Experience

• Current adjunct faculty member at The George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs, with previous positions at George Mason University and Georgetown University.
• Broadcast journalist for the BBC World Service, writing articles and producing radio programs on American, Middle Eastern, and international politics.
• Has published numerous op-ed, policy, and media articles in English and Persian, including “The Beloved Great Satan: The Portrayal of the US in the Iranian Media sine 9/11” in the Journal of Iranian Studies (Winter 2006) and “Who Wrote the Koran?” in The New York Times Magazine (December 7, 2008).

Education

• PhD Candidate, Georgetown University, 2010
• MA, The University of Chicago, 2002
• MA, New School for Social Research, New York, 2001
• BA, University of Tehran, 1994

Country Expertise

• Iran

Issue Expertise

• US-Iranian Relations
• Iranian internal politics
• Political Islam
• Media