ABOUT ME
I am a Ph.D. holder in Cognitive Psychology from Carleton University. During my PhD studies, I worked on cognitive factors such as absolute identification and numerical processing effects to explore their associations with autistic traits. I received my first post-doctoral fellowship (Psychology) from the University of Ottawa. Currently, I am a CIHR post-doctoral fellow in Neuroscience in the Vulnerability, Trauma, Resilience and Culture Research Laboratory (VTRaC-lab) at the University of Ottawa.
Current Position: CIHR Postdoctoral Fellow in Neuroscience
Current Teaching courses in Fall 2025:
PSY3307A: Psychometric Methods (University of Ottawa)
I will not be teaching in Winter 2026.
EDUCATION
RESEARCH INTERESTS
2018 - 2024
Carleton University
Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology
Thesis: Individual Differences in Autistic Traits and Basic Numerical Processing
2015 - 2018
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
M.A in General Psychology
Thesis: Investigation of Brain Activity in Neuroticism and Extraversion Factors Based on the Mediator Role of Dynamic Facial Emotional Expressions
2012- 2015
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
B.A in Educational Sciences
Mental Health and Racism Research
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Mental health and its neural and psychosocial mechanisms
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Stress, anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress
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Race-based stress, racial trauma, and minority stress
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Racism: racist ideas, racial discrimination, and microaggression
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Advanced statistical modeling: cluster analysis, factor analysis, latent profile analysis, etc.
Neuroimaging: EEG and fMRI