I am a transdisciplinary scholar and artist with substantial experience in academic leadership and creative design, working in collaboration with top-tier research universities and international nonprofit organizations. My academic work focuses on student success, community-building initiatives, and strategic program development, guided by a deep commitment to access and holistic progress.
My research examines the diasporic construction of West Asian identities through the intersecting frameworks of race and ethnicity, gender, migration, and critical surveillance studies. Alongside my scholarship, my creative practice engages themes of displacement, memory, and belonging through live performance, multimedia installation, and video games.
Recent Positions
- Assistant Dean for Graduate Student Success, Binghamton University, 2025-present.
- Assistant Dean for Student Opportunity & Success, Indiana University, 2024-present
- Director of Communications, Origin Studio, 2023-2024
- Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Theatre and Contemporary Dance, Indiana University, 2022-2023
- Product Manager and Art Director, UC Santa Cruz, 2020-2022
Education
- MFA, Digital Arts and New Media, University of California, Santa Cruz
- PhD, Interdisciplinary Performance Studies, Bowling Green State University
- MA, Creative Performance Directing, University of Tehran
- BA, Creative Performance Directing, University of Tehran
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