Research – Molly H Goldstein

Research Interests

Design & Engineering Education, Trade-offs & Design Decision-making, Creating “systems” bridges between education research and the practice of engineering education, Engineering identity development & Broadening participation

Selected Publications

No.	Publications	____________
22.	Schimpf, C., Fila, N., Hess, J., Sanders, E., Godwin, A., Dodson, K., Goldstein, M., Sleezer, R. (In Press) A Collaborative Inquiry into Tensions between Empathy and Engineering Design. International Journal of Engineering Education.
21.	Schimpf, C., Castellani, R., Goldstein, M. H. (2024). Uncovering Pre-college Students Reflection Strategies for Solving Complex Engineering Design Problems. International Journal of Technology and Design Education. 10.1007/s10798-024-09930-5
20.	Barnaby-Brown, A. & Goldstein, M. H. Clay, J., Demirel, H. O., Li, Xi., Sha, Z. (2024). A study on generative design reasoning and students’ divergent and convergent thinking. Journal of Mechanical Design, 146(3): 031405. https://doi-org/10.1115/1.4064564
19.	Demirel, H. O., Goldstein, M. H., Li, X., & Sha, Z. (2024). Human-Centered Generative Design Framework: An Early Design Framework to Support Concept Creation and Evaluation. International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction, 40(4), 933–944. https://doi-org./10.1080/10447318.2023.2171489
18.	Sanders, E. Goldstein, M. H., Hess, J. (2023). Instructional characteristics that promote and inhibit more comprehensive ways of experiencing human-centered design. International Journal of Technology and Design Education. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10798-023-09834-w
17.	Tucker, T., Goldstein, M. H., & Mercier, E. (2023). Understanding the Impact of Product Characteristics on Groups’ Collaboration During a Dissection Task. Studies in Engineering Education, 4(2), 1–21. DOI: https://doi. org/10.21061/see.98
16.	Woodard, B., Goldstein, M. H., Ziang, X., Li, T. (In Press). An Online Approach to Spatial Visualization Assessment and Training. The Engineering Design Graphics Journal.
15.	Hale-Lopez, K. L., Goldstein, M. H., & Wooldridge, A. R. (2023). Sociotechnical system design to support disaster intervention development teams. Applied Ergonomics, 108, 103948. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.APERGO.2022.103948	PDF
14.	Schimpf, C., Goldstein, M. H. (2022). Large Data for Design Research (LaDDR): An educational technology framework for studying design activity using a big data approach. Frontiers in Manufacturing Technology. 2:971410. doi: 10.3389/fmtec.2022.971410	PDF
13.	Goldstein, M. H., Froiland, J. M., Xiao, Z., Woodard, B. Li, T., Philpott, M. (2021). Online Visual-Spatial Training Increases Visual-Spatial Ability and Growth Mindset. International Journal of Engineering Education, 37(6), pp. 1674-1682.	PDF
12.	Goldstein, M. H., Adams, R. S. & Purzer, Ş., (2021) .Understanding informed design through trade-off decisions with an empirically-based protocol for students and design educators. Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research, 11(2), pp. 1-17.	PDF
11.	King, W. P., Amos J., Azer, M., Baker, D., Bashir, R., Best, C., Goldstein, M. H., et al. (2020). Emergency ventilator for COVID-19. PLoS ONE 15(12): e0244963. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0244963	PDF
10.	Aleong, R. Goldstein, M. H., (2020). Balancing curriculum design trade-offs for larger learning goals: An empirical study. International Journal of Engineering Education, 36(2), pp. 556-567.	PDF
9.	Adams, R. S., Aleong, R., Goldstein, M. H., Solis, F. (2018). Rendering a problem frame as an unfolding co-inquiry process. Design Studies, 57, pp. 37-74.	PDF
8.	Goldstein, M. H., Purzer, Ş., Adams, R. S., Chao, J. & Xie, C. (2018). The relationship between design reflectivity and conceptions of informed design among high school students. European Journal of Engineering Education, 44(1-2), pp. 123-136.	PDF
