Contact

Phone: 470-578-3796

Email: czhang4@kennesaw.edu

Office Location: J 379

Office Hours:
Drop in my office during office hours according to the course syllabus for the semester, otherwise, make an appointment via KSU email beforehand.

Research

Research Interests

Health informatics, health analytics, STEM and IT education, game-based teaching and learning

Selected Publications

  1. Streeter, M., Li, Z., Li, J., Zhang, C., Tian, X., and He, S. (2024). Brain-Computer Interface and VR/AR for the Diagnosis and Intervention of ADHD and ASD: A Preliminary Review. Journal of Information Systems Applied Research, Volume 17. 
  2. Li, Y., Li, Z., and Zhang, C. (2023). Virtual Reality in Special Education: An Application Review. Journal of Information Systems Applied Research, Volume 16. Link
  3. Li, Y., Li, Z., and Zhang, C. (2022). A Review of Immersive Virtual Reality in Special Education. Proceeedings of the EDSIG Conference. Link
  4. Li, Y., Li, Z., and Zhang, C. (2022). Learning-by-Teaching in CS Education: A Systematic Review. Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences - HICSS 55. Link
  5. Li, Y., Zhang, C. Luo, H. (2021). Using Mixed Reality in K-12 Education: A Literature Review. The 27th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Montreal, Canada. Link
  6. Shahriar, H., Zhang, C., Valero, M. Sneha, S., Riad, A B M K. I. R., Islam, M. S., and Ahamed S. (2021). Plugin-based Tool for Secure Mobile Application Development. Information Systems Education Journal (ISEDJ), V19 N2 Pages 25-34. Link
  7. Valero, M., Li, F., Zhao L., Zhang, C., Garrido, J., Han, Z. (2021). Vibration Sensing-Based Human and Infrastructure Safety/Health Monitoring: A Survey. Journal of Digital Signal Processing, Elsevier. Link 
  8. Zhang, C., Luo, I., Li, Y. (2021). Depression Detection Using Virtual Reality: A Literature Review. Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences - HICSS 54. Link  
  9. Li, Y., Luo, I., Zhang, C. (2021). Empathy Games for Depression Using Virtual Reality: A Literature Review and A Study Design. Honolulu HI: Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences - HICSS 54. Link 
  10. Riad, A. B. M. K., Shahriar, H., Zhang, C., Barsha, F. (2021). Heath Device Security and Privacy: A Comparative Analysis of Fitbit, Jawbone, Google Glass and Samsung Galaxy Watch. In Ahmed A. Elngar, Ambika Pawar, Prathamesh Churi (Ed.), Data Protection and Privacy in Healthcare: Research and Innovations. Taylor and Francis: Taylor & Francis. Link
  11. Shahriar, H. M., Zhang, C., Islam, A., Islam, S. (2020). Mobile Application Security Using Static and Dynamic Analysis. In Machine Intelligence and Big Data Analytics for Cybersecurity Applications (pp. 443-459). Springer. Link
  12. Zhang, C., Shahriar, H. M. (2020). The Adoption, Issues, and Challenges of Wearable Healthcare Technology for the Elderly. SIGITE '20: Proceedings of the 21st Annual Conference on Information Technology Education. Link
  13. Islam, M., Shahriar, H. M., Sneha, S., Zhang, C., Ahamed, S. (2020). Mobile Sensor-Based Fall Detection Framework (pp. 693-698). IEEE Computer Society: Proc. of 44th IEEE Computer Society Signature Conference on Computers, Software and Applications. Link 
  14. Zhang, C., Shahriar, H. M., Riad, A. B. M. K. (2020). Security and Privacy Analysis of Wearable Health Device (pp. 1767-1772). IEEE Computer Society: Proc. of 44th IEEE Computer Society Signature Conference on Computers, Software and Applications. Link
  15. Riad, A. B. M. K., Islam, M. S., Shahriar, H., Zhang, C., Valero, M. A., Sneha, S., Ahamed, S. (2020). Plugin-based Tool for Teaching Secure Mobile Application Development (pp. 10). Proc. of EDSIG Conference. Link
  16. Zhang, C., Shahriar, H. M. (2020). The Adaptation, Issues, and Future of Wearable Technology in Healthcare. ACM SIGITE. Link 
  17. Shahriar, H. M., Zhang, C., Dunn, S., Bronte, R., Shalan, A., & Tarmissi, K. (2019). Mobile anti-phishing: Approaches and challenges. 1-16. Link
  18. Zhang, C., & Shahriar, H. M. (2019). Redeveloping Electronic Health Records Course with Open Source Tools and Platforms. Link
  19. Kim, L., Shahriar, H. M., & Zhang, C. (2019). Non-Invasive Wi-Fi Sensors For Smart Healthcare. 440–445. IEEE, USA: 2019 IEEE 43rd Annual Computer Software and Applications Conference (COMPSAC). Link 
