Selected research and outreach work
Publications
詁棗棗域.泭. Joseph C. Parry, Ed. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books. April 2021. Reissued in paperback, August 2022.
Book review.泭Hidden Liberalism: Burdened Visions of Progress in Modern Iran. Hussein Banai. Cambridge University Press: 2020.泭Political Science Quarterly, Summer 2022.
Journal Article. Tanaomi, Mohammad Mehdi, and Asaadi, Robert.泭A Comparative Study of Faculty Members Career Advancement (Promotion) Systems in the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran: Case Analysis of the University of Tehran and Portland State University,International Journal of Higher Education, Vol. 6, No. 4, 111-121. (2017)
Book review,泭The Iran-Iraq War. Pierre Razoux (trans. Nicholas Elliott). Harvard University Press: 2015.泭H-Net Reviews. August 2016.
Academic presentations
The Hormuz Peace Endeavor (HOPE) and the Axis of Resistance: Competing Visions for Regional Security Architecture in the Persian Gulf, Middle East Studies Association (MESA) Annual Conference. November 2024
Political Culture, Crisis, and Attitudinal Change in Contemporary Iran, Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies, Doha Graduate Institute,泭International Winter School 2023, Doha, Qatar. January 2023.
Russias Relations with Iran and Syria After the Invasion of Ukraine: Bilateral and Regional Consequences,International Studies Association (ISA) West Annual Conference 2022, Pasadena, CA. September 2022.
Executive Power in the Islamic Republic of Iran in Theory and Practice,Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) Annual Conference. April 2021.
Institutional Power Sharing in the Islamic Republic of Iran: The Potential for Change in Theory and Practice,Western Political Science Association (WPSA) Conference. April 2021.
Analyzing Iranian Media and Domestic Politics in the Trump Era,Willamette University, Salem, OR. October 2019.
Iranian Domestic Politics after the U.S. Withdrawal from the Nuclear Deal,International Studies Association (ISA) West Annual Conference 2019, Pasadena, CA,泭Winner of Best Faculty Paper Award. September 2019.
Reading the Iran Nuclear Deal alongside the U.S.-Cuba Thaw of 2015: Making, Taking, and Contesting Norms of Appropriateness,Global South Caucus (GSCIS) of the International Studies Association (ISA), Havana Workshop, Exploring the Local in International Relations Havana, Cuba. July 2017.
Understanding the Rogue State Concept: the Iranian Case,Eighth Annual Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa (ASMEA) Annual Conference,泭Washington, D.C. October 2015.
Rogue States and the Production of Order in Global Politics,Decolonizing Epistemologies, Methodologies and Ethics: Postcolonial-FeministInterventions, Frankfurt Research Center for Postcolonial Studies (FRCPS),泭Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany. July 2015.
Rethinking Rogue Statehood: Iran and the Arab Spring,Provosts Global Forum 2015:The Arab Spring in a Global ContextUniversity of Iowa, Iowa City, IA. May 2015.
Public lectures
“The Iranian Protests: How Are They Different & Where Might This Lead?” World Oregon. January 2026.
Irans Next Chapter: What does Raisis death mean for the region? World Oregon. June 2024.
Iran at a Crossroads,World Oregon, Great DecisionsLecture Series, Portland, OR. March 2023.
Iran and the U.S., Council on Foreign Affairs, Great Decisions Lecture Series, Tyler, Texas branch of the Foreign Policy Association. February 2023.
Book talk,泭PostrevolutionaryIran: The Leader, the People, and the Three Powers,泭Iran1400Project, Spotlighting an Author Series session. January 2023.
The Situation in Iran, presentation and Q&A session following screening of filmA Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, Cinema 21 Theater, sponsored by the Middle East Studies Center, Portland State University. November 2022.
Postrevolutionary Iran,Iowa City Foreign Relations Council, Iowa City, IA. September 2022.
Persian Gulf SecurityWorld Oregon,泭Great Decisions Lecture Series, Portland, OR. February 2021.
Social Movements in Iran: Lessons for ActivismTEDxPortlandStateUniversity, Invited Speaker, 2020 theme:Our Time Is Now.泭September 2020.
Media appearances
Radio interview. Segment topic: “Politics in Iran” KSRV 91.7 Skagit Talks. Hosted by Dr. Farhana Loonat, Skagit Valley College. October 2024.
Print interview. Perspective in Context: World order is fundamentally defined by the principle of international anarchyIran Daily(Tehran), Mohammad Memarian, Editor-in-Chief. July 2022.
Print Interview. Perspective in Context: Global normative consensus around liberal values has seen significant erosionIran Daily(Tehran), Mohammad Memarian, Editor-in-Chief. July 2022.
Print interview. Canceled wrestling bout highlights Iran-US issuesAsia Times(Hong Kong), Article by Kourosh Ziabari. February 2022.
Television interview. Scope with Waqar RizviIndus News(English language broadcaster in Pakistan), Segment Producer Zeshan Khalid. July 2021.
Podcast interview. Postrevolutionary Iran,Dispatch 7. Global Affairs podcast. Hosted by Professor Shawn Smallman, Portland State University. May 2021.
Television interview. Scope with Waqar RizviIndus News(English language broadcaster in Pakistan), Segment Producer Mahnoor Feroz. May 2021.
Television interview. U.S. Foreign Policy toward Iran,Ofoghchannel(Iran state television), Segment Producer Mohammad Memarian. April 2017.
Study Abroad
Program Student, summer 2007, Russian Politics and Foreign Policy, Moscow State Institute of International Relations (郋郕郋赲郕郋迣郋 迣郋迡訄赲迮郇郇郋迣郋 邽郇邽訄), Moscow, Russia.
Program Student, summer 2005, The History of World War II and the Holocaust, Jagiellonian University (Uniwersytet Jagielloski), Krakow, Poland.