Advisor: Dr. Logan Perry

Areas of Research Interest 

• Engineering Education
• Workforce Development 
• Construction Safety and Health
• Human Factors

Professional Memberships

• American Society of Engineering Education

Professional Experience 

• Graduate Research Assistant (2026 - Present)
• Safety and Health Consultant (OSHA Consultation Program, UA SafeState, 2025 - 2026)
• Graduate Research Assistant (The University of Alabama, 2023 - 2024)

Publications 

• Khorshid S., & Song, S. (2025) “Exploring Intervention Strategies to Prevent Occupational Heat Stress. A Scoping Review”. Safety and Health at Work. 
• Khorshid, S., & Song, S. (2024). “Assessing Stress Levels and Stressors Among Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) Students: Underpinnings for Mental Health Curricula Development”. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference (ASEE 2024).  
• Khorshid, S., Song, S., & Hudson, H. R. (2024). “The Future of Housing: Modular Construction and Its Potential for Affordable Living in the US: A Case Study.” Construction Research Congress (CRC 2024), ASCE.  
• Khorshid, S., Song, S., Marchiori, R. S., & Lyu, P. (2024). “From Heat to Cold: Examining the Preparedness of Construction Projects during Unprecedented Winter Storms in the South.” Construction Research Congress (CRC 2024), ASCE.  
• Lyu, P., Song, S., & Khorshid, S. (2024). “Exploring the Influence of Extreme Weather on Construction Worker Safety.” Construction Research Congress (CRC 2024), ASCE.  
• Khorshid, S., & Song, S. (2023). “Work in Progress: Assessing the Need for Mental Health Curricula for Civil, Architecture, and Construction Engineering.” American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference (ASEE 2023).  
• Marchiori, R., Song, S., & Khorshid, S. (2023). “Exploring Industry Solutions and Evaluating Teaching Methods for Delivering BIM in Senior Design Class.” American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference (ASEE 2023).  
• Marchiori, R., Song, S., Moon, J., & Khorshid, S. (2023). “Crafting An Approach to Cultivate Engineering Competencies for Undergraduate Students in Construction Engineering with Minecraft.” American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference (ASEE 2023).  
• Moon, J., Song, S., Awoyemi, I. D., Marchiori, R., & Khorshid, S. (2023). “Immersive Technology-Enhanced Learning System Design in Civil Engineering Education.” 9th International Conference of the Immersive Learning Research Network Practitioner Proceedings iLRN2023.  
• Khorshid, S., Song, S., Chen, K., & Lyu, P. “A Review of Non-Invasive Heat Stress Monitoring Systems for Construction Workers Using Wearable Device and Computer Vision Technology.” Computing in Civil Engineering (i3CE 2023), ASCE.