I'm Golnaz Moharrer, a PhD candidate in Human-Centered Computing at UMBC, advised by Dr. Andrea Kleinsmith. My research explores how affective computing can support mental well-being by combining physiological signals (e.g., EDA, ECG) with self-report measures like PANAS. Using a mixed-methods approach, I design technologies that foster emotional awareness, self-reflection, and creativity. I also applied these methods during a Mixed-Methods Research Internship at MillerKnoll, contributing to user experience research in a design-driven context.
[My CV is available here.]
Publications
Write! Draw! Move!: Investigating the Effects of Self-Expression Modalities on Positive and Negative Self-Reflection for Emotional Well-Being
Golnaz Moharrer*, Kavya Rajendran*, Rowena Pinto, Andrea Kleinsmith
Proceedings of ACM ICMI — Published, 2025WaveWaste: Exploring an Interactive Movement-Based Reflection System to Support Graduate Student Emotional Well-Being
Golnaz Moharre
Proceedings of ACM TEI — Published, 2026Making Without Purpose, Growing With Intention: Tactile Creativity for Emotional Resilience in Graduate Students
Golnaz Moharrer*, Krystal Zhang*, Andrea Kleinsmith
Proceedings of ACM C&C — Under review, 2026SIVAM: Synergy-Based Intuitive Virtual and Augmented Therapy for Mental Health
Parthan Olikkal, Oritsejolomisan Mebaghanje, Viraj Janeja, Golnaz Moharrer, Akshara Ajendla, Sruthi Sundharram, Andrea Kleinsmith, Ann Sofie Clemmensen, Ramana Vinjamuri
Bridging the Gap Between Mind and Machine (Springer), 2026The Backpropagation Algorithm for a Math Student
Saeed Damadi, Golnaz Moharrer, Mostafa Cham, Jinglai Shen
International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN), 2023
Contact Me
Contact
golnazm1@umbc.edu
golnazmoharrer@gmail.com