Teaching
Instructor of Record
| Course | Term |
|---|---|
| LIN 524 — Sociolinguistics | Summer 2026, 2025 |
| LIN 541 — Bilingualism (co-taught) | Summer 2024 |
| LIN 200 — Language in the United States (co-taught) | Winter 2026, 2024, 2023 |
| PER 101 — Intensive Elementary Persian | Summer 2022 |
Teaching Assistant (Stony Brook University)
*Led lab or recitation sections
Graduate & Advanced Courses
| Course | Term |
|---|---|
| LIN 431 — Structure of an Uncommonly Taught Language: Behbahani* *Guest Lecturer & Consultant: Delivered introductory lecture on sociolinguistic background and typological features; provided ongoing linguistic consultancy for fieldwork. | Spring 2024 |
| LIN 524 — Sociolinguistics | Fall 2022 |
| LIN 431 — Structure of an Uncommonly Taught Language: Tati* | Spring 2022 |
Undergraduate Courses
| Course | Term |
|---|---|
| LIN 200 — Language in the United States | Spring 2026, Fall 2024 |
| LIN 345 — Writing Systems of the World *Guest Lecturer: Delivered two specialized sessions on “Middle Eastern Writing Systems,” focusing on Persian and Kurdish orthographies. | Fall 2025 |
| LIN 320 — Structure of English Language | Fall 2023 |
| LIN 340 — Historical Linguistics | Spring 2023 |
| LIN 270 — Language and Politics | Fall 2021 |
Teaching Assistant (NYI Global Institute)
The NYI Global Institute of Cultural, Cognitive, and Linguistic Studies
| Course | Term |
|---|---|
| Phonology Seminar: Strict CV Metrics or How to Live without Moras | Summer 2024 |
| Introduction to Syntax | Winter 2024, Summer 2023 |
| Introduction to Syllable Structure | Winter 2024 |
| Experimental Linguistics | Winter 2022 |
| Semantics Seminar: Missing Words and Missing Worlds | Winter 2022 |
| Linguistics Field Methods | Summer 2021 |
| Semantics Seminar: Three or Four Puzzles about Numerals | Summer 2021 |
Previous Instruction
| Role & Institution | Term |
|---|---|
| English Language and Literature Instructor Tavana High School (Behbahan, Iran) | 2019–2021 |
| ESL Instructor Mardani Language Academy | 2012–2021 |