My Curriculum Vitae
Education
2022-now
PhD Researcher in Political Science
Maynooth University, Ireland.
Thesis: Managing 'Wicked Problems': State Capacity and the COVID-19 pandemic response in Europe
Supervisor: Professor John O’Brennan
2018-2021
M.Sc. of Social Sciences, Social Sciences Research
Shahid Beheshti University (SBU), Tehran, Iran
Dissertation: A Comparative Study of Sociological Factors Affecting Obeying Laws: A Case Study of Traffic Law Obedience Based on Theories of “Social Order” and “State Capacities”
2013-2018
B.Sc. of Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Production Systems
Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran
Project: A Study of Factors affecting organizational commitment: A case study of personnel of Isfahan Science and Technology Town
Selected Funding and Awards
September 2022 – August 2026
Maynooth University John & Pat Hume Doctoral Awards - Fee Waiver award for PhD studies.
September 2023
Travel and accommodation funding from the international conference of ‘Trust and Distrust in Governance: Exploring the Impact of Social and Political Dynamics’, organised by the EU-funded EnTrust project, September 2023, Siena, Italy
Total award: €500
June 2021- June 2022
Grant from Iran National Science Foundation, “What Governments need to manage COVID-19: A Qualitative and Quantitative Comparative Analysis of State Capacity in the Face of a Wicked Problem”, National, Role: PP
Total award: $6000 for one year
Professional Experience
Sep 2024 – Now
Teaching Assistant, Trinity College Dublin
Comparative Politics, Introduction to Political Science, Introduction to Political Science Research, Department of Political Science, Trinity College Dublin.
Oct 2023 - now
Board member of The Irish Association for Contemporary European Studies (IACES) (link)
Jun 2024 – Aug 2024
Research Assistant
Assistance with writing a proposal for ERC funding
Sep 2022 – Aug 2024
Research Assistant at Maynooth University Centre for European and Eurasian Studies
Supported Prof. John O Brennan on an EU-funded Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence project for European integration.
Sep 2022 – Nov 2024
Invited Lecturer
Module “European Union Politics”, invited lecturer for 3 sessions on ‘COVID-19 pandemic response in European Union’, and 2 sessions in the Module “International Politics”, Centre for the Study of Politics, Department of Sociology, Maynooth University, Ireland.
Sep 2023 – May 2024
Sociology Graduate Teaching Assistant
Tutor in the modules “Introduction to Social Research” and “Structures of Inequality: Race, Gender, and class”, Department of Sociology, Maynooth University, Ireland
Sep 2023 – Mar 2024
Research Assistant at Maynooth University
Assisting Prof. Seán Ó Riain, one of Europe’s leading experts on political economy, in researching low pay in Ireland, Denmark, Netherlands, and Portugal
Mar – May 2024
Academic Tutor
Collaborating with Maynooth University Access Programme to assist students with disabilities with their academic projects, Module: Quantitative Analysis using SPSS
Oct 2023
Workshop Lead Organizer
'The EU's renewed enlargement agenda' workshop
Sep 2022- Now
Political Science Graduate Teaching Assistant
Tutor in the modules “Introduction to Political Institutions” and “Introduction to Political Ideas and Idealogies” for politics students, Centre for the Study of Politics, Department of Sociology, Maynooth University, Ireland.
Dec 2022- May 2023
Lead Organizer of Conference
Lead Organizer of the ‘Ireland and the European Union at 50’ conference. Organized a two-day conference under the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence project with 40+ speakers and 400+ attendees on Ireland's 50 years in the EU within 12 separate panels. The contributors included two former Taoisigh, current and former ministers, TDs, MEPs, senior diplomats, civil society representatives, and academic experts on Europe.
May 2023 Jan 2025
Maynooth University Exams Invigilator and Scribe
Invigilating and scribing in the Maynooth University exams, under the supervision of Maynooth University examination office and Unijobs.
Jan 2022 - Jul 2022
Advanced English Tutoring, self-employment, Iran.
May 2018-Aug 2018
Behyaar Sanaat Sepahan Company, Medical equipment manufacturing
Industrial engineer, quality control
- Implementation of ISO policies.
- Designing and implementing quality control procedures in the company
- Studying the organizational commitment of the personnel
- Advising CEO about the human resources and the ways of improving the organizational commitment of the personnel
Selected Paper Presentations
2025
Roundtable panelist
UACES University Association for Contemporary European Studies roundtable on “The Role of Professional Associations in Advancing Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in Higher Education”
June 2025, British International Studies Association, Belfast, The UK.
2025
Conference Presentation
Title: “The Dynamics of Trust during Crisis: Comparative Analysis of Policy Impact on Political Trust During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Europe, with a Focus on Ireland”
April 2025, Political Studies Association Annual Conference, Birmingham, The UK.
2025
Conference Presentation
Title: “Navigating Uncertainty: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis of EU COVID-19 Pandemic Responses with a Focus on Ireland”
February 2025, Netherlands Institute of Governance Annual Conference, Ghent, Belgium.
2025
Conference Presentation
Title: “Assessing the Evolution of State Capacity in Central and Eastern Europe Following EU Enlargement, 2004-2021”
February 2025, Netherlands Institute of Governance Annual Conference, Ghent, Belgium.
2024
Conference Presentation
Title: “State Capacity and Addressing Wicked Problems: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis of Covid-19 Pandemic Responses in Europe.”
October 2024, Political Science Association of Ireland Annual Conference, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.
2024
Conference Presentation
Title: “Evaluating State Capacity Development in Central and Eastern Europe Post-EU Enlargement”
June 2024, University Association for Contemporary European Studies (UACES) Graduate Conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
2024
Conference Presentation
Title: A Comparative Study of Sociological Factors Affecting Obeying Laws, A worldwide analysis of Traffic Law Obedience Based on Theories of “Social Order” and “State Capacities”
June 2024, 15th Irish North/South Criminology Conference, Queen's University Belfast.
2024
Conference Presentation
Title: “The Imperative of State Capacity in Addressing Polycrises: A Comparative analysis of Wicked Problem Management in Europe”
11th May, 2024, Sociological Association Ireland Annual Conference, Maynooth University.
2023
Conference Presentation
Title: Building and Breaking Trust in Government during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Comparative Analysis of Trust and Distrust Dynamics in Europe
September 2023, Conference of ‘Trust and Distrust in Governance: Exploring the Impact of Social and Political Dynamics’, International Conference organised by the EU-funded EnTrust project, Siena, Italy.
2023
Conference Presentation
Managing 'Wicked Problems': State Capacity and the COVID-19 pandemic response in Europe
February 2023, Sociological Association Ireland Postgraduate Conference, UCD, Dublin, Ireland.
2022
Conference Presentation
How to Build State capacities to deal with a wicked problem: A historical-comparative study of building state capacities for successful management of COVID-19 and prompt recovery (link)
March 2022, 16th Annual Public Administration Research Conference, hosted by the Center for Public and Nonprofit Management within the School of Public Administration, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA.
2022
Poster Presentation
A Comparative Study of Sociological Factors Affecting Obeying Laws: A Case Study of Traffic Law Obedience Based on Theories of “Social Order” and “State Capacities”
16th Annual Public Administration Research Conference, hosted by the Center for Public and Nonprofit Management within the School of Public Administration, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA.