Biography

Hamid Reza Moeini is a professor of First-Year Composition at Texas A&M University–San Antonio. He holds a PhD in Language and Literacies Education from the University of Toronto and has over two decades of experience teaching, researching, and developing curricula across Canada and the United States. His work bridges composition studies, assessment, and critical thinking pedagogy, with previous appointments at UC Berkeley, Northeastern University in Boston, the University of Texas at Austin, and several Toronto colleges.

Dr. Moeini’s research explores dynamic assessment, translanguaging, and AI-supported self-assessment in writing, with publications under review in Assessing Writing and Language Assessment Quarterly. He has also served as a test developer for iTEP, Paragon Testing, and Avant Assessment. Passionate about equity-minded and research-informed instruction, Dr. Moeini continues to design innovative frameworks that foster critical literacy and belonging among multilingual learners.

Publications 

Moeini, H. R. (2025, under review). Enhancing Critical Reading Skills Through Dynamic Assessment: An Exploration of the Truth Multiple-Choice Format. Language Assessment Quarterly 

Moeini, H. R. (2025, under review). Investigating the Impact of ChatGPT-Assisted Self-Assessment on College Students’ Writing Development: Insights from Diverse Linguistic Backgrounds. Assessing Writing.

Moeini, H. R. (2025, ongoing). Belonging Through Languaging. Texas A&M University–San Antonio.
(Principal Investigator; explanatory sequential mixed-methods study on translanguaging, code-meshing, and labor-based assessment.)

Moeini, H. R. (2025, under review). Assessing and Instructing Critical Thinking in Freshman Psychology Class Using Computerized Dynamic Assessment Potentials. Journal of Educational Psychology.

Moeini, H. R. (2022). Assessing the Critical Thinking Skills of English Language Learners in a First-Year Psychology Course. Thinking Skills and Creativity.

Farhady, H., & Moeiniasl, H. (2006). Construct Validation of Reading Comprehension Skills. Journal of Humanities: Special Issue on Language and TEFL, 16(Suppl 58), 25–54.

Moeiniasl, H., & Evazzadeh, M. (2017). Reading Made Easy. Tehran: Rahnama Press.

Moeiniasl, H., Tasnimi, M., & Atai, M. (2009). Reading Through Skills: A Task-Based Approach to Teaching Reading Skills. Tehran: Rahnama Press.

Workshops

1. Improving Critical Thinking Skills in Argumentative Writing — Graduate students, University of Toronto (Oct 2023, Feb 2024).

2. How to Teach Reading and Writing Skills to English Language Learners from Diverse Backgrounds at Different Levels — Iran (2008–2017).

3. Demonstrating Critical Thinking Skills in Writing Argumentative Essays — Faculty and students, Seneca College (May 2021).

4. Demonstrating Critical Thinking Skills in Writing Argumentative Essays — Faculty and students, University of Toronto Mississauga (May 2021).

5. Application of Critical Thinking Skills in Reading and Writing — ELT Department, Girne American University, North Cyprus (May 2021).

6. How to Apply Critical Thinking in Academic Reading — Southwest Jiaotong University, China (Mar 2021).

7. Transferring Critical Thinking into Writing Argumentative Essays — Southwest Jiaotong University, China (Apr 2021).