Farnaz Avarzamani | Educational Policy & AI Research

About Me

I am a PhD candidate in Educational Policy and Evaluation at Arizona State University. My research focuses on the intersection of educational equity, multilingual education, and generative AI to enhance teacher preparation and professional development. I have developed and continue to create AI tools across multiple educational projects.

PhD Candidate, Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Doctoral Researcher & AI Developer

Tempe, Arizona

Publications

Journal Publications

Teacher Education (Science & Language Education)

Anderson, K., Avarzamani, F. (in-press). Framing Educators' Orientations to Standardized English via Language Ideological Justifications. Research in the Teaching of English.

Librea-Carden, M.R., Avarzamani, F., Rillero, P., Hamel, F. (2024). A Virtual, Synchronous Nature of Science Activity Sequence Within a Professional Development Workshop. Innovations in Science Teacher Education, 9(4).

Librea-Carden, M.L., Avarzamani, F., Rillero, P., & Hamel, F (2023). Nature of Science Understandings and Instructional Perceptions: Moroccan Preservice Primary Science Teacher Educators' Responding Variables to a Professional Development Series. Electronic Journal for Research in Science and Mathematics Education, 26(4), 1-16.

Farahian, M., Avarzamani, F., & Rajabi, Y. (2020). Reflective thinking in an EFL Writing Course: To what level do portfolios improve reflection in writing? Thinking Skills and Creativity, 39 100759.

Avarzamani, F., & Farahian, M. (2019). An investigation into EFL learners' reflection in writing and the inhibitors to their reflection. Cogent Psychology, 6(1), 1-13.

Academic Integrity

Farahian, M., Parhamnia, F., Avarzamani, F. (2023). Developing and Validating a Questionnaire to Measure University Professors' Beliefs Regarding Plagiarism in Thesis Writing. Education Strategies in Medical Sciences, 16(4), 378-388.

Farahian, M., Avarzamani, F., & Rezaee, M. (2021). Plagiarism in higher education across nations: a case of language students. Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education.

Farahian, M., Parhamnia, F., Avarzamani, F. (2020). Plagiarism in theses: A nationwide concern from the perspective of university instructors. Cogent Social Sciences, 6(1), 1-17.

Language Learning

Farahian, M., & Avarzamani, F. (2019). Processing Instruction revisited: Does it lead to a superior performance in interpretation and production? Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 5(1) 89-111.

Farahian, M., & Avarzamani, F. (2018). Metacognitive awareness of skilled and less-skilled EFL writers. Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education, 3(1), 1-17.

Farahian, M., & Avarzamani, F. (2018). The impact of portfolio on EFL learners' metacognition and writing performance. Cogent Education, 5(1), 1-21.

Book Chapters

Beghetto, R. A., & Avarzamani, F. (submitted). Augmenting creative lesson design with generative artificial intelligence. In B. Lucas, P. Sowden, E. Spencer, & M. Seymour (Eds.). Handbook of creativity in Schools.

Recent Conference Presentations

Rillero, P., Librea-Carden, M. R., Avarzamani, F., & Golshani, S. (2025). Unraveling the fictionalized ideal: The rise of "the" scientific method in the 19th century. 27th International Congress of History of Science and Technology, New Zealand.

Foulger, T. S., & Avarzamani, F. (2025). Integrating GenAI into Higher Education Courses: Exploring Three Innovators' Initial Attempts, SITE Conference, Orlando, USA.

Custom AI Bots

Innovative AI solutions designed to enhance educational experiences and support teaching excellence.

SciLing Coach

Science Education AI

An advanced AI assistant designed to support K-12 science teachers working with multilingual students.

Policy Prism

Educational Policy AI

An AI-powered platform for analyzing and developing educational policies through multiple stakeholder perspectives.

Principled Innovation (PI)

Educational Innovation AI

A comprehensive AI tool integrating moral, civic, intellectual, and performance character assets into educational innovation.

Hello, I'm Farnaz Avarzamani

PhD Candidate in Educational Policy and Evaluation