7.	Goldstein, M. H., Omar, S., Purzer, Ş., Adams, R. S., (2018). Comparing Two Approaches to Engineering Design in the 7th Grade Science Classroom. International Journal of Engineering, Mathematics, Science, and Technology, 6(4).	PDF
6.	Goldstein, M. H., Adams, R. S. Purzer, Ş., (2018). Investigating middle-school students’ conceptions of trade-off conceptions in design. International Journal of Engineering Education, 34(2B). pp. 609-618.	Link
5.	Goldstein, M. H., Loy, B., Purzer, Ş. (2017). Building energy-efficient homes with Energy3D: Learning engineering design. NSTA Science Scope (September 2017 Special Issue: STEM Integration)	Link
4.	Chao, J., Xie, C., Nourian, S., Chen, G., Bailey, S., Goldstein, M. H., Purzer, Ş., Adams, R. S., Tutwiler, M.S. (2017). Bridging the Design Science Gap with Tools: Science Learning and Design Behaviors in a Simulated Environment for Engineering Design. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 54(8), pp. 1049-1096.	Link
3.	Vieria C., Goldstein, M. H., Purzer, Ş., Magana, A. (2016). Using learning analytics to characterize student experimentation strategies in engineering design. Journal of Learning Analytics, 3(3), pp. 291-317.	PDF
2.	Vieria C., Goldstein, M. H., Aguas, R., Purzer, Ş., Magana, A. (2016). Assessing the Impact of an Engineering Design Workshop on the Design Competencies of Colombian Engineering Undergraduate Students. International Journal of Engineering Education, 32,(5A), pp. 1972–1983.	PDF
1.	Purzer, Ş., Goldstein, M. H., Adams, R. S., Xie, C. Nourian, S. (2015). An exploratory study of informed engineering design behaviors associated with scientific explanations. International Journal of STEM Education, 2(9), 1-12	PDF

Book Chapters

Book Chapters	______________
Mercier, E., Goldstein, M. H., Baligar, P., Rajarathinam, R. (2023). Collaborative Learning in Engineering Education. In A. Johri (Ed.), International Handbook of Engineering Education (IHEER), Routledge. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-edit/10.4324/9781003287483/international-handbook-engineering-education-research-aditya-johri?refId=ded44432-8972-4a36-983b-72e873161665&context=ubx (Invited, peer-reviewed chapter)
Adams, R.S., Goldstein, M.H., Purzer, Ş., Chao, J., Xie, C., Nourian, S. (2017). Traversing the barriers to using big data in understanding how high school students design. In J.S. Gero (Ed.), Design computing and cognition ‘16 (pp. 1-19) Switzerland: Springer International Publishing.	Link
Adams, R. S., Aleong, R., Goldstein, M. H., Solis, F. (2017). Problem Structuring as Co-Inquiry. In: Christensen, B. T., Ball, L. J. & Halskov, K. (eds.) Analysing Design Thinking: Studies of Cross-Cultural Co-Creation. Leiden: CRC Press/Taylor & Francis.	Link

Articles In Conference Proceedings

No.	Conference Articles (peer reviewed)	___________
56.	Hall, A. & Goldstein, M. H. (2024). Generative vs. Traditional Computer-Aided Design: How design tools impact CAD artifact quality and designer behavior. Proceedings from the Frontiers in Education (FIE) Annual Conference, Washington, D.C., October 2024.
55.	Mercier, E., Katz, J., Goldstein, M. H. (2024). Reflecting on Prior Collaborations to Prepare for Group Work. International Society of the Learning Sciences Annual Meeting, June 2024, Buffalo, New York.
54.	Katz, J., Dougherty, H., Goldstein, M. H., Ignacio, EJ, Woodard, B. (2024) Focus group analysis of engineering Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL+) compared to short-term study abroad programs. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, June 2024, Portland, Oregon.
53.	Zhang, S., Goldstein, M. H., Azizi, M., Malvandi, A. (2024). Creating human-centered building design curriculum: Understanding Health Impacts of Active, Collaborative Learning – An Analysis Using CFD and GD-BIM in an Existing Classroom with Discussion Tables. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, June 2024, Portland, Oregon.
