Research
Publications
- Wang, K., Burkholder, E., Wieman, C., Salehi, S., & Haber, N. (2023). Examining the potential and pitfalls of ChatGPT in science and engineering problem-solving. Frontiers in Education, 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2023.1330486
- Wang, K. ., Arens, J., Salehi, S., Smith, J., Haber, N., Schwartz Poehlmann, J., Bartels, H., Haub, M., Yu, C., & Fung, F. M. Development and Implementation of an AI tutor to Scaffold Problem-Solving in Introductory Chemistry. Submitted to Journal of Chemical Education.
- Arens, J., Wang, K., Napoli, A., Fathinezhad, K., Smith, J., Haber, N., Schwartz Poehlmann, J., Salehi, S. ., & Wu, Z. STEPS: An AI Tutor for Scaffolded Problem Solving in Introductory STEM Courses. Accepted as Interactive Tools & Demos at International Society of the Learning Sciences Annual Meeting 2026. .
- Napoli, A., Arens, J., Wang, K., & Salehi, S. WIP: AI Karenina: On the Instructional Failure Modes in Prompt-Engineered GenAI Tutoring. Submitted to Frontiers in Education 2026.
Presentations
Arens, J. T.; Wang, K. D.; Schwartz Poehlmann, J. K.; Salehi, Shima. “Development and implementation of an AI chatbot to scaffold problem-solving in introductory chemistry.” LSTD@25, Stanford, CA (2026). Poster.
Arens, J. T.; Wang, K. D.; Smith, J.; Bartels, H.; Napoli, A.; Schwartz Poehlmann, J. K.; Salehi, S. “Development and Implementation of an AI Chatbot to Scaffold Problem-Solving in Introductory Chemistry.” ATXpo, San Jose, CA (2025). IdeaLab Exhibit.
Arens, J. T.; Wang, K. D.; Schwartz Poehlmann, J. K.; Nardo, J. E.; Burkholder, E.; Blakemore, C.; Haber, N.; Salehi, S. “STEPS: An LLM-powered Problem-Solving Scaffold for Introductory STEM Courses.” 26th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, Palermo, Italy (2025). Interactive Event.