Research

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Zinnah, F., Minichiello, A., & Asghar, M. (2025). Enhancing STEM Workforce Development Via Non-Degree Credentials: A Systematic Literature Review. Community College Journal of Research and Practice. https://doi.org/10.1080/10668926.2025.2582707 

Manuscripts Under Review / in Preparation

Zinnah, F., Minichiello, A. (Reviewing for Submission). From Occupational Uncertainty to Workforce Readiness in a Non-Formal Pre-Apprenticeship Program. To be submitted to the Journal of Vocational Education and Training

Zinnah, F., Minichiello, A. (Data collection ongoing). Employer perceptions of non-degree credentials in engineering workforce development. Manuscript in preparation

Peer-Reviewed Conference Proceedings

Zinnah, F., Minichiello, A., Brijmohan, Y., Laghari, A. (Accepted, 2026). Integrating U.S. Non-Degree Credential Quality Frameworks to Strengthen Engineering Workforce Pathways. The World Engineering Education Forum (WEEF) and Global Engineering Deans Council (GEDC) Conference, IEEE Conference & Exposition, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.

Zinnah, F., Minichiello, A., Laghari, A., Himel, R. (2026). The Conversation Toward Single-Case Study Research for Engineering Workforce Development.  2026 ASEE Conference & Exposition, Charlotte, Convention Center, North Carolina, United States of America. https://peer.asee.org/60376 

Zinnah, F., Sims, M., Minichiello, A., Zhou, A., Zhan, J. (2026). Experiential Learning for Biotechnology Workforce Development—Preliminary Outcomes for an NSF ExLENT Program. 2026 ASEE Conference & Exposition, Charlotte, Convention Center, North Carolina, United States of America. https://peer.asee.org/59700 

Laghari, A., Brijmohan, Y., Zinnah, F. (2026). Engineering for Tomorrow: A Systematized Literature Review of Essential Future Engineering Competencies. 2026 ASEE Conference & Exposition, Charlotte, Convention Center, North Carolina, United States of America. https://peer.asee.org/61299 

Himel, R., Lawanto, O., Goodridge, W., Brijmohan, Y., Zinnah, F., Abideen, Z. (2026). Exploring Cognitive Processes: A Case from a Fundamental Electronics for Engineers Class. 2026 ASEE Conference & Exposition, Charlotte, Convention Center, North Carolina, United States of America. https://peer.asee.org/59727 

Harper, M., & Peterson, K. M., & Kane, D., & Tran, V., & Cuellar, A., & Nguyen, T. K. U., & Abideen, Z. U., & Ahlstrom, L., & Basnet, S., & Blake, J., & Brown, L. A., & Dang, L. T. H., & Fitzpatrick, E., & Laghari, A. W. K., & Naqash, T., & Van Dyke, G., & Zinnah, F. (2026), Coloring Our Pathways: A Collaborative Inquiry of Graduate Students’ Journeys into Engineering Education Paper presented at 2026 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Charlotte, North Carolina. https://peer.asee.org/58945 

Himel, R., Lawanto, O., Goodridge, W., Abideen, Z., Zinnah, F. (2026). Exploring the impact of Contextual Framing and Construct-Level Complexity on Electrical Circuit Problem-Solving Performance. ASEE Conference & Exposition, Charlotte, Convention Center, North Carolina, United States of America. https://peer.asee.org/59821 

Zinnah, F., Minichiello, A., & Asghar, M. (2025). Work in Progress: Impact of non-degree credentials on STEM workforce development: A systematized literature review. 2025 ASEE Conference & Exposition, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. https://doi.org/10.18260/1-2--57497 

Conference and Seminar Presentations 

Zinnah, F., Minichiello, A., & Asghar, M. (2026). Enhancing STEM Workforce Development Via Non-Degree Credentials: A Systematic Literature Review. Non-Degree Credentials Research Network. Washington D.C, United States of America

Zinnah, F., Minichiello, A., Laghari, A., Himel, R. (2026). The Conversation Toward Single-Case Study Research for Engineering Workforce Development. ASEE Conference & Exposition, Charlotte, Convention Center, North Carolina, United States of America

Zinnah, F., Sims, M., Minichiello, A., Zhou, A., Zhan, J. (2026). Experiential Learning for Biotechnology Workforce Development-Preliminary Outcomes for an NSF ExLENT Program. ASEE Conference & Exposition, Charlotte, Convention Center, North Carolina, United States of America

Zinnah, F., & Minichiello, A., Groves, F. (2025): Preparing the Electrified Transportation Infrastructure (ETI) Workforce Sustainable Strategies through Non-Degree Credentials [Conference poster]. ASPIRE Engineering Research Center Annual Meeting & NSF Site Visit, Utah State University, Logan, Utah. https://aspire.usu.edu/25annual-meeting/2025-pathways-posters/

Zinnah, F., Minichiello, A., & Asghar, M. (2025). Work in Progress: Impact of non-degree credentials on STEM workforce development: A systematized literature review. Paper presented at the Annual ASEE Conference & Exposition, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Zinnah, F., & Minichiello, A. (2025): The Role of Non-Degree Credentials in Developing a Sustainable Workforce in Electrified Transportation Infrastructure [Conference poster]. Intermountain Sustainability Summit, Weber State University. https://www.weber.edu/ISSummit/student-poster-contest.html

Zinnah, F. (2025). An Early Look into the Impact of Non-Degree Credentials on STEM Workforce Development. Graduate students’ seminar presented at the Department of Engineering Education, Utah State University

Zinnah, F. (2023). An Introduction to Soil Water Repellency Methods and Remediation. Graduate students’ seminar presented at the Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food, and Environment, Hebrew University of Jerusalem