52.	Davidson, P., Johnson, T., Goldstein, M. (2024). Evaluating project management skill development in engineering and agricultural curricula. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, June 2024, Portland, Oregon.
51.	Mercier, E., Katz, J., Goldstein, M. H. (2024). Reflecting on Prior Collaborations to Prepare for Group Work. International Society of the Learning Sciences Annual Meeting, June 2024, Buffalo, New York.
50.	Elisa Koolman, John Z. Clay, Xingang Li, Rundong Jiang, Molly H. Goldstein, Charles Xie, H. Onan Demirel and Zhenghui Sha. (Abstract submitted). A multi-case study of traditional, parametric, and generative design thinking of engineering students. Submitted to the Design Computing and Cognition Conference, 2024, Montreal.
49.	Clay, J. Z., Li, X., Rahman, M., Zabelina, D. L., Goldstein, M. H., Xie, C., Sha, Z. (2023). Thinking Inversely in Engineering Design: Towards an Operational Definition of Generative Design Thinking. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, June 2023, Baltimore, Maryland.
48.	Blumthal, M., Woodard, B., Goldstein, M. H., Ignacio, EJ., Forman, G., Rodriguez, L. F., Dougherty, H., Ownes, D., Stubbins, J. (2023). Focus Study of Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) Engineering Projects. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, June 2023, Baltimore, Maryland.
47.	Schimpf, C. Goldstein, M. H. et al (2023). A Collaborative Inquiry into Tensions between Empathy and Engineering Design. Clive L. Dym Mudd Design Workshop XIII., Claremont, CA, June 2023.
46.	Rayford, T., Ruedas-Gracia, N., Goldstein, M. H., Schimpf, C. T., Hebert, L., Escamilla, L., Zavala, J. Educational enrichment: The benefits of near-peer mentoring for undergraduate engineering students. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, June 2022, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
45.	Madiol, M. J., Goldstein, M. H., Wooldridge, A. R, Hale-Lopez, K. Modeling in a university-industry collaboration: Deep and surface approaches. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, June 2022, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
44.	Blumthal, M., Woodard, B., Goldstein, M. H., Ignacio, EJ., Forman, G., Rodriguez, L. F., Dougherty, H., Ownes, D., Stubbins, J. Developing collaborative online international (COIL) projects in engineering education. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, June 2022, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
43.	Li, X., Demirel, H. O., Goldstein, M. H., Sha, Z. (2021). Exploring Generative Design Thinking for Engineering Design and Design Education. ASEE Midwest Regional Conference, Online.	Link
42.	Blumthal, M., Woodard, B., Goldstein, M. H., Ignacio, EJ., Forman, G., Rodriguez, L. F., Dougherty, H., Ownes, D., Stubbins, J. Developing collaborative online international (COIL) projects in engineering education. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, June 2022, Minneapolis, Minnesota.	Link
41.	Madiol, M. J., Goldstein, M. H., Wooldridge, A. R, Hale-Lopez, K. Modeling in a university-industry collaboration: Deep and surface approaches. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, June 2022, Minneapolis, Minnesota.	PDF
40.	Rayford, T., Ruedas-Gracia, N., Goldstein, M. H., Schimpf, C. T., Hebert, L., Escamilla, L., Zavala, J. Educational enrichment: The benefits of near-peer mentoring for undergraduate engineering students. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, June 2022, Minneapolis, Minnesota.	PDF
39.	Li, X., Demirel, H. O., Goldstein, M. H., Sha, Z. (2021). Exploring Generative Design Thinking for Engineering Design and Design Education. ASEE Midwest Regional Conference, Online.
38.	Goldstein, M. H., Sommer, J., Trellinger Buswell, N., Li, X., Sha, Z., Demirel, H. O. (2021). Uncovering generative design rationale in the undergraduate classroom. Proceedings from the Frontiers in Education (FIE) Annual Conference, Lincoln, NE, October 2021.
37.	Sanders, E., Goldstein, M. H., Hess, J. (2021). Assessing empathy in human-centered design through team design projects. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, July 2021.
