EDUCATION
2021-… PhD Student in Leadership Communication Kansas State University (USA) Staley School of Leadership Studies
2012-2015 Master of Regional Planning (Full Scholarship) National University of Iran (Shahid Beheshti University) Faculty of Urban Development & Architecture GPA: 4 Thesis Topic: Regional Development through Integration of Transportation Network Supervisor: Prof. M.Hossein Sharifzadegan
2008-2012 Bachelor of Urban Planning/Design (Full Scholarship) University of Tehran Faculty of Fine Arts GPA: 3.3 Thesis Topic: Feasibility Study, Evaluating, and Organizing Tourism Landuses, A Sustainable Development Approach Supervisor: Prof. Manuchehr Tabibian
2004-2008 Diploma of Math & Physics Ershad High School, Guilan Province, Lahidjan City GPA: 19.89 out of 20 WORKING EXPERIENCE
rd 2021-… 3 Floor Research Kansas Leadership Center Researcher
2019-2020 National Project: Capacity Development in Iranian Less Developed Communities In Sistan & Balouchestan (Zahedan, Zabol, Chabahar) Naghsh Click International Data Processing Company
Provincial Leadership Coach
2018 Guilan’s (Province) Spatial Development Plan-Transportation Analysis Consultant
July-August 2017 Tehran’s Renewal Organization| Community-Based Office, District 13 Advisor
Oct 2015-Feb 2017 Iran’s National Urban Campaign UN-Habitat Iran | Iran’s Ministry of Roads & Urban Development Campaign Manager (Towards Habitat III Conference in Quito, October 2016) Web Manager (www.unhabitat.org.ir-www.irhabitat.ir)
Apr -Oct 2015 Urban Planning & Management Internship United Nations Human Settlements Program (UN-Habitat) office in Tehran Urban Planner 2011- 2013 Preparing Rural Development Plans Iran’s Housing Foundation ArcGIS Specialist
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ARTICLES, RESEARCH, & PUBLICATION
Sep 2018 Iran’s National Urban Campaign: The necessity of “Dialogue” in regeneration of the city Iranians want, Haftshahr Journal, Vol.59
Dec 2016 Habitat III & The City Iranians Need, Silk Road Journal of Iran’s Ministry of Roads & Urban Development, Vol.171
2015- 2016 National Urban Policy (UN-Habitat publication) Persian Translation The City Iranians Need Author & Member of Drafting Committee International Guidelines on Urban & Territorial Planning (UN Guidelines) Persian Translation
2012-2013 "The impacts of urban plans conflicts on urban development in Iran" Accepted article in International Conference on Urban Changes in Iran, UCL University, England.
“Revitalization of Traditional Houses in Iranian Life” Accepted article in Regional Conference of Iranian House, Gonbad Kavus, Iran.
"Rural Housing" Accepted article in The First National Conference on Rural Housing and Physical Development", Zahedan, Iran.
CERTIFICATES
2016 Urban Renewal Training Course UN-Habitat
2015 Information Security Awareness Basic Security in the Field Certifying Organization: United Nations Department of Security and Safety (UNDSS)
MEMBERSHIP & Awards 2016 Member of Iranian municipalities best practices award committee, held by Iran’s Ministry of Interior & UN-Habitat
2015 Member of Tehran Adobe Award committee
2014 Founding Father of Iran’s National University Urban Planning Association
2007 Member of Iranian Young Mathematicians Association
2002 Industrious Student Award, Iran’s Ministry of Education
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WORKSHOPS, TRAINING, CONFERENCES
2019 The Necessity of participatory slum upgrading Zabol Administrative Council (Shoray-e- Edari) Lecturer
2019 Communication Skills in Community Development Iran’s Sistan & Balouchestan Province Community Development Offices (Zahedan, Zabol, Chabahar) Trainer
Community Participatory Action Framework Iran’s Sistan & Balouchestan Province Community Development Offices (Zahedan, Zabol, Chabahar) Trainer
How to distinguish adaptive challenges Iran’s Sistan & Balouchestan Province Community Development Offices (Zahedan, Zabol, Chabahar) Trainer
2016 “International Conference on Housing Finance & Technologies”, UN-Habitat Iran & Republic of Korea, Tehran Member of Organizing Team
“Urban Dialogue” multidisciplinary discussions at UN common premises in Tehran (Second Phase of Iran’s National Urban Campaign Process- Involving 20 young experts in 13 different fields who could lead the change in the future to discuss on six thematic community/urban issues in Iran ) Organizer & Facilitator
“Finding UN Information” Workshop, United Nations Information Center in Tehran Lecturer
2015-2016 “Community Social Learning” Workshops in Iran ( Part of first phase -Civic Engagement - of Iran’s National Urban Campaign process, holding seven thematic workshops in four different communities) Organizer & Facilitator
2015 UN-habitat “Urban Lecture” sessions at Azad University, University of Tehran, and National University Member of Organizing Team
UN-Habitat training course on “Urban Renewal” for Tehran Municipality Member of Organizing Team
World Habitat Day 2015 & World Cities Day 2015 Ceremony in Tehran Member of Organizing Team
2010 The First National Conference on Urban Sustainable Urban Development, Tehran Member of Executive Board
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RESEARCH INTERESTs • Communication & Planning • Leadership Communication • Leadership in less developed communities • Poverty Reduction & Cognitive Capacity • Participatory Slum Upgrading • Regional Competitiveness • Metropolitan Area Planning • Spatial Planning
COMPUTER SKILLS
• Photoshop (Upper Intermediate) • ArcMap (Upper Intermediate) • Office (Expert) • AutoCAD (Upper Intermediate) • Sketch Up (Expert) • Space Syntax (Intermediate) • SPSS (Intermediate) • UCINET (Intermediate)
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