Associate Professor
عضو هیئت علمی تمام وقت
Faculty: Educational Science and Psychology
Department: Information Sciencs
Degree: Doctoral
I am an Associate Professor at the University of Birjand. My research focuses on cultural heritage, community informatics, public libraries, and information literacy. I have authored over 50 peer-reviewed national and international publications and have been an invited speaker at various international events. I have led nationally and internationally funded grants on information literacy, indigenous knowledge preservation, and database development. I have also played a key role in organizing international conferences and fostering scholarly collaboration. My contributions have been widely recognized by ASIS&T, including the 2021 Infoshare Award, the SIG Member of the Year Award and selection for the 2023-2024 Leadership Program. Under my leadership, SIG-III received the SIG of the Year and SIG Publication of the Year Awards, reflecting my significant impact on the field of library and information science. I am the Chair of the IFLA Library Services to Multicultural Populations Section.
| Degree | Graduated in | Major | University |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doctoral | 2012 | Library and Information Science | University of Mysore |
| Faculty/Department | Position/Rank | Employment Type | Cooperation Type | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge and Information Science | Associate Professor | Tenure Track | Full Time |
Chair-Elect SIG III of the Association for Information Science and Technology(ASIS&T), 2022-2023
Selected Secretary Treasure of Middle East chapter of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 2022-2023.
Top Researcher of University of Birjand- 2022
Selected Chair of Dr. George N. Atiyeh Prize (2021 & 2022) for Middle East Librarians Assignation
2021Infoshare Award from ASIS&T
Top Professor in coaching of postgraduate theses(2022)
Top Researcher of University of Birjand- 2020
Scholarship from the Erasmus Mundus Foundation of the European Union for a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Warsaw, Poland, 2012
Distinguished Head of Department at Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, 2013
Bachelor: Specialized English texts (1), (2), (3), (4), Introduction to Database Software, Introduction to Database, Introduction to Archives, General Reference, Reference of Islamic Sciences, Organization Introduction to Research in Librarianship, Information and Communication, Introduction to Librarianship and Information, Information Literacy, Public Libraries and Cultural Development, Electronic Special Indexes, Internship (1), (2), (3), (4), Management Information Systems, Multimedia Systems
Master: Record Management, Foundation of Library & Information Science, Management Information Systems, Archive Management, Specialized Information Services, Public and Community Libraries, Multimedia Resource Management, Electronic Public Socio-Information Resources, Research Seminar, Internship
Member of Social Justice Committee of Middle East Librarians Association, October 2022- Present
Member of Board of Director of Middle East Librarians Association, November 2022- present
Chair-Elect SIG III of the Association for Information Science and Technology(ASIS&T), 2022-2023
Co-opted Member of Library Services to Multicultural Populations Section-IFLA, 2022- Present
(https://www.ifla.org/units/mcultp/committee/)
Member of Planning Team of ELC 2023 pitch competition, 2023
Visiting Scholar at Iran Public Libraries Foundation, June 2022- September 2022
Member of International Paper Contest Jury SIG-III (ASIS&T), 2021-2022(https://www.asist.org/sig/sigiii/officers/)
Member of Nominating Committee, SIG-III (ASIS&T) 2022
Member of Organizing Committee of Middle East Librarian Association 50th Anniversary Conference 2022(https://www.mela.us/annual-conference/information/)
Member of Planning Team & Chair of Marketing Committee of Entrepreneurship & Libraries Conference 2022(https://entrelib.org/planning-team-international-2022/)
Secretary Treasure of Middle East chapter of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 2022-2023( https://www.asist.org/asist-middle-east-chapter/)
Member of Editorial Board of Journal of Knowledge and Communication Management, 06/2022 Present (https://indianjournals.com/ijor.Aspx?target=ijor:jkcm&type=eboard)
Scientific Committee Member of The First (1st) International Conference on Voluntary Activities in Libraries, Museums and Archives 31 August & 1 September 2022, Mashhad, Iran
Scientific Secretary of International Conference on Design & development of public library Services; Patterns, Experiences, & Ideas May 17- 18, Shiraz, Iran 2022(https://hamayesh.ipla.ir/en/)
Chair of Dr. George N. Atiyeh Prize (2021-2022)of Middle East Librarians Association, (https://www.mela.us/annual-conference/awards/george-atiyeh-prize/)
Board of Directors of Association of Iranian Public Libraries, 08/2022- Present
Chair of Scientific Event & Awards of Association of Iranian Public Libraries, 08/2022- Present
Member of Editorial Board of Interdisciplinary Research on Translation Journal, 02/2020 – Present. (https://irtranslation.birjand.ac.ir/journal/editorial.board)
Director of Library and Information Center at University of Birjand, 05/2017-09/2019
Director of Research Department at Faculty of Psychology and Educational Science, University of Birjand, 02/2016 to 05/2017
Advisor of LIS Student Association & Book Center, 09/2013 – 09/2018
Organizing Special International Publishers Exhibition, 10/2017
Head of Faculty Library at Faculty of Psychology and Educational Science, 05/2016- 08/2016
Head of LIS Department, University of Birjand, 09/2013 – 04/2016
Launching Master Program in Public Libraries Studies, 09/2015
PostDoc Erasmus Mundus Fellow, University of Warsaw, Poland, 12/2012 – 08/2013
Advisory Researcher, National Library and Archives of Iran, 10/2011- 10/2012
Librarian, National Library and Archives of Iran, 01/ 2004 – 03/2009
Students Counseling
Monday 8:00 - 10:00
Tuesday 12:00 -14:00