research overview
- The majority of Dr. Bolhari’s research focuses on engineering education including innovation in engineering, sustainability mindset, neurodiversity, resiliency, community engagement, and engineering culture.
- Contact Info
Bolhari, Azadeh
Positions
- Lecturer, Engineering Education
- Associate Teaching Professor, Environmental Engineering Program (EVEN)
Research Areas
Research
keywords
- Fate & Transport, Terrestrial Microplastics, Community Engagement and Resiliency, Citizen Science, Innovation Self-efficacy, Neurodiversity in Engineering, Engineering Identity, Cultural Assets in Engineering, Qualitative Research
Publications
selected publications
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chapter
- Ecological Fence 2018
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conference proceeding
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How Neurotypes Relate to Engineering Students' Mind Maps in a Design Project
2026
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Work-In-Progress: Exploring the Contributions of Varied Neurotypes to Innovation in Engineering Teams through Qualitative Analysis of Reflective Memos
2025
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Work-In-Progress: The Intersection of Neurodivergent Identity, Creativity, and Innovation among Engineering Students
2025
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Work-in-Progress - Enhancing Experimentation Skills in Engineering Students Through Reflective Memos: A Qualitative Study
2025
- Comparison of neurodivergent student prevalence in engineering across two institutions 2024
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WIP: Comparison of Neurodivergent Student Prevalence in Engineering Across Two Institutions.
Frontiers in Education Conference.
2024
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Board 316: Innovation Self-Efficacy: Empowering Environmental Engineering Students to Innovate
2024
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Exploring the Relationships between Artistic Creativity and Innovation Attitudes in Engineering Students
2024
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Work-in-Progress: Neurodivergence and Intersecting Demographics Among Engineering Students
2024
- Learn how to design high-quality qualitative educational research! - A workshop for disciplinary STEM faculty by disciplinary STEM faculty 2023
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Board 109: BYOE: Laboratory Exercise using Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality for Environmental Engineering Curriculum
2023
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Board 140: Work in Progress: Exploring Innovation Self-Efficacy in Neurodiverse Engineering Students
2023
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Board 52: Engagement in Practice: Role of Community Engagement in Disaster Recovery
2023
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Exploring the Role of Mentorship in Enhancing Engineering Students’ Innovation Self-Efficacy
2023
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Surveying the Cultural Assets of Engineering Students: An Exploratory Quantitative Study
2023
- Work in Progress: Exploring innovation self-efficacy in neurodiverse engineering students. 2023
- CWC: The Politics of Multilevel Disasters, Recovery and Rebuilding 2023
- Exploring a New Model for Engineering Capacity and Resiliency: Households in the Aftermath of the 2021 Marshall Fire. 2022
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Enhancing Engineering Students’ Innovation Self-Efficacy through Design of K-12 STEM Projects
2022
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Utilizing Cryogenic CO2 Spray process for Removal of Lunar Regolith Dust Adhered to Spacesuits.
1-4.
2022
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Work in Progress: An Exploratory Study of the Sustainability Mindset Through a Citizen Science Project in a Vulnerable Latinx Community
2020
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Work in Progress: Citizen Scientists’ Description of an Engineer
2020
- Treatment of Trichloroethene (TCE) In Low Permeability Zones of Aquifers Using Carbon Sequestration 2018
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IT Ethics and the Role of Perceived Possibility of Disclosure: An Interventional Research
2018
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How Neurotypes Relate to Engineering Students' Mind Maps in a Design Project
2026
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journal article
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Mobilizing Cultural Wealth in Citizen Science: A Qualitative Inquiry of Spanish Language-Dominant Family Households in a Participatory Engineering Project.
Engineering Studies.
112-127.
2025
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Processes governing treatment of contaminants in low permeability zones.
Science of the Total Environment.
2023
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Performance analysis and life cycle assessment of acrylic concrete structures for rainwater harvesting.
Resources, Conservation and Recycling Advances.
2022
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Mobilizing Cultural Wealth in Citizen Science: A Qualitative Inquiry of Spanish Language-Dominant Family Households in a Participatory Engineering Project.
Engineering Studies.
112-127.
2025
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scholarly edition
Background
education and training
- Ph.D., Colorado State University 2012
- M.S., University of Colorado Denver 2006
- B.S., Iran University of Science and Technology (Iran) 2003