Shahin Hossain

Shahin Hossain is a doctoral candidate (ABD) in the Language, Literacy, and Culture program at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), where he also serves as Liaison for the Office of Field Experience and Clinical Practice in the Department of Education. A former Fulbright Scholar at Fayetteville State University, he brings more than a decade of experience teaching writing and rhetoric in higher education settings across the United States and Bangladesh. His scholarship explores the intersections of rhetoric, artificial intelligence, and literacy studies, advancing critical conversations about the future of writing and human–machine collaboration.

Hossain’s dissertation, Measuring College Students’ Reliance on Generative AI in Academic Writing: Impacts and Insights from a Mixed-Methods Study, examines how large language models (LLMs) shape writers’ agency, self-efficacy, and writing practices. More broadly, his work investigates the rhetorical implications of authorship, agency, and ethical AI integration in writing pedagogy. Drawing from rhetorical theory and empirical inquiry, he develops frameworks for AI literacy as rhetorical literacy emphasizing equity, access, and inclusive design in digital communication.

Research Interests:

Rhetoric of Artificial Intelligence; Generative AI and Academic Writing; AI Literacy and Equity; Agentic AI; Digital Rhetoric and Computational Literacies