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Khanjan Mehta
Program Director
213U Hammond Building
University Park, PA 16802
(814) 863-4426
khanjan@engr.psu.edu

Publications

Refereed journal articles, peer-reviewed conference proceedings, abstract-refereed conference presentations, opinion papers book chapters are all included in this database.

There are currently 63 abstracts in our database.

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2013

(2013). Are we formal yet? The evolving role of informal lending mechanisms to support entrepreneurship and poverty alleviation in central Kenya .
(2013). Design of affordable and ruggedized biomedical devices using virtual instrumentation.
Buehler B., Ruggiero R., Mehta K. (2013). Empowering Community Health Workers with Technology Solutions. IEEE Technology & Society Magazine. 32(1): 44-52.
Chen S., Cheng A., Mehta K. (2013). A Review of Telemedicine Business Models. Telemedicine and e-Health. 19(4)
Copley, A., Eckard, C., De Reus, A., Mehta, K. (2013). Business Strategies for Agricultural Technology Commercialization. NCIIA Annual Conference.
Dzombak, R., Mouakkad, S., Mehta, K. (2013). Motivations of Women Participating in a Technology-Based Social Entrepreneurship Program. Advances in Engineering Education. Under Review
Katelyn Holmes, B.S., Stephen Suffian, B.S., Jeffrey Lackey, B.S., & Khanjan Mehta, M.S. (2013). Pilot Results of a Health Social Franchise in Kenya: Early Evidence of Sustainable Livelihood Creation.
Khanjan Mehta, Sarah Zappe, Mary Lynn Brannon, Tracy Zhang (2013). eplum Model of Student Engagement: An Ecosystem for the Education and Praxis of Social Entrepreneurship.
Maley, S., Perez, A., Mehta, K. (2013). The Significance of Implementation Strategy for Scaling-Up Base of Pyramid Ventures. NCIIA Annual Conference.
Samir Patel and Khanjan Mehta (2013). Systems, Design, and Entrepreneurial Thinking: Comparative Frameworks.
Samir Patel, Siri Maley, Khanjan Mehta (2013). APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES IN THE GLOBALIZED WORLD: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.
Sarah Schopman, Kyle Kalchthaler, Ryan Mathern, Khanjan Mehta, Peter Butler (2013). Ruggedizing Biomedical Devices for Field-Testing in Resource-Constrained Environments: Context, Issues and Solutions.
Schopman S., Kalchthaler K., Mathern, R., Mehta K., Butler P. (2013). Ruggedizing Biomedical Devices for Field-Testing in Resource-Constrained Environments: Context, Issues and Solutions . Journal of Humanitarian Engineering. In Press
Smith S, Ludwig JT, Chinchilli VM, Mehta K, Stoute JA. (2013). Use of Telemedicine to Diagnose Tinea in Kenyan Schoolchildren. Telemedicine and e-Health. 19(3): 166-168.
Stephen Suffian, Arianna De Reus, Curtis Eckard, Amy Copley, Khanjan Mehta (2013). Agricultural Technology Commercialization: Stakeholders, Business Models and Abiotic Stressors.

2012

Bajpai, K., Larson, J., Mehta, K. (2012). Transience, Mobile Telephony and Place Creation. M4D 2012 - 3rd International Conference on Mobile Communication for Development.
Baskaran, S., Malekar, G., Mehta, K. (2012). The Global Jugaad Commons: Cross-pollinating Concepts across Cultures. NCIIA Annual Meeting.
Bell C., Dzombak R., Sulewski T., Mehta K. (2012). Preparing and Complying with Institutional Review Board Protocols for Integrated Research and Entrepreneurship Ventures in Developing Countries. Journal of Ethics and Entrepreneurship . 2(1): 21-35.
Dzombak, R. (2012). Design By Example: a Web-based Tool for Context-driven Design of Biomedical Devices. Schreyer Honors Thesis.
Dzombak, R., Mehta, K., Butler, P. (2012). Design by Example: A Web-based Tool for Context-Driven Biomedical Device Design. NCIIA Annual Meeting.
Francis, A., Nasser, A., Mehta, K. (2012). Are we formal yet? The evolving role of informal lending to support entrepreneurship and poverty alleviation in central Kenya. International Journal of Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation . In Press
Grzybowski, A., Mathias, B., Mehta, K. (2012). When Participatory Research and Business Strategy Collide: Lessons from Base-of-Pyramid Ventures . NCIIA Annual Conference.
Hatzell, K., Hatzell, M., Pack, M., Hatzell, J., Patel, S., Sulewski, T., Freeman, A., Mehta, K. (2012). Overview of the First Year of an Innovative Science Education and Entrepreneurship Venture. American Society for Engineering Education.
Mehta, K., Zappe, S., Brannon, M., Zhao, Y. (2012). eplum Model of Student Engagement: An Ecosystem for the Education and Praxis of Social Entrepreneurship. Special Issue in Engineering Education on Engineering Entrepreneurship Education . Under Review
Morais, D. B., Heath, E., Tlhagale, M., Payton, F. C., Martin, K., Mehta, K., & Bass, J. (2012). Concept Testing People-First Tourism in South Africa . UNWTO Algarve Forum - Tourism and Science: Bridging Theory and Practice.
Nyana, S., Mehta, K., Maretzski, A. (2012). The Use of Social Media Technologies to Create, Preserve, and Disseminate Indigenous Knowledge and Skills to Communicate in East Africa. International Journal of Communication. Under Review
Pack, M., Manns, J., Mehta, K. (2012). Design of Affordable Greenhouses for East Africa. IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference.
Pack, M., Mehta, K. (2012). Democratizing Design Through the Use of Lego-Inspired Universal Connectors. IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference.
Patel, S., Mehta, K. (2012). Systems, Design, and Entrepreneurial Thinking: Frameworks and Buzzwords. The Design Journal. Under Review
Qin, R., Dzombak, R., Amin, R., Mehta, K. (2012). Reliability of a Telemedicine System Designed for Rural Kenya. Journal of Primary Care and Community Health.
Semali, L., Mehta, K. (2012). Science Education in Tanzania: Challenges and Policy Responses.
Sulewski, T., Dzombak, R., Bell, C., Mehta, K., (2012). Systemic Assessment Methodology for Complex Technology-based Social Ventures. International Journal for Service Learning in Engineering. 7(2): 13-34.

