Muhammad Asghar

Muhammad Asghar is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering and Computer Education at University of Cincinnati (UC). Before coming to UC, he earned a Ph.D. in Engineering Education, a master's degree in clinical psychology, a master's degree in educational psychology, and a bachelor's degree in computer information systems engineering. Muhammad’s research interests currently focus on students' mental health and well-being in engineering education. He is actively involved in research related to the use of Physiology Measurement Instruments to understand the behavior of engineering undergraduates. 

Ph.D. Engineering Education: Utah State University Logan, UT, 2023

M.S. Educational Psychology: IIUI Islamabad, Pakistan, 2019

M.Sc. Psychology: IIUI Islamabad, Pakistan, 2015

B.Sc. Computer Information Systems Engineering: UET Peshawar, Pakistan, 2004

Postgraduate Diploma, Mobile and Personal Radio Communications: Lancaster University Lancaster, England, 2006

Specialization in International Project Management: Rovaniemi (now Lapland) University of Applied Sciences Finland, 2008

Grant: #DUE-2337003 Investigators:Sorby, Sheryl; Asghar, Muhammad; Bucks, Gregory; Kastner, Jeffrey; Murphy, TJ; Reeping, David 04-15-2024 -03-31-2027 NSF Expanding Pathways for Preparing the Next Generation of Engineers: First-Year Engineering 2.0 (FYE2.0) Role:Collaborator 719915.00 Active Type:Grant

Peer Reviewed Publications

Asghar M.; Minichiello A.; Iqbal A.  (06-25-2023). Institutional Role in the Mental Health and Wellbeing of Undergraduate Engineering Students: Student. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings

Asghar M.; Minichiello A.; Kane D.; Lawanto O.; Marquit J.  (06-25-2023). Work in Progress: Proposing Items for an Engineering Undergraduate Subjective Wellbeing Questionnair. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings

Asghar M.; Kane D.; Minichiello A.; Goodridge W.H.  (06-25-2023). A Kickstart to Smart Living in Undergraduate Engineering: Proposing Goals and Objectives for a First. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings

Asghar M.; Minichiello A.; Iqbal A.  (01-01-2023). What Contributes to Engineering Undergraduates' Subjective Wellbeing? Engineering Faculty Perception. Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIEMore Information

Asghar M.; Minichiello A.; Ahmed S.  (01-01-2023). Mental health and wellbeing of undergraduate students in engineering: A systematic literature review. Journal of Engineering EducationMore Information

Asghar M.; Minichiello A.  (01-01-2023). Two sides to every psyche: Implications of positive psychology for “mental health” research in engin. Journal of Engineering Education, 112 (1) , 12-17More Information

Asghar M.; Minichiello A.; Iqbal A.  (12-01-2022). Perceived Factors Contributing to the Subjective Wellbeing of Undergraduate Engineering Students: An. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 (23) More Information

Minichiello A.; Lawanto O.; Goodridge W.; Iqbal A.; Asghar M.  (12-01-2022). Flipping the digital switch: Affective responses of STEM undergraduates to emergency remote teaching. Project Leadership and Society, 3More Information

Asghar M.; Minichiello A.  (08-23-2022). Building the Case for Use of Systematic Mapping Reviews in Engineering Education Research. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings

Asghar M.; Minichiello A.; Claiborn C.S.; Banerjee A.; Adesope O.  (08-23-2022). Effects of High Impact Educational Practices on Engineering and Computer Science Student Participation. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings

Lawanto O.; Iqbal A.; Goodridge W.; Minichiello A.; Asghar M.  (01-01-2022). Emergency Remote Learning: Developing an Understanding about Online Learning Leatures and Students' . International Journal of Engineering Education, 38 (5 B) , 1629-1642

Adesope O.; Sunday O.J.; Ewumi E.R.; Minichiello A.; Asghar M.; Claiborn C.S.  (07-26-2021). Investigating Factors that Predict Academic Success in Engineering and Computer Science. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings

Claiborn C.S.; Minichiello A.; Adesope O.; Ewumi E.R.; Asghar M.  (07-26-2021). Effects of High Impact Educational Practices on Engineering and Computer Science Student Participati. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings

Minichiello A.; Asghar M.; Ewumi E.; Claiborn C.S.; Adesope O.  (07-26-2021). A Characterization of Engineering and Computer Science Undergraduate Participation in High-impact Ed. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings

Wee Sing Yeo; Muhammad Asghar; Sheryl Sorby  (2024). Characterization of Stress, Sense of Belonging, and Engineering Identity in First-Year Engineering Students. ASEEMore Information

Muhammad Asghar; Angela Minichiello; Oenardi Lawanto; Daniel Kane  (2024). Implications of Financial Support for the Academic Efficacy and Mental Health and Wellbeing of Engineering Undergraduates. ASEEMore Information

Muhammad Asghar; Sheryl Sorby; Clodagh Reid; Gibin Raju  (2024). Eye-Tracking Analysis of Problem-Solving Behavior in Design Tasks in Undergraduate Engineering: A Comparison of High and Low Spatial Visualizers. ASEEMore Information

2023-2024 Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Cincinnati, ,

engineering education research, systematic review, undergraduate education, mental health, curriculum design, design thinking, spatial ability

Foundations of Engineering Design Thinking I Level:Undergraduate

Foundations of Engineering Design Thinking II Level:Undergraduate