About Me
I am a multilingual Iranian immigrant woman living in the United States. I currently work as an associate professor in Bilingual Education at the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University. I specialize in sociolinguistics and language use in bi/multilingual homes, classrooms, and societies. My research focuses on forms of power that shape language policies in schools and bi/multilingual (im)migrant families. My work has been published in leading journals such as Language Policy, Bilingual Research Journal, and TESOL Quarterly.
My early days in the United States nearly 15 years ago drew me to the generational differences in language use patterns in the (im)migrant families with whom I interacted. Therefore, I focused my master's and doctoral studies on language policy making in bi/multilingual families. I received my Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with a focus on Language, Literacy, and Culture from Boston College.
I currently serve on the editorial board of the Linguistics and Education Journal and the review panel for the Journal of Education, Language, and Ideology. I am also a member of the English Learner Advisory Council at the Arizona Department of Education. Additionally, I collaborate with a community-based Persian language program as a small-group teacher and curriculum consultant.
Professional Appointments
2025-Present
2018-2025
Associate Professor of Bilingual Education, Arizona State University, AZ, U.S.
Assistant Professor of Bilingual Education, Arizona State University, AZ, U.S.
2013-2017
Graduate Research Assistant, Boston College, MA, U.S.
Assigned Projects:
- The CLAVES Intervention Project: Developing a Supplemental Intervention for Comprehension, Linguistic Awareness, and Vocabulary in English for Spanish Speakers
- Genre-Based Pedagogy for Bilingual Students in Mainstream Classrooms
- Boston College-St Rose School Collaboration Genres of Writing
2012-2013
Graduate Research Assistant, University of Southern Maine, ME, U.S.
Assigned Project:
- Research assistant for Multiliteracy, Theater, and English Language Learners