Shahrzad is working at UQ Business School, as a fultime Lecturer in Business Information Systems(BIS) Discipline and is finalizing her PhD studies in BIS as well. Shahrzad holds a Masters degree in Information Technology and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Software Technology.
Shahrzad's research expertise include Environmental Sustainability and Information Systems, Business Process Management (BPM), and Cognitive Effectiveness of Visual Notations. Shahrzad's research interest includes measuring and communicating the Environmental Performance Indicators (EPI) of business processes, and designing intelligent Information Systems for managing the environmental impact of organisations. From methodological viewpoint, Shahrzad uses Design Science (DS) approaches, case studies, experiment, and interviews.
Shahrzad's lecturing expertise include Information System (IS) fundamental courses, Business Process Management (BPM) and improvement for both undergraduate and postgraduate programs, and has experience in teaching IS analysis and design. Shahrzad develops teaching materials that blends insights from her research in BPM and her professional background. Her curriculumn is meticulously crafted to integrate learnings from her academic studies and industry projects.
Shahrzad is currently serving as an Executive Officer (Funding Chair) for Association of Information Systems Women's Network (AISWN) and have received a leadership award from Association of Information Systems (AIS).Shahrzad is a registered and frequent peer reviewer of multiple conferences and journals including Australasian Journal of Information Systems (AJIS), Communications of the Association for Information Systems (CAIS), and also a reviewer for multiple IS conferences. She has served as student representative of UQ's Service Innovation Alliance and has served in several academic recruitment selection panels.
Journal Article: Environmental sustainability through green business process management
Roohy Gohar, Shahrzad and Indulska, Marta (2020). Environmental sustainability through green business process management. Australasian Journal of Information Systems, 24 2057, 1-30. doi: 10.3127/ajis.v24i0.2057
Conference Publication: Business Process Management and Environmental Sustainability - insights from hospitality industry
Gohar, Shahrzad Roohy and Indulska, Marta (2019). Business Process Management and Environmental Sustainability - insights from hospitality industry. Australasian Conference on Information Systems, Fremantle, WA Australia, 9-11 December 2019. Association for Information Systems.
Conference Publication: Visualization of Environmental Performance Indicators (EPI) on business process models: a hospitality industry perspective
Gohar, Shahrzad Roohy (2019). Visualization of Environmental Performance Indicators (EPI) on business process models: a hospitality industry perspective. 17th International Conference on Business Process Management (BPM 2019), Vienna, Austria, 1-6 September 2019. Aachen, Germany: CEUR-WS.
Environmental sustainability through green business process management
Roohy Gohar, Shahrzad and Indulska, Marta (2020). Environmental sustainability through green business process management. Australasian Journal of Information Systems, 24 2057, 1-30. doi: 10.3127/ajis.v24i0.2057
Business Process Management and Environmental Sustainability - insights from hospitality industry
Gohar, Shahrzad Roohy and Indulska, Marta (2019). Business Process Management and Environmental Sustainability - insights from hospitality industry. Australasian Conference on Information Systems, Fremantle, WA Australia, 9-11 December 2019. Association for Information Systems.
Gohar, Shahrzad Roohy (2019). Visualization of Environmental Performance Indicators (EPI) on business process models: a hospitality industry perspective. 17th International Conference on Business Process Management (BPM 2019), Vienna, Austria, 1-6 September 2019. Aachen, Germany: CEUR-WS.
Business process management: saving the planet?
Roohy Gohar, Shahrzad and Indulska, Marta (2015). Business process management: saving the planet?. Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS), Adelaide, SA, Australia, 2-4 December 2015. Adelaide South Australia: University of South Australia.