  20. Shahriar, H. M., Zhang, C., Talukder, M. A. I., & Ahamed, S. (2019). Resources For Healthcare Workflow Modeling and Analysis. 2469–2472. Link 
  21. Vinaykuman, S., Zhang, C., & Shahriar, H. (2019). Security and Privacy of Electronic Medical Records. 1–6. Link
  22. Sinclair, D., Shahriar, H. M., & Zhang, C. (2019). Security Requirement Prototyping with Hyperledger Composer for Drug Supply Chain – A Blockchain Application. 158–163. Link 
  23. Shahriar, H. M., & Zhang, C. (2018). Teaching of Clinical Workflow Analysis with Process Mining: An Experience Report. 1–7. Link 
  24. Whitley, P., Ennis, E., Tacca, N., Sneha, S., Shahriar, H. M., & Zhang, C. (2018). Reduction of Medical Errors in Emergency Medical Care. 160. SIGITE '18 Proceedings of the 19th Annual SIG Conference on Information Technology Education. Link 
  25. Zhang, C. (2018). Using Open Healthcare Datasets to Teach Health Data Analytics. Proceedings of Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2018. Link
  26. Tibeme, B., Shahriar, H. M., & Zhang, C. (2018). Process Mining Algorithms for Clinical Workflow Analysis. 6. Link
  27. Zhang, Q., Zhang, X., Hu, T., & Zhang, C. (2016). Service Comprehensiveness: Another Piece of the Technology Acceptance Model. 17(II), 76–81. Link
  28. Li, L., Zheng, G., Peltsverger, S. B., & Zhang, C. (2016). Career Trajectory Analysis of Information Technology Alumni: A LinkedIn Perspective. In SIGITE'16. Link
  29. Zhang, C., Zhang, X., and Halstead-Nussloch, R. (2015). Validating the Assessment Metrics for Mobile Health Apps: Preliminary Outcomes from a Pilot Study. SIGITE/RIIT '15, Chicago, Illinois. Link
  30. Zheng, G., Zhang, C., & Li, L. (2015). Practicing and Evaluating Soft Skills in IT Capstone Projects. Link
  31. Li, L., Zhang, C., & Zheng, G. (2015). Developing Business Intelligence Competency in Health IT: Perspectives from Health IT Professionals. Southern Association for Information Systems Conference 2015. Link 
  32. Zhang, C., Zhang, X., and Halstead-Nussloch, R. (2014). Assessment Metrics, Challenges and Strategies for Mobile Health Apps. Issues in Information Systems, 15(2), 59-66. Link
  33. Peltsverger, S. B., & Zhang, C. (2014). Bottleneck analysis with NetKit: teaching information security with hands-on labs. 45–50. Proceedings of the 15th Annual Conference on Information technology education. Link 
  34. Zheng, G., Zhang, C., & Li, L. (2014). Bringing Business Intelligence to Health Information Technology Curriculum. Journal of Information Systems Education, 25(4), 317–326. Link 
  35. Zhang, C. & Peltsverger, S. B. (2014). Interactive Online Learning on Information Privacy with Google's Oppia. In CISSE 2014. 18th Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education. Link 
  36. Li, L., Zhang, C., & Zheng, G. (2014). Promoting Information Systems Major to Undergraduate Students-A Comprehensive Investigation. Journal of Information Systems Education, 25(3), 211–219. Link 
  37. Zheng, G., Zhang, C., & Li, L. (2014). Success factors and challenges for IT capstone projects. In Proceedings of the 15th Annual Conference on Information Technology Education (139–140). Link 
  38. Zheng, G., Zhang, C., & Li, L. (2014). Bringing Business Intelligence to Healthcare Informatics Curriculum: A Preliminary Investigation. In SIGCSE'14. Link  
  39. Li, L., Zhang, C., & Zheng, G. (2014). Identifying Important Skill Sets to Support Healthcare Data Processing and Analytics: An Empirical Examination of Perceptions from HIT Practitioners. AMCIS 2014. Link 
  40. Zhang, X., Zhang, C., Stafford, T. F., and Zhang, P. (2013). Teaching Introductory Programming to IS Students: The Impact of Teaching Approaches on Learning Performance. Journal of Information Systems Education, 24(2), 147-155. Link
  41. Preston, J. A., Reichgelt, H., Rutherfoord, R., Zhang, C., & Zheng, G. (2013). New educational learning environments: riding the wave of change instead of having it crash upon us. SIGITE 2013. Link  
  42. Zhang, C. & Zheng, G. (2013). Profiling and Supporting Adult Learners. In Leone, S. editor. Synergic Integration of Formal and Informal E-Learning Environments for Adults Lifelong Learners. IGI Global. Link
