Curriculum Vitae
Biomedical engineer with a strong foundation in innovative solutions to complex health challenges. Track record in developing cutting-edge approaches for improving patient care through rigorous analysis and experimentation, with a focus on older adults’ care.
Education and Training
2015 - 2023
Aging and Cognition Fellow, Healthy Brain Research Center, CDC
2013 - 2015
Biomedical Engineering Post-doctorate, interdisciplinary Consortium Advanced Motion Performance (iCAMP), University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Supervisor: Bijan Najafi
2008 - 2013
Ph.D. Industrial and Systems Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA
Advisor: Maury A. Nussbaum
2005 - 2008
M.Sc. Biomedical Engineering in the field of Biomechanics, Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), Tehran, Iran
Advisor: Mohammad Haghpanahi
Thesis: “Finite Element Modeling of the Cervical Spine: Estimating Muscle Forces and Internal Loads”
2001 - 2005
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Tehran, Iran
Funding Opportunities
I have played a pivotal role with procuring federal and state grants. My profound expertise in grant writing and policy formulation has facilitated access to essential funding, promoting research and educational advancements, to strengthen the academic programs and benefit the community.
$10,446,294
$455,283
Federal Research Grants
State Research Grants
Employment
2023 - Present
Associate Professor, Department of Rehabilitation and Movement Sciences, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ
2017 - 2023
Assistant Professor, the Division of General Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, and Palliative Medicine,
Department of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
2017 - 2023
Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
2016 - 2017
Research Assistant Professor, the Division of General Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, and Palliative Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
2016 - 2017
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
2015 - 2016
Research Associate, Senior: Arizona Center on Aging, University of Arizona, Tuscan AZ
2014 - 2023
Bioengineering Collaborator, Center for Healthy Aging, Banner Sun Health Research Institute
2013 - 2015
Research Associate, interdisciplinary Consortium Advanced Motion Performance (iCAMP), University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
2011 - 2013
Instructor/Teaching Assistant, Human Factor Engineering & Manufacturing Lab, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
2009 - 2012
Research Assistant, Human Safety & Health Lab, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
