Hi! I’m Zeinab Mokhtari

Researcher in Artificial Intelligence, Teacher Professional Development, and Workforce Learning

About Me

I am an educational researcher studying how artificial intelligence and emerging technologies can support teaching, professional learning, career development, and workforce education. I hold a Joint Ph.D. in Education and Educational Administration from Technische Universität Dresden and Shiraz University, an M.A. in Human Resources Training and Development from Shahid Beheshti University, and a B.A. in Educational Administration and Planning from Shiraz University.

Research Interests

My research examines how emerging technologies can support teaching, professional learning, career development, and workforce education. I am particularly interested in the design, implementation, and evaluation of technology-enabled learning experiences across educational and organizational settings.

Artificial Intelligence in Education and Work

Human–AI collaboration, AI-supported teaching and professional learning, educators’ use of AI, and AI-related career and workplace outcomes.

Teacher and Professional Learning

Teacher professional development, instructional coaching, workplace learning, and the design and evaluation of professional learning experiences.

Digital Game-Based Learning and Instructional Design

Scaffolding, adaptive hints, learner characteristics, instructional design, and effective learning in digital and game-based environments.

Workforce Learning, Career Development, and TVET

Transfer of training, career development, employability, workforce education, and technology integration in Technical and Vocational Education and Training.

Research Methods and Technical Expertise

Research Design

Quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods research; systematic, scoping, and integrative reviews; concept analysis; survey design; and program evaluation.

Statistical Analysis

Structural equation modeling, multilevel modeling, regression, mediation and moderation analysis, ANOVA, ANCOVA, and inferential statistics.

Qualitative Analysis

Interview and focus-group analysis, thematic analysis, content analysis, qualitative coding, and data management.

Software and Digital Tools

SPSS, R, Python, MAXQDA, Microsoft Excel, Articulate Storyline, Camtasia, and Adobe Premiere.

Selected Publications and Presentations

Jeong, S. J., Alhassan, I. A., & Mokhtari, Z. (under review). Navigating the double-edged sword: A systematic synthesis of artificial intelligence and career outcomes.
Jeong, S. J., Mokhtari, Z., & Alhassan, I. A. (under review). The impact of artificial intelligence on career outcomes in the workplace context: A systematic review approach.
Mokhtari, Z., & Jeong, S. J. (2026, June). Co-intelligence instructional coaching: A concept analysis of human–AI collaboration in teacher professional development. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Society of the Learning Sciences, Irvine, CA, United States.
Mokhtari, Z., Mehrvarz, M., McLaren, B., Rahimi, S., Abdeli, S., & Kahveci, E. N. (2026, April). One hint doesn’t fit all: Learner characteristics and hint design in digital learning games. Roundtable presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Los Angeles, CA, United States.
Mokhtari, Z., Salimi, G., Safavi, A. A., & Koehler, T. (2026, April). Reimagining TVET in the digital age: A conceptual framework for Internet of Everything integration. Roundtable presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Los Angeles, CA, United States.
Mokhtari, Z., Koehler, T., Salimi, G., Safavi, A. A., & Shafiei, M. (2022). Internet of Everything in the teaching–learning approach: An integrative review. Interdisciplinary Journal of Virtual Learning in Medical Sciences, 13(2), 69–84.
Mokhtari, Z., Salimi, G., & Safavi, A. A. (2021, March). Gamified teaching–learning approaches in higher education: A scoping review. In Proceedings of the 2021 14th National and 8th International Conference on e-Learning and e-Teaching (pp. 1–8). IEEE.
Mokhtari, Z., Safavi, A. A., & Mohammadi, M. (2019). Toward enabling campus smart classrooms based on the Internet of Things. Paper presented at the 13th National and 7th International Conference on e-Learning and e-Teaching, Tehran, Iran.
Shafiei, M., Salimi, G., Mohammadi, M., & Mokhtari, Z. (2018). Research self-efficacy and career decision-making self-efficacy among students at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences: An explanatory model.
Khorasani, A., Shams, M. G., & Mokhtari, Z. (2017). Evaluating the role of individual factors in employees’ transfer of in-service training to the workplace.
Mohammadi, M., Marzughi, R., Naseri Jahromi, R., Dorfeshan, M., & Mokhtari, Z. (2015). The effect of cooperative teaching on students’ group cohesion: The mediating role of cooperative approaches. Knowledge & Research in Applied Psychology, 16(3), 42–59.