  43. Zhang, C., & Zheng, G. (2013). Supporting adult learning: enablers, barriers, and services. SIGITE 2013. Link 
  44. Zhang, C., Purcell, K.P., & Zhang, X. (2012), Using Fink's Integrated Course Design in Developing a Health IT Course, SIGED: IAIM. Link 
  45. Zhang, C., Rutherfoord, R., Reichgelt, J., & Wang, J. (2012), Developing and Improving Health Information Technology Courses, 26th Annual CCSC:Southeastern Conference, November 2-3, 2012.
  46. Zhang, C., Reichgelt, J., Rutherfoord, R., Brown, B., & Wang, J. (2012), Developing and Improving Interdisciplinary Health Information Technology Certificate Programs, SIGITE 2012. Link  
  47. Zhang, Q., Zhang, X., Zhang, C., & Hu, T. (2012), Product and Service Comprehensiveness: Another Piece of the Technology Acceptance Puzzle, Academic Business World International Conference 2012, Nashville, TN, May 23-25, 2012.
  48. Horowitz, D. & Zhang, C. (2012), Streamlining Electronic Health Records and Healthcare Information Systems Implementation for General Practice: One Clinic's Experience, Southern Association for Information Systems Conference, SAIS 2012, Atlanta, GA. Link
  49. Zhang, C. & Wang, J. (2011), Effects of Communication, Leadership, and Team Performance on Successful IT Capstone Projects: A Case Study, SIGITE 2011, West Point, NY. Link
  50. Zhang, X. & Zhang, C. (2011), The More You Teach, the Less They Learn: Effects of Teaching Approaches on Learning Performance, Proceedings of Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2011, Detroit, MI. Link
  51. Zhang, C. (2010), Technology Acceptance in Learning Settings from a Student Perspective: A Theoretical Framework, ACM Special Interest Group for Information Technology Education Conference,  SIGITE 2010, Midland, MI. Link
  52. Zigurs, I. & Zhang, C., I (2010), An Inductive Analysis of Factors Affecting Student Attitudes toward a Virtual World Learning Environment, Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2010, Lima, Peru. Link
  53. Zhang, C. (2010), Assessing a Web-based Virtual World Learning Environment: Implications for Technology Choice in Course Delivery, Southern Association for Information Systems Conference, SAIS 2010, Atlanta, GA. 
  54. Zhang, C. & Zigurs, I. (2009), An Exploratory Study of the Impact of a Virtual World Learning Environment on Student Interaction and Learning Satisfaction, Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2009, San Francisco, CA. Link
  55. Zhang, C. (2009), Comparing Sense of Classroom Community and Learning Satisfaction in a Virtual World Learning Environment, Midwest Association for Information Systems Conference, MWAIS 2009, Madison, SD. Link
  56. Zhang, C. (2008), Learning in Virtual Worlds: Understanding the Impact on Social and Cognitive Processes in Learning, PACIS 2008. Link
  57. Zhang, C. (2007). Theory and Practice: Review of Technology-Mediated Learning Research. Midwest Association for Information Systems Conference, MWAIS 2007, Springfield, IL. Link
  58. Kamal, M., Zhang, C., Najjar, L., & Qureshi, S. (2007). Human Development through Information & Communication Technologies: Theoretical & Empirical Support. Midwest Association for Information Systems Conference, MWAIS 2007, Springfield, IL.
  59. Noteboom, C., Zhang, C., Tarmizi, H., Steinhauser, L., Payne, M., Vreede, G.-J. de & Zigurs, I. (2006). Research as Teaching and Teaching as Research: Reflections on a Virtual Team Project. Midwest Association for Information Systems Conference, MWAIS 2006, Grand Rapids, MI. Link
  60. Tarmizi, H., Steinhauser, L., Payne, M., Noteboom, C., Zhang, C., Vreede, G.-J. de & Zigurs, I. (2006). A Gaming Laboratory to Study Distributed Collaboration Processes. Proceedings of Collaboration Engineering Workshop at Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2006, Kauai, HI. Link
  61. Tarmizi, H., Payne, M., Noteboom, C., Zhang, C., Steinhauser, L., Vreede, G.-J. de & Zigurs, I. (2006). Technical and Environmental Challenges of Collaboration Engineering in Distributed Environments. Proceedings of the 12th International Workshop, CRIWG 2006, September 17-21, 2006, Medina del Campo, Spain. Link

 

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