2020 Ph.D. Near Eastern Languages and Cultures,
Primary Field: Cultural Anthropology of the Middle East,
Graduate Interdisciplinary Specialization in Folklore (Defense date: April 10, 2020)
Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, The Ohio State University,
Dissertation Title: “Talking to America: Iranian Immigrants’ Public Events in Los Angeles and American Political & Media Discourses”
2014 M.A. Folk Studies
Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology, Western Kentucky University
Thesis Title: “‘Let’s Do It, We Will Find Out Why’: Traditional Performances and (Re)Construction of Beliefs in the Case of Iranian Fire Festival.”
2010 M.A. Social Anthropology, with Specialization in Film Ethnography
Department of Anthropology, Dalarna University, Sweden