Position Title
PhD Candidate in Comparative Literature
Associate Instructor in Comparative Literature
Position Title
PhD Candidate in Comparative Literature
Associate Instructor in Comparative Literature
she/her/hers
815 Sproul Hall
Bio
Research Interests & Expertise
- Persian, Turkish, and Spanish literature
Publications
- “Monstrous Borders and the Border as Monster.” LACIS Review, vol. 2, no. 1, 2023.
- “Spring with a Haft Seen: Family and Food Traditions for Nowruz.” Folklife
Magazine, The Smithsonian Institute. Spring 2024. - World Literature and Hedayat’s Poetics of Modernity [Book Review]. Iranian Studies, vol. 56, no.
3, 2023. Pp. 599-601. doi:10.1017/irn.2023.4 - Translator of Espejo de los detalles / Mirror of Details (2020)
- Graduate Assistant and Audio Editor for The Story of Iran podcast
Education & Degrees
- Ph.D. in Comparative Literature, UC Davis (in progress)
- M.A. in Comparative Literature, UC Davis (2023)
- B.A. with Honors in Comparative Literature (major), English (major), and Spanish (minor), University of Oregon and Robert D. Clark Honors College, summa cum laude (2019)