Abbas Tashakkori

Abbas Tashakkori is an Emeritus Professor at the University of North Texas, Denton. He was born in Abadan, Iran, and spent the first decade of his life there, before his family moved to Jahrom. Later, he lived in Shiraz for years, both during his undergraduate and graduate studies and as a social science researcher at Pahlavi University, and as a faculty member of the re-named Shiraz University when he returned after the Islamic Revolution.

Abbas has a Ph. D. in (Social) Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Dr. Abbas Tashakkori has taught psychology, statistics, and research methodology for four decades in undergraduate and graduate programs. He has been a Professor of Research and Evaluation Methodology at the University of North Texas for 12 years and also served as the department chair for 8 ½ of these years. His academic record includes appointments as Distinguished Frost Professor of Research and Evaluation Methodology at Florida International University, Associate Dean of the College of Education and Chair of the Educational Psychology Department at FIU, Associate Professor and Professor of Research Methodology at Louisiana State University, and Assistant Professor of Psychology at Stetson and Shiraz Universities. He has been a Postdoctoral Fellow of the Carolina Population Center and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and visiting scholar at Texas A&M University. He has extensive experience as a program evaluator, having a Level-A evaluator Certificate from the Louisiana Department of Education. His leadership includes serving as Founding Chair of the Mixed Methods Special Interest Group (SIG) at the American Educational Research Association (AERA), and the founding co-editor (with John Creswell) of the prestigious Journal of Mixed Methods Research (Sage). In addition to numerous journal articles, chapters, and invited keynote speeches, his scholarly contributions include multiple books, including Education of Hispanics in the U.S., Mixed Methodology (Sage), Foundations of Mixed Methods for Social and Behavioral Sciences (Sage, 2 editions), and the Handbook of Mixed Methods (2 editions). His work has been translated to multiple languages across the globe.

The Good Side of the River is his memoir, chronicling journeys across decades and continents, eventually leading to immigration to the United States. The final chapter of the book is devoted to an analysis of his experiences as an immigrant and the factors that contributed to his accomplishments. He also provides video clips, pictures, and other information about the places mentioned in the book on his personal website (tashakkori dot com). Please share your feedback via email link provided on that site as well.