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Tahira Reid Smith

Interim Associate Dean for Equity and Inclusion
Arthur L. Glenn Professor of Engineering Education

Affiliation(s):

  • Engineering Dean's Office
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

201 Reber Building

tpr5404@psu.edu

814-863-1673

Research Website

 
 

 

Education

  • B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2000

Publications

Journal Articles

  • Tahira Reid Smith, Jacob G Hunter, Elise Ulwelling, Matthew Konishi, Noah Michelini, Akhil Modali, Anne Mendoza, Jessie Snyder, Shashank Mehrota, Zhaobo Zeng, Anil R Kumar, Kumar Akash, Teruhisa Misu and Neera Jain, 2023, "The future of mobility-as-a-service: trust transfer across automated mobilities, from road to sidewalk", Frontiers in Psychology, 14, pp. p.1129583.1-1129583.19
  • Tahira Reid, Jacob G. Hunter, Steven L Schonlau and Neera Jain, , "A Methodology for Objective Design Fixation Analysis in Constrained Design Tools", Journal of Mechanical Design

Conference Proceedings

  • Tahira Reid Smith, Maulik Kotecha and Ali Tarlani Beris, 2025, "Application of User-Centered Design Methodology for Human Digital Twins", ASME International Design Engineering and Technical Conference
  • Tahira Reid Smith, Maulik Kotecha and Tikyna Dandridge, 2025, "Digital Twins in Engineering and Design Education: A Systematized Review", ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
  • Tahira Reid Smith, Joonwon Choi, Jacob G. Hunter and Inseok Hwang, 2025, "Distraction-Aware Data-Driven Hybrid Reachability Analysis of Cyber-Physical-Human Systems Using Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy", AIAA SCITECH 2025 Forum
  • Tahira Reid Smith, K R Oritiz, Jacob G. Hunter, Adam Thorpe, Madeline Yuh, Neera Jain and Meeko Oishi, 2024, "Assessing the Relationship Between Learning Stages and Prefrontal Cortex Activation in a Psychomotor Task", Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting
  • Tahira Reid Smith, Tryphenia Peele-Eady and Lizandra Godwin, 2024, "Growing Graduate Mentors Through a Summer Intensive Research Institute", ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
  • Tahira Reid and Catherine Berdanier, 2023, "Design Sprints in Research: A Novel Approach for Enhancing the Professional Development of Graduate Students", Frontiers in Education

Research Projects

Honors and Awards

  • ASME Dedicated Service Award, ASME, March 2025 - March 2025
  • Featured in "Change Your Game/Cambia Tu Juego" Exhibit, Smithsonian Museum of American History, March 2024
  • ASME Fellow, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, June 2024

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