Assistant Professor of English
Expertise: Middle Eastern literatures in English, French, and Persian, Postcolonial and global studies, Genre studies, Gender studies, Migration and diaspora studies, Digital and social media in relation to literature and activism, Iranian literature and culture, Global Islamic studies, Comparative literature, World literature, Contemporary fiction, Graphic novels, Poetry, especially cross-cultural and political poetry, Literary activism, Iranian cinema and its global impact
Achievements:
- NEH Institute participant on Understanding Middle Eastern Millennials (2019)
- Institute for World Literature participant at the University of Tokyo (2018)
- Hammed Shahidian Critical Feminist Paper Award from the Iranian Women’s Studies Foundation (2012)
- Book under advance contract with Syracuse University Press
- Multiple peer-reviewed articles in prestigious journals such as PMLA and Iranian Studies
- Numerous conference presentations at major academic conferences such as the American Comparative Literature Association, Modern Language Association, and Iranian Studies Conference