36.	Chan, A., Goldstein, M. H. (2021). Engagement in Practice: Understanding the effectiveness of social good hackathons as a teaching tool. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, July 2021.
35.	Li, T., Xiao, Z., Woodard, B., Goldstein, M. H., Philpott, M., (2021). Evaluating an intelligent sketching feedback tool for scalable spatial visualization skill training. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, July 2021.
34.	Hale-Lopez, K., Wooldridge, A., Goldstein, M. H. (2021) Using Technology to Support Distributed Teams: A Work System-Based Study of an Interdisciplinary Team Responding to COVID-19, Human Factors HFES Annual Meeting 2021 (65th International Annual Meeting). (Note: Winner of Health Care Technical Group Marilyn Sue Bogner Student Paper Award)
33.	Woodard, B., Goldstein, M. H., Philpott, M., Li, T., Xiao, Z. (2021). Work in Progress: Spatial visualization assessment and training in the Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois. 2021 Illinois-Indiana ASEE Regional Conference, Online.
32.	Goldstein, M. H., Adams, R. S. Purzer, S.(2020). Examining approaches to measuring trade-offs in design artifacts. Proceedings from the Frontiers in Education (FIE) Annual Conference, Online, October 2020.
31.	Johnson, B. E., Goldstein, M., H., Bradley, J. (2020). Identifying effective student leaders to improve capstone design team assignments. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Montreal, Canada, June 2020.
30.	Bosman, L. McCave, E. J., Goldstein, M., H., Chelberg, K., L. (2020). Virtual writing group participation: Surprises and Unintended outcomes. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Montreal, Canada, June 2020.
29.	Schimpf, C., Goldstein, M. H., (2020). Reflection in time: Using data visualization to identify student reflection modes in design. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Montreal, Canada, June 2020.
28.	Fu, T., Goldstein, M., H., Golecki, H. M. (2020). The nuts and bolts of robotics in K-12 classrooms: A literature synthesis. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Montreal, Canada, June 2020.
27.	Sanders, E., Goldstein, M.., H., Foreman, G. (2020) Towards an understanding of the effect on summer programming on early engineering student outcomes. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Montreal, Canada, June 2020
26.	Gianelloni, S., Goldstein, M. H., (2020). Modeling the design systems thinking paradigm. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Montreal, Canada, June 2020.
25.	Goldstein, M. H., Schimpf, C. (2020). Understanding how high school students approach systems design. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Montreal, Canada, June 2020.
24.	Goldstein, M. H., Sanders, E. Foreman, G. Hahn, L. (2019). A look at practices and effects of admission status communication. Frontiers in Education (FIE) Annual Conference, Cincinnati, OH, October 2019.
23.	Xiao, Z., Zuo, S., Zhao, J., Fu, W., Goldstein, M. H., Philpott, M., Laystrom-Woodard, J., Pool, M., Wolters, A., Woodard, B. (2019). Towards understanding interrelated growth mindset and academic performance. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Tampa, Florida, June 2019.
22.	Quintana, J. Purzer, Ş., Goldstein, M. H., (2019). A discourse analysis of middle school students’ explanations during a final design review. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Tampa, Florida, June 2019.
21.	Pagano, A., Goldstein, M. H., Liebenberg, L. (2019). Play-in-learning: Studying the impact of emotion and cognition in undergraduate engineering learning. Proceedings of American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Tampa, Florida, June 2019.
20.	Aleong, R. Goldstein, M. H., (2019). Balancing curriculum design trade-offs for larger learning goals: An empirical study. Clive L. Dym Mudd Design Workshop XI., Claremont, CA, June 2019.
19.	Goldstein, M. H., Purzer, Ş., Adams, R. S. (2019). Characterizing trade-off decision abilities in middle school students. National Association for Research in Science Teaching annual conference, Baltimore, MD April 2019.
18.	Aleong, R. Goldstein, M. H., (2018). Beyond Integration: Transcending analysis and design for engineering learning. 124th American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 2018. Student essay graduate division essay winner in the Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED).