2011

Adam Brown, Steve Garguilo and Khanjan Mehta (2011). The Relentless Pursuit of Financial Capital for Micro-enterprises: Importance of Trust and Social Capital. International Journal for Service Learning in Engineering. 6(2): 78 - 97.
Bell C., Dzombak R., Sulewski T., Mehta K. (2011). Institutional Review Board Compliance Issues on Research Aspects of International Entrepreneurial Ventures. NCIIA Annual Conference.
Lee, A. (2011). Design of a Telemedicine Computer Interface for Harsh Environments. Schreyer Honors Thesis.
Mehta C., Mehta K., Colledge T. (2011). The E-Spot Model for Designing Business Strategies for Technology-based Ventures in Developing Communities. NCIIA Annual Conference.
Mehta K., Maretzki A. and L. Semali (2011). Trust, Cell Phones, Social Networks And Agricultural Entrepreneurship In East Africa: A Dynamic Interdependence. AJFAND. 11(6): 5373 - 5388.
Mehta K., Semali L. and A. Maretzki (2011). The Primacy Of Trust In The Social Networks And Livelihoods Of Women Agro-Entrepreneurs In Northern Tanzania. AJFAND. 11(6): 5360 - 5372.
Mehta, C., Mehta, K. (2011). A Design Space and Business Strategy Exploration Tool for Infrastructure-Based Ventures in Developing Communities. International Journal for Service Learning in Engineering: Humanitarian Engineering and Social Entrepreneurship . 6(2): 30-57.
Mehta, K., Morais, D., Zappe, S., Brannon, M., Zhao, Y. (2011). Milking the Rhino - Innovative Solutions Showcase: Promoting ethics education, user-centered design and social entrepreneurship in the global context. Engineering Ethics Division, ASEE Annual Conference .
Mehta, K., Semali, L., Fleishman, A., Maretzki, A. (2011). Leveraging Indigenous Knowledge to foster Developmental Entrepreneurship. NCIIA Annual Conference.
Samir Patel and Khanjan Mehta (2011). Life’s Principles as a Framework for Designing Successful Social Enterprises. Journal of Social Entrepreneurship. 2(2): 218 - 230.

2010

Brown, A. (2010). Relationships between microfinance, solidarity groups, and informal lending in developing countries: the importance of trust and social capital and the WishVast potential. Schreyer Honors Thesis.
Fleishman A., Wittig J., Milnes J., Baxter A., Moreau J., Mehta K. (2010). Validation Process for a Social Entrepreneurial Telemedicine Venture in East Africa. International Journal for Service Learning in Engineering: Humanitarian Engineering and Social Entrepreneurship . 5(1): 1-24.
Garguilo S., Prindible M., Syata A. O., Mehta K. (2010). Labor Hiring Practices and Produce Supply Chains in Rural Kenya: The Case for WishVast Networking. International Journal for Service Learning in Engineering: Humanitarian Engineering and Social Entrepreneurship . 5(1): 111-127.
Mehta K., Brannon M. L., Zappe S., Colledge T., Zhao Y. (2010). eplum Model of Student Engagement: Expanding Non-travel Based Global Awareness, Multi-disciplinary Teamwork and Entrepreneurial Mindset Development. Entrepreneurship Division, American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference.
Stepler, R., Garguilo S., Mehta K., Bilen S. (2010). Applying Systems Thinking for Realizing the Mission of Technology-based Ventures in Africa. Systems Engineering Division, American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference.
Turner C., Mehta K. (2010). Development of Code of Ethics for a Social Entrepreneurial Telemedicine Venture in Kenya. NCIIA Annual Conference.

2009

Delcore H. D., Mehta K., Speer L. (2009). Riding in Dala-Dalas with Social Scientists; Using Social Science to Unlock the Pan-Human Capacity for Innovation. NCIIA 13th Annual Meeting.
Mehta K., Laliberte N., Fleishman A., Wittig J., De Reus L., Dowler L. (2009). If Capitalism, Socialism and Feminism in Concert Strive, will Social Entrepreneurship Thrive?. NCIIA 13th Annual Meeting.
Mehta K., Semali L. (2009). WishVast: Building Trust and Social Capital using Cellphones. First International Symposium on Intelligent Mobile Technologies for Social Change (IMT4SC'09); International Multiconference on Computer Science and Information Technology.
Mehta K., Semali L., Maretzki A., Findeis J. (2009). Cellphones and Social Networks: Defining New Opportunities and Discovering Champions for Entrepreneurial Ventures in Developing Communities. NCIIA 13th Annual Meeting.

2008

Mehta K. (2008). Setting up a Windmill Based Business in Rural Kenya. NCIIA Annual Conference.
Mehta, K., Bilen, S. (2008). Championing High-Tech Renaissance: Sensor and Controller System Integration Course. Entrepreneurship Division, American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference.