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Associate Professor, World Languages and Cultures
Professional Service
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Entity: The Lois Roth Endowment Role: committee member for evaluating translations of classical and modern literary works from Persian to English Judge.
2021 - 2021
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Role: Editor.
Entity: Journal of Fine Arts, Performing Arts, and Music, University of Tehran member of editorial board.
2021 - 2021
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speaking to young Muslim-Americans and Persian speaking Iranian-Americans and Afghan-Americans about programs at the U. and other institutions.
2021 - 2021
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Role: Committee Member For Evaluating Translations Of Classical And Modern Persian Literary Works.
Entity: The Lois Roth Endowment judge.
2020 - 2020
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speaking to young Iranian-Americans about programs at the U. and other institutions.
2020 - 2020
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Role: Editor.
Entity: Journal of Fine Arts, Performing Arts, and Music, University of Tehran member of editorial board.
2020 - 2020
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Role: Editor.
Entity: Journal of Fine Arts, Performing Arts, and Music, University of Tehran member of editorial board on the request of Professor Behrooz Mahmoodi Bakhtiari.
2019 - 2019
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Role: Judge.
Entity: The Lois Roth Endowment committee member for evaluating translations of classical and modern literary works from Persian to English.
2019 - 2019
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Role: Judge.
Entity: The Lois Roth Endowment on the committee for evaluating translations of classical and modern Persian literary works.
2018 - 2018
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Role: Reviewer.
Entity: American Councils of International Education review of applications for summer and year-long Persian language study in Tajikistan.
2014 - 2014
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Role: Judge.
Entity: The Lois Roth Endowment translation of literary works from Persian to English.
2011 - 2017
Internal Service
- Ad Hoc Committee for Professor Talia Dajes.
Member,
2021 - 2021.
service.
- Senator.
Senator,
2021 - 2021.
service.
- Persian Coordinator.
Persian Coordinator,
2021 - 2021.
service.
- WLC Major.
Member,
2021 - 2021.
service.
- Teaching Advisory Committee (TAC).
Member,
2020 - 2020.
service.
- Role: member Ad Hoc committee -- RPT (John Wynne).
2020 - 2020.
service.
- Persian.
Coordinator,
2020 - 2020.
service.
- Japanese search committee.
Member Of Flas Committee,
2019 - 2019.
service.
- Persian.
Persian Coordinator,
2019 - 2019.
service.
- RPT.
Committee Member For Professor Alejandro Quin,
2019 - 2019.
service.
- Teaching Advisory Committee (TAC).
Committee Member,
2019 - 2019.
service.
- review of FLAS applications.
Member Of Flas Committee,
2019 - 2019.
service.
- RPT.
Representative For Rpt Review (Professor John Wynne),
2018 - 2018.
service.
- RPT.
Committee Member For Tanya Flores,
2018 - 2018.
service.
- Executive Committee.
Member,
2017 - 2018.
service.
- RPT.
Chair For Tenure Review Of Professor Nathan Devir,
2017 - 2017.
service.
- RPT.
Chair,
2016 - 2016.
service.
- mentoring of junior faculty.
2016 - 2016.
service.
- mentoring students.
2016 - 2016.
service.
- RPT Secretary.
Secretary,
2014 - 2014.
service.
- Persian Hour.
Coordinator,
2014 - 2015.
service.
- Undergraduate Council.
Member,
2014 - 2016.
service.
- Career Development Committee.
Member,
2014 - 2015.
service.
- Role: committee member post-tenure review for Randall Stewart.
2014 - 2014.
service.
- Role: committee member CLCS ad hoc committee.
2014 - 2014.
service.
- Role: filled out application, contact with FLTA and those interested in Iran, projected assessing of applications Non-Fulbright FLTA (Persian).
2014 - 2014.
service.
- Relations with Centers Committee.
Committee Member,
2013 - 2014.
service.
- Role: committee member RPT service for third year review of a colleague (Christine Everaert).
2013 - 2013.
service.
- Undergraduate Council.
Languages & Literature Representative,
2013 - 2016.
service.
- RPT service for a colleague (Asaad al-Saleh informal fourth year review).
Committee Chair,
2013 - 2013.
service.
- Language committee.
Member,
2013 - 2014.
service.
- Career Development Committee.
Languages & Literature Representative,
2013 - 2014.
service.
- RPT service for a colleague (Nathan Devir's third year review).
Committee Member,
2013 - 2013.
service.
In the Media
- Utah Muslims face challenges in America, but love its freedom, Salt Lake Tribune. 2016.
- The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour: Muslim in America (KCPW). 2016.