Educational Background

PhD, Curriculum and Instruction, University of Houston (2017-2022)

Journal Articles

Zhang, H., Zhang, J., Han, C., Zhou, X., & Li, H. (2022). Integrating morphological and contextual cues in lexical inferencing of Chinese fourth graders. Applied Psycholinguistics (SSCI, Q2). https://www.doi.org/10.1017/S0142716422000157  

Zhang, H. Experiences of international students in social justice education. In White, C. (editor and co-author). (2022). Culturally responsive and sustaining education: Framing diversity, equity, and social justice education in a local to global context Charlotte, NC: Information Age Press.

Zhang, J., Zhang, H., Relyea, J. E., Wui, G., Yan, Y., Nam, R., Enriquez, A., & Kharabi-Yamato, L. (2022). Orthographic facilitation in upper elementary students: does attention to morphology of complex words enhance the effects? Annals of Dyslexia (SSCI, Q2). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11881-022-00270-4

Li, M., Kirby, J., Geva, E., Koh, P., & Zhang, H. (2021). Profiles of poor decoders, poor comprehenders, and typically developing readers in adolescents learning English as a second language. Journal of Learning Disabilities (SSCI, Q1). https://doi.org/10.1177/00222194211023200

Conferences Presentations

Zhang, H. (accepted-2023, July). Exploring sources of reading comprehension of Chinese ESL students. Society for the Scientific Studies of Reading.

Zhang, H & Li, M. (2023, May). Direct and indirect role of cognitive, psychological and ecological factors in reading comprehension. American Educational Research Association (Virtual).

Zhang, J., Hou, Z., Kharabi-Yamato, L., Winton, S., Iluore., A., Lee., G, Zhang., H., Nam, R. (2022, July). Effects of morphological analysis and morpho-phonemic analysis on academic vocabulary learning in Spanish-English bilinguals. Society for the Scientific Studies of Reading, Newport Beach, CA.

Zhang, H., Zhang, J., Li, H., Han, C. (2022, April). Integrating morphology and contextual information in lexical inferencing uniquely predicts reading comprehension. American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.

Li, M., & Zhang, H. (2022, April). Morphology: A component to understand reading fluency for children with reading disabilities and/or attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.

Zhang, J., Hou, Z., Kharabi-Yamato, L., Winton, S., Iluore., A., Lee., G, Zhang., H., Nam, R. (2022, April). Morpho-phonemic Analysis Boosts Orthographic and Semantic Learning of Academic Words for Spanish-English Bilinguals. American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.

Elshafie, M., Kharabi-Yamato, L., Zhang, H. (2022, February). Dynamic assessment (DA): A promising future for English Language learners. National Association for Bilingual Education, New York, NY.

Zhang, H., & Li, M. (2021, July). Cognitive, psychological and ecological components of reading comprehension in children who are learning English as a second language. Society for the Scientific Studies of Reading (Virtual).

Li, M., Kirby, J.R., Geva, E., Kovelman, I., Koh, P. W., & Zhang, H. (2021, July). Bilingual reading development through cross-linguistic & neuro-behavior perspective: The reading profiles of bilingual adolescents with reading difficulties [Symposium]. Society for the Scientific Studies of Reading (Virtual).

Li, M., Koh, P. W., Zhang, S., Zhang H., & Han, B. (2021, April). The discrepancy between English language learners at risk for dyslexia and typically developing peers in decoding measures. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting (Virtual).

Li, M., Zhang, H., Koh, P. W., Geva, E., & Kirby, J. R. (2020, July). The reading profiles of bilingual children with reading difficulties. Society for the Scientific Studies of Reading, Newport Beach, CA. (Conference Canceled)

Zhang, J., Zhang, H., Relyea, J.E., Yan, Y., Wui, M. G., Nam, R., Enriquez-Andrade, A., Li, X., Anand, N., & Kharabi-Yamato, L. (2020, April). The role of orthography and morphology in vocabulary learning purposes. American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA. (Conference canceled)

Enriquez-Andrade, A., Wui, M. G., Nam, R., Zhang, J., Wong, S., & Zhang, H. (2020, April). Teachers' view on integration of science and literacy for English learners in sixth-grade science classrooms. American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA (Conference canceled)

Li, M., Koh, P. W., Zhang, S., Zhang H., & Han, B. (2020, April). How do English language learners at-risk for dyslexia compare to their typically developing peers in decoding? A meta-analysis. American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA (Conference canceled)

Ugwu, L., & Zhang, H. (2020, February). UDL tools for English language learners. Texas Computer Education Association Annual Meeting, Austin, TX.

Nam, R., Bachmann A., & Zhang, H. (2019, October). Leveling the field with graphic novels. 20th Texas Language Education and Research Conference, San Antonio, TX.

Zhang, H., & Li, M. (2019, April). Reading profiles of normal readers, poor decoders, and poor comprehenders in bilingual children. American Educational Research Association, Toronto, Canada.

Kharabi-Yamato, L., & Zhang, H. (2018, October). Universal design for learning (UDL) and inclusion: Evidence-based practices to enhance equity and quality of education for students with disabilities. Asian Conference on Education, Tokyo, Japan.

Zhang, H. (2018, November). Teaching English in EFL Classroom: Instrumental Value or Humanistic Value. Texas Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages Annual Meeting: Region 5, Dallas, TX

Liu, Y., Zhang, J., & Zhang, H. (2017, April). Student Engagement in Collaborative Discussions of English Language Learners. American Educational Research Association, San Antonio, TX.

Honors and Awards

• 2023                  AERA Student Vocabulary Research Award
• 2022                  Cullen Graduate Student Success Fellowship
• 2022                  AERA RRL SIG Registration Funding
• 2022                  Cullen Graduate Fellowship Travel Grant
• 2022                  Doctoral Student Research Travel Support Award
• 2021                  Doctoral Student Research Travel Support Award
• 2020                  Helen and Melvin Wimpelberg Memorial Endowed Scholarship
• 2020                  Cullen Graduate Fellowship Travel Grant
• 2019-2022         Doctoral Student Research Travel Support Award
• 2018                  E.E. and Myrtle Oberholtzer Endowed Scholarship
• 2018                  Robert and Elizabeth Houston Scholarship
• 2017­­-2022        Graduate Tuition Fellowship

Academic Service

Reviewer of academic conference

• American Educational Research Association

Reviewer of peer-reviewed journals

• Journal of Learning Disabilities 
• Annals of Dyslexia
• Journal of Research in Reading

Professional Membership

American Educational Research Association

National Association for Bilingual Education

Society for the Scientific Studies of Reading