Liu, N., Mahmoudi, H., Triantis, K., Ghaffarzadegan, N., 2024, A multi-dimensional index of evaluating systems thinking skills from textual data, Systems Research and Behavioral Science – Link.
Jalali, M.S., Mahmoudi, H., 2024, In response to: “Never the strongest: reconciling the four schools of thought in system dynamics in the debate on quality” — beyond pragmatism, System Dynamics Review – Link.
Davis, K., Grote, D., Mahmoudi, H., Perry, L., Ghaffarzadegan, N., Grohs, J., Hosseinichimeh, N., Knight, D., Triantis, K., 2023, Comparing self-report assessments and scenario-based assessments of systems thinking competence, Journal of Science Education and Technology – Link.
Haque, S., Mahmoudi, H., Ghaffarzadegan, N., Triantis, K., 2023, Mental models, cognitive maps, and the challenge of quantitative analysis of their network representations, System Dynamics Review – Link.
Davis, K., Ghaffarzadegan, N., Grohs, J., Grote, D, Hosseinichimeh, N., Knight, D., Mahmoudi, H., Triantis, K., 2020, The Lake Urmia Vignette: a tool to assess understanding complexity in socio-environmental systems, System Dynamics Review. 36:191-222 – Link.
Work-in-Progress
Mahmoudi, H., Osi, A., Ghaffarzadegan, N., Experiential learning and specialization in stages of innovation: evidence from cancer treatment research, to be submitted in June 2025.
Hasgul, Z., Mahmoudi, H., Plouffe, R., Sadeghieh, T., Johnson, K., Graham, E., Jalali, M.S., Modeling Opioid Crisis in Canada: a Systems Approach to Policy and Intervention Strategies, to be submitted in April 2025.
Mahmoudi, H., Chang, D., Lee, H., Ghaffarzadegan, N., Jalali, M.S., A Critical Assessment of Large Language Models for Systematic Reviews: Utilizing ChatGPT for Complex Data Extraction, under review at JMIR AI – Link.
Lee, H., Mahmoudi, H., Chang, D., Jalali, M.S., Review of human behavior integration in COVID-19 simulation models, under review at Public Health.
Selected Presentations
Sadeghieh, T., Plouffe, R., Mahmoudi, H., Graham, E., Johnson, K., Jalali, M.S., Adapting the SOURCE model for opioid-related deaths in Canada: a dynamic approach to policy development and analysis, International Conference of the System Dynamics Society, Burgen, Norway, August 2024.
Mahmoudi, H., Ghaffarzadegan, N., Endogenous heterogeneity and organizational learning in cancer research centers’ innovation strategy, International Conference of the System Dynamics Society, Chicago, USA, July 2023.
Mohsenirad, S., Trintis, K., Topcu, T., Mahmoudi, H., Multi-effect evaluation of policy intervention in system dynamics: A data envelopment analysis approach, International Conference of the System Dynamics Society, Chicago, USA, July 2023.
Liu, N., Mahmoudi, H., Ghaffarzadegan, N., Triantis, K., Fatigue dynamics in safety-critical monitoring roles: evidence from the Belgian railway network, International Conference of the System Dynamics Society, Chicago, USA, July 2023.
Mahmoudi, H., Ghaffarzadegan, N., Endogenous heterogeneity and organizational learning in cancer research centers’ innovation strategy, Society for Judgment and Decision Making Doctoral Symposium, June 2023.
Mahmoudi, H., Ghaffarzadegen, N., Insights on our “War on Cancer”: endogenous heterogeneity and organizational learning in cancer research centers’ innovation strategy, Virginia Tech Cancer Research Alliance Retreat, Children’s National Hospital Research Center, Washington DC, May 2023.
Mahmoudi, H., Ghaffarzadegan, N., Agree to disagree: expert disagreement as a dynamic decision-making problem, INFORMS Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, October 2022.
Liu, N., Mahmoudi, H., Triantis, K., Roets, B., Modelling the dynamics of mental workload and fatigue in safety-critical monitoring roles, INFORMS Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, October 2022.
Mahmoudi, H., Ghaffarzadegan, N., Experts learn to disagree—and that’s not a bad thing, Carnegie School of Organizational Learning (CSOL) conference, Pacific Grove, California, August 2022.
Mahmoudi, H., Ghaffarzadegan, N., Experts learn to disagree—and that’s not a bad thing, International Conference of the System Dynamics Society, Virtually and in Frankfurt, Germany, July 2022.
Haque, S., Mahmoudi, H., Ghaffarzadegan, N., Triantis, K., How analyzing mental maps fail, International Conference of the System Dynamics Society, Virtually and in Frankfurt, Germany, July 2022.
Dehdarian, A., Dorani, K., Mahmoudi, H., Khandan, M., What systems thinking means to different networks of researchers, International Conference of the System Dynamics Society, Virtually and in Frankfurt, Germany, July 2022.
Liu, N., Mahmoudi, H., Triantis, K., Roets, B., Modelling the dynamics of mental workload and fatigue in safety-critical monitoring roles, The 40th International Conference of the System Dynamics Society, Virtually and in Frankfurt, Germany, July 2022.
Mahmoudi, H., Ghaffarzadegan, N., A dynamic theory of divergence among physicians emerging from experiential learning, IISE Annual Conference & Expo 2022, Seattle, Washington, USA, May 2022.
Haque, S., Mahmoudi, H., Ghaffarzadegan, N., Systems thinking and mental map classification, IISE Annual Conference & Expo 2022, Seattle, Washington, USA, May 2022.
Mahmoudi, H., Ghaffarzadegan, N., Dynamic divergence among physicians emerging from customers’ perception and physicians’ experiential learning, INFORMS Annual Meeting, Virtually and in Anaheim, California, USA, October 2021.
Mahmoudi, H., Ghaffarzadegan, N., What causes disagreement among physicians? Dynamics of customers’ perception and physicians’ experiential learning, International Conference of the System Dynamics Society, Virtually Chicago, USA, July 2021.
Liu, N., Mahmoudi, H., Triantis, K., A multidimensional comprehension index of systems thinking, International Conference of the System Dynamics Society, Virtually Chicago, USA, July 2021.
Mahmoudi, H., Ghaffarzadegan, N., What causes disagreement among physicians? An exploration of customers’ perception and physicians’ experiential learning, INFORMS Healthcare Conference 2021, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, July 2021.
Liu, N., Mahmoudi, H., Triantis, K., A multidimensional comprehension index of systems thinking, The 12th North American Productivity Workshop, vNAPW, June 2021.
Mahmoudi, H., Liu, N., Triantis, K., Roets, B., A dynamic model of workload and fatigue as predictors of errors in safety critical monitoring roles: railway traffic controllers, 2020 INFORMS Annual Meeting, Virtually Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, November 2020.
Mahmoudi, H., Dorani, K., Dehdarian, A., Khandan, M., Mashayekhi, A.N., Does systems thinking assessment demand a revised definition of systems thinking, International Conference of the System Dynamics Society, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, July 2019.
Dorani, K. Mortazavi, A., Dehdarian, A., Mahmoudi, H., Khandan, M., Mashayekhi, A.N., Developing question sets to assess systems thinking skills, International Conference of the System Dynamics Society, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, July 2015.
