberts, S. D. (2004). Human Factor Integration into the Development of a Realistic Tree Rendering System Based on LiDAR Remote Sensing. IS&T/SPIE 16th Annual Electronic Imaging Symposium. San Clara, CA. vol. 5291.
Martin, J.P., Gopal, G., Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J., & Boggess, L. (2003). Text entry via PalmTM in an immersive virtual environment. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics 47th Annual Meeting, Denver, CO.
Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J., Moorhead, R.J., Irby, D.W., Evans, D.L., Fujisaki, I., & Roberts, S.D. (2003). Rendering realistic pine trees from LiDAR data in a virtual forest. Proceedings of the American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Anchorage, AK.
Fujisaki, I., Evans, D.L., Moorhead, R.J., Irby, D.W., Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J., & Roberts, S.D. (2003). LiDAR based forest visualization: Modeling forest stands and user studies. Proceedings of the American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Anchorage, AK.
PUBLISHED NON-REFEREED CONFERENCE ARTICLES
Irby, D.W., Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J., Moorhead, R.J., & Amburn, P. (2009). Improving the understanding of hurricanes: Visualizing WISDOM and UAS. NOAA NGI Annual Meeting, Mobile, AL, May 2009.
Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J., Martin, J.P., Ziegeler, S., & Moorhead, R.J. (2008). Visualization of time-varying features. HPCMP Users Group Conference, Seattle, WA, July 13-17.
Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J., Irby, D., Moorhead, R. J., II, & Schumeyer, R. (2006). CWO Data Mining. DoD HPC Users Group Meeting. Denver, CO, June 26-29, 2006, p. 280-282.
Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J., Moorhead, R.J., Ziegeler, S., & Gaither, K. (2004). FeatureView: a 3D microstructure extraction and visualization tool. 3-D Materials Science Symposium, Materials Science and Technology ’04, TMS Fall Meeting, New Orleans, LA, September 26-29.
PUBLISHED WHITE PAPERS
Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J. (2012). Evaluation of TIBCO Certified Architect for Composite Applications and Services certification program.
Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J. (2007). Data mining with Sapphire and FClib. User Productivity Enhancement & Technology Transfer (PET) Online Knowledge Center (OKC).
CONFERENCE POSTERS PRESENTED
2019
Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J. ., Kajfez, R. L., Clark, A., Sassi, S., Wallwey, C., Elmore K. (2019). Engineering Pathways, Communities, and Identity: Phase 1 and 2 Interviews and Initial Analysis. NSF Engineering Education and Centers Grantees Conference, Arlington, VA.
Sullivan, R.W., Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J. , Sassi, S. (2019). Research Initiation: Recruiting More US Women into Engineering Based on Stories from Morocco. NSF Engineering Education and Centers Grantees Conference, Arlington, VA.
Kajfez, R., Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J. , Soundouss, S., Clark, A., & Petrie, J. (2019). Initial Qualitative Exploration into First-Year Engineering Community and Identity. American Society for Engineering Education 2019 Annual Conference and Exposition, Tampa, FL.
2018
Kajfez, R. L., Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J. , Clark, A. M., and Soundouss, S. (2018). Establishing a Baseline and Future Plans for Exploring Engineering Community and Identity. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT.
Strawderman, L. J., Sullivan, R. W., Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J. (2018). Recruitment, Mentoring and Retention through the Aerospace and Industrial Engineering (ASPIRE) Scholarship Program. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT.
2017
Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J. , Kajfez, R., Clark, A. (2017). Understanding Engineering Pathways and Their Impact on Community and Identity: Project Overview and Initial Plan. 2017 NSF EEC Grantees Conference.
2016
Black, M., Singh, S., Zhang, S., Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J. , & Irby, D.W. (2016). Exploring 3D Visualization for Malware Analysis, 2016 IS&T International Symposium on Electronic Imaging, San Francisco, CA.
2013
Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J. , & Williams, C. B. (2013). Instructors’ influence on student attention in computer-infused classrooms. Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy, February 2013, Blacksburg, VA.
2012 and Earlier
Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J. , Stephenson, J., Song, K., Wasko, C., and Finn, T. (2012). Tablet PCs in undergraduate general engineering: The untold story. Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy, February 2012, Blacksburg, VA.
Funderburk, W. K., Kirkland, B. L., Brown, L.R., Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J. , & Schmitz, D.W. (2010). 3D imaging of micron-scale permeability pathways and biofilm surfaces within sandstone pore networks using CT X-ray. Proceedings of the Southeastern Microscopy Society, 30, p. 22.
Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J. , Irby, D., Moorhead, R.J., & Amburn, P. (2009). The UAS and WISDOM visualization system. NOAA NGI Annual Meeting, May 2009, Mobile, AL.
Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J. , Irby, D., Amburn, P., & Moorhead, R. J. Improving the understanding of hurricanes: Visualizing storm surge. NOAA NGI Annual Meeting, May 2009, Mobile, AL.
Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J. , Irby, D., Sanyal, J., Amburn, P., Moorhead, R. J., II, Zhang, S., & Wu, K. (2008). Visualization techniques for improving public understanding of catastrophic events. NGI Annual Meeting, May 2008, Biloxi, MS
Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J. , Irby, D., Zhang, S., & Moorhead, R.J. (2007). Visualization techniques for improving public understanding of catastrophic events. IEEE Visualization 2007 Proceedings Compendium, October 2007, pp. 34-35.
Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J. , Irby, D., Zhang, S., & Moorhead, R.J. (2007). Visualization techniques for improving public understanding of catastrophic events. Northern Gulf Institute (NGI) Annual Meeting, May 2007, Biloxi, Mississippi.
Irby, D., Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J. , Fujisaki, I., Moorhead, R.J., Evans, D.L., & Roberts, S.D. (2005). Forestry visualization based on LIDAR remote sensing. Applied Visualization Conference, April. (Best Graduate Student Poster Award)
Cai, S., Du, Q., Moorhead, R.J., Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J. , & Irby, D.W. (2005). Noise-adjusted principle component analysis for hyperspectral remotely sensed imagery visualization. IEEE Visualization 2005 Proceedings Compendium, pp. 119-120.
Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J. & Jankun-Kelly, T.J. (2004). Visualizing and interacting with multi-tree hierarchical data. IEEE Visualization 2004 Proceedings Compendium, pp. 119-120.
Mohammadi-Aragh, M.J. , Moorhead, R.J., Irby, D.W., Fujisaki, I., Evans, D.L., & Roberts, S.D. (2003). Computer-generated forests from LIDAR remote sensing. Mississippi State Engineering Week Poster Competition, Mississippi State University, February 16-22.