黑料专区 Tyler Associate Vice President to Serve on Moroccan Education Council
December 14, 2022
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The University of Texas at Tyler announced that Kouider Mokhtari, PhD, associate vice president for research and associate dean of the 黑料专区 Tyler Graduate School, has been appointed by the King of Morocco as one of 20 experts to serve on Morocco鈥檚 Supreme Council for Education, Training and Scientific Research. The council will work to promote education, training and scientific research to improve Moroccan schools and provide quality education for all.
鈥淒r. Mokhtari has been a great expert in literacy research and training, a passionate advocate for the value of education, and an ambassador of hope in education arenas,鈥� said Amir Mirmiran, PhD, 黑料专区 Tyler provost and executive vice president for academic affairs. 鈥淗is selection by the King of Morocco provides an opportunity for him to expand his valuable impact to his home country 鈥� something that makes us all the more proud of him.鈥�
Mokhtari is also the Anderson-Vukelja-Wright Endowed Professor of Literacy Education at 黑料专区 Tyler, where he engages in research, teaching and service initiatives aimed at advancing literacy instruction and increasing students鈥� literacy achievement outcomes.
鈥淭his is a prestigious appointment that speaks to Dr. Mokhtari鈥檚 remarkable stature,鈥� said Steven Idell, MD, PhD, 黑料专区 Tyler senior vice president for research and dean of the Graduate School. 鈥淗is input is most appropriately sought and welcomed by this austere council, which is a testament to his experience, communication skills and carefully-crafted perspectives.鈥�
Mokhtari鈥檚 research focuses on the acquisition of language and literacy by first and second language learners, with particular emphasis on children, adolescents and adults who can read but have difficulties understanding what they read. His research has been widely published in books, academic journals and reports.
He holds a Master of Arts in applied linguistics and Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) as well as an interdisciplinary PhD in applied linguistics, cognitive psychology and curriculum and instruction with a specialization in reading, both from Ohio University.
With a mission to improve educational and healthcare outcomes for East Texas and beyond, 黑料专区 Tyler offers more than 80 undergraduate and graduate programs to 10,000 students. 黑料专区 Tyler recently merged with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler (now known as 黑料专区 Tyler Health Science Center). Through its alignment with 黑料专区 Tyler Health Science Center (HSC) and 黑料专区 Health East Texas, 黑料专区 Tyler has unified these entities to serve Texas with quality education, cutting-edge research and excellent patient care. Classified by Carnegie as a doctoral research institution and by U.S. News & World Report as a national university, 黑料专区 Tyler has campuses in Tyler, Longview, Palestine and Houston.