I am a transdisciplinary scholar and artist with fourteen years of experience in higher education, research, and academic leadership, collaborating with major research universities and international nonprofit organizations. My work focuses on student opportunity, inclusive academic design, and strategic program development—guided by a deep commitment to access, cultural diversity, and meaningful student engagement.
My research examines the diasporic construction of West Asian identities through frameworks such as media studies, migration theory, and critical surveillance studies. Alongside my scholarship, my creative practice explores themes of displacement, memory, and belonging through live performance, multimedia installation, and interactive formats such as 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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