17.	Schimpf, C., Goldstein, M. H., Adams, R. S., Purzer, Ş., (2018). WIP: A Markov Chain Method for Modeling Student Behaviors. Proceedings of the 124th American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 2018.
16.	Goldstein, M. H., Purzer, Ş., Adams, R. S.* (2017). Trade-off conceptions in design. Mudd Design Workshop X., Claremont, CA, June 2017.
15.	Goldstein, M. H.*, Adams, R. S., Purzer, Ş., Omar, S. (2017). Conceptions of conducting tests in design. Conference Proceedings: Frontiers in Education (FIE) Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN, October 2017.
14.	Purzer, Ş, Adams, R. S., Goldstein, M. H.*, (2017). Large-scale research on engineering design in secondary classrooms: Big learner data using Energy3D computer-aided design. Proceedings of the 123rd American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Columbus, Ohio, June 2017.
13.	Aleong, R., Goldstein, M. H., Ortega, J., Rodriquez, H. (2017). Knowing your story: A co-operative inquiry into the personal growth of engineering education researchers-in-training. Proceedings of the 123rd American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Columbus, Ohio, June 2017.
12.	Goldstein, M. H.*, Purzer, Ş., Adams, R. S. (2017). WIP: Assessing students changing conceptions of design. Proceedings of the 123rd American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Columbus, Ohio. June 2017.
11.	Peters, D.*, Goldstein, M. H., Lax, J. (2017). From industry to graduate school: How returners (re)learn how to write. Proceedings of the 123rd American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Columbus, Ohio, June 2017.
10.	Goldstein, M. H.*, Purzer, Ş, Adams, R. S., (2017). Comparing two approaches to engineering design in the 7th grade science classroom Conference Proceedings: National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) Annual International Conference, San Antonio, TX. April 2017.
9.	Goldstein, M. H.*, Vieria C., Adams, R. S., Purzer, Ş., Zielinski, M. K. (2016). Developing a measure of quality for engineering design artifacts. Conference Proceedings: Frontiers in Education (FIE) Annual Conference, Erie, PA, October 2016.
8.	Goldstein, M. H.*, Purzer, Ş., Adams, R. S (2016). More than a vehicle to learning science: The role of design in P-12 Education. Conference Proceedings: P-12 Engineering Summit, Chicago, IL, August 2016.
7.	Goldstein, M. H., Douglas, K. A., Purzer, Ş.*, Adams, R. S (2016). Assessing informed design practices of high school students. Strand 10: Assessing science and engineering in the next generation science standards. Conference Proceedings: National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) Annual International Conference, Baltimore, MD April 2016.
6.	Goldstein, M. H.*, Purzer, Ş., Vieria C., Zielinski, M. K. Douglas, K., A. (2015). Assessing idea fluency through the student design process. Conference Proceedings: Frontiers in Education (FIE) Annual Conference, El Paso, TX October 2015.
5.	Goldstein, M. H.*, Purzer, Ş, Adams, R. S., Xie, C. (July 2015). Exploring the relationship between student reflectivity and their understanding of informed design. Presented at Research in Engineering Education Symposium (REES), Dublin, Ireland.
4.	Goldstein, M. H.*, Purzer, Ş., Zielinski, M., Adams, R. S., (June 2015). High school students’ ability to balance benefits & tradeoffs while engineering green buildings. Paper published in the Proceedings of the 122nd American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Seattle, WA.
3.	Purzer, Ş, Adams, R. S., Goldstein, M. H.*, & Douglas, K.A. (June 2015). Large-scale research on engineering design in secondary classrooms: Big learner data using Energy3D computer-aided design. Paper published in the Proceedings of the 122nd American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Seattle, WA.
2.	Wilson, M. D.*, Holloway, E., Goldstein, M., Gandih, J. S. (2014). Entrepreneurship education: Engineering a pracademic Approach. Conference Proceedings: American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) North Midwest Section Conference October 16-18, 2014 at the University of Iowa.
1.	Adams, R.*, Goldstein, M., et. al. (2014). A Community of practice approach to becoming an engineering education research professional. Conference Proceedings: American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Indianapolis, IN June 2014.