Education

Academic Journey

Ph.D. (In Progress)

Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL)

University of Tehran

Tehran, Iran

2022 — Present
  • Ranked 1st in the national PhD entrance exam among ~1,700 candidates
  • Top-ranked incoming student
  • GPA: 18.94/20
  • Comprehensive Exam: 16.91/20 (highest incoming-cohort average)
  • Dissertation: Differential Item Functioning (DIF) in high-stakes language testing
M.A.

Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL)

University of Tehran

Tehran, Iran

2019 — 2021
  • Ranked 5th in the national MA entrance exam among ~3,500 candidates
  • Top-ranked incoming student
  • GPA: 18.31/20
  • Thesis: Relationship between cognitive load and language-test item difficulty estimates
B.A.

English Language and Literature

Allameh Tabataba'i University

Tehran, Iran

2015 — 2018
  • Second-ranked student in the program
  • GPA: 19.36/20
  • Graduated with distinction