Education
Doctor of Philosophy in Ethnomusicology (2021-2026)
University of Florida – Gainesville, Florida Advisor: Dr. Payam Yousefi
Graduate Certificate in Women’s Studies
Center for Gender, Sexualities, and Women’s Studies Research, University of Florida
Master of Arts in Ethnomusicology (2016-2019)
Tehran Art University – Tehran, Iran
Thesis: The Study of the Formation of Hybrid Music in Iran from 2000-2018.
The Case Study of "Pop-Traditional" Music Advisor: Dr. Mohammadreza Azadefar
Bachelor’s in industrial engineering (2008-2013)
Azad University, Tehran North Branch – Tehran, Iran Advisor: Dr. Ehsan Shakoori
Lake Alice, Gainesville, Florida
Conference Papers
SEM (Society for Ethnomusicology) 2024
Say Their Names: Sonic Bridges and Transnational Solidarity in Iranian Diasporic Protests
AMS (American Musicological Society) 2024
Say Her Name, Hear Our Voice: Exploring Intersectional Soundscapes in Iranian Diasporic Protests in the United States
SAM (Society for American Music) 2024
The Performance of Power Through Music and Sound in the Iranian Diaspora
SEM (Society for Ethnomusicology) 2023
Sounding Unity:
The Woman, Life, Freedom Movement and Protest Music in the Iranian Diaspora
AMS (American Musicological Society) 2023
Sounding Freedom at the Capital:
Persian Protest Music in the Woman, Life, Freedom Movement
AMS/SMT Joint Conference, 2023, Denver, Colorado
Teaching Positions
Teaching Assistant (2021-2024)
Intro to World Musics
Sounding the Alarm: Music and Social Engagement with the Environment Experiencing Music
Popular Music in America
Survey of Music History I
Instructor of Record (2024-Present)
Intro to World Musics
Research Positions
Bo Diddly Plaza, UF AfroPop Ensemble
2022 - Present Research Assistant
University of Florida
2016 - 2018 Researcher and Editor
Music Museum of Iran – Tehran
Collaborator in "Digitization of Persian 78rpm and 45rpm Records"
Music Museum of Iran, the Center for World Music (CWM), University of Hildesheim
Editor of the Yearbook and Researcher in Music Museum of Iran.