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Education

University of Michigan  -  Ann Arbor, MI
Ph.D., Business Administration (Marketing - Consumer Behavior)  - March 2017
Ph.D., Architecture (Design Studies)  - March 2017

GPA:  3.98/4.00

Dissertation Title: “The Architecture of Choice: Exploring the Impact of Built Environments on Consumer Behavior”

Dissertation Committee: Prof. David Wooten (Marketing), Prof. Richard Bagozzi (Marketing), Prof. Jean Wineman (Architecture) and Prof. Panos Papalambros (Engineering & Architecture)

Proposal Defended: March 31, 2015
Final Oral Defense: March 9, 2017


Awards:  
  • Professional Grant, Hybrid Instructional Training (eLearning), Miami University, 2019
  • Alumni Teaching Scholar, Miami University, 2018-2019
  • Faculty Summer Research Grant, Farmer School of Business, Miami University, 2017, 2018, 2019
  • Faculty Research Grant, Miami University ($5,000), 2018
  • Rackham Summer Research Grant, University of Michigan ($3,200), 2016
  • Doctor of Architecture Fellowship ($3,500, $4,700), 2011, 2015
  • Rackham Graduate Student Research Grant, University of Michigan ($3,000), 2015
  • Rackham Conference Travel Grant, University of Michigan ($800, $1,300), 2014, 2015
  • Ross School of Business Travel Grant, University of Michigan ($2,000), 2015
  • Milton G. Kendrick and Josephine H. Kendrick Award for Excellence in Business Research ($3,500), 2014
  • Young Researcher Research Grant, Walt Disney Company ($5,000), 2014
  • Thomas A. Languis Scholarship in Architecture and Law ($4,000), 2013
  • Victoria J. Lentz Memorial Scholarship ($7,000), 2012
  • Schulich Graduate Fellowship ($25,000), 2011
  • William Wayne Caudill Graduate Student Fellowship ($24,000), 2011
  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research Doctoral Fellowship Award for Strategic Research and Training in Health Care, Technology, & Place ($25,000), 2011
  • Rockefeller Foundation & Center for Sustainable Urban Development at Columbia University Travel Fellowship ($2,500), 2007

Completed doctoral candidacy requirements in both Business Administration and Architecture. Dual program included coursework spanning business administration, psychology, statistics and design research, such as: Judgment & Decision Making, Information Processing, Stochastic and Discrete Choice Models, Social Influences on Consumer Behavior, Behavioral Research in Advertising, Advanced Statistical Methods, Empirical Research Methods in Business, Research Design in Social Psychology, Neuroimaging, Advanced Social Psychology.

University of Michigan  -  Ann Arbor, MI
M.Sc., Architecture (Design Studies); Minor in Psychology   -  December 2013

GPA:  3.72/4.00

Thesis:  ”The effects of environmental factors on autistic behavior”

Advisors:  Dr. Jean Wineman (Taubman College of Architecture & Urban Planning) & Dr. Catherine Lord (Department of Psychology)

Completed Masters program in Design studies with a minor in cognitive psychology, emphasizing spatial perception and cognition, decision theory and autism. Coursework included: Advanced Methods in Spatial Analysis, Research Design & Methods, Clinical Psychology (Autism Research), Statistics, Environmental Monitoring & Modeling, Cognition & Environment, Sustainable Development.

Shahid Beheshti University (National University of Iran)  -  Tehran, Iran
B.Sc., Architectural Engineering   -   April 2009

GPA:  3.70/4.00
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