Presentations

Conference Presentations 

  • The Correlation between Place Satisfaction and Disaster Recovery in Communities Facing Environmental Shocks, Environmental Design Research Association Conference (EDRA55), June 2024

  • Moving towards a resilient community to environmental disasters: a case study of Corcovada Community, Puerto Rico, Urban Affairs Association Conference (UAA), April 2023

  • Towards Building Resilient Cities to Pandemics: a review of COVID-19 literature, American Association of Geographers Conference (AAG), March 2023

  • Community Recovery and Social Cohesion Post-Disaster, Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Conference (ACSP), November 2022 

  • The Impact of Place Identity on Social Resilience in Time of a Disaster, Environmental Design Research Association Conference (EDRA53), June 2022 

  • Analysis and Improvement of Sense of Place in New Development Areas, American Association of Geographers Conference (AAG), March 2022 

  • Developing a Disaster Recovery Model for 21st Century Needs, Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Conference (ACSP), October 2021 

  • Revisiting the Kates-Pijawka Model for Disaster Recovery in the Age Resiliency, American Association of Geographers Conference (AAG), April 2021 

  • Urban Revitalization in the Historical Part of the City of Qom, Focusing on Cultural and Tourism Factors, 8th Congress on Sustainable Development and Urban Revitalization, January 2017 

Invited Presentations

  • Placemaking in the Design of Waterfront Areas, Guest Lecturer, School of Landscape Architecture, Michigan State University, Design Development Studio (LA 345), February 2024.

  • Vacant Lots’ Impact on Heat Resilience, Guest Speaker, Knowledge Exchange for Resilience Center, Arizona State University, February 2024.

  • The Impacts of Social Cohesion on Recovery Rate in Puerto Rico’s Underserved Communities, Guest Speaker, Planners for Puerto Rico, April 2023

  • What Is Sustainability? How Can We Make Communities More Sustainable?, Guest Speaker, University of Montana, Environmental Studies Program, Sustainable Communities Course (ENST 225S), March 2023

  • The Methodologies for Social Studies in the Context of Environmental Disasters, Guest Speaker, Clemson University, Planning, Design, and the Built Environment Colloquium Course (PDBE 8120), March 2023

  • The Role of Community Engagement in the Recovery Rate Post-Disaster, Guest Speaker, College of Architecture, Arts, and Humanities, Clemson University, March 2023

  • Placemaking in Landscape Architecture, Guest Speaker, Clemson University, Landscape Architecture Department, Introduction to Landscape architecture Course (LARC 1150), October 2022 

  • Social Cohesion and Social Capital Before, During, and After an Environmental Disaster, Guest Lecturer, the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Department of Public Affairs and Security Studies, Introduction to Community Development Course (PAFF 6351), April 2022 

  • Community Resilience Post-disaster, Guest Lecturer, the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Department of Public Affairs and Security Studies, Homeland Security in the U.S. Course (PAFF 6381), February 2022 

Workshops

  • Piedmont Chalk Event: Children's Engagement in the Community Planning Process, Greenville County, Planning Division, 2023

  • Community Visioning Workshop for 103 Del Norte Ln site design, Greenville County, Planning Division, 2023

  • Stakeholder and Public Engagement Workshops for Piedmont Community Study Area, Greenville County, Planning Division, 2023

  • Residents’ Engagement Workshop for Pebble Creek Area Plan, Greenville County, Planning Division, 2023

  • Visual Communication Techniques in Landscape Architecture, Clemson University, Landscape Architecture Department, 2019 

  • Urban Design Analysis, Workshop Presentation, University of Qom, Department of Architecture and Urbanism, 2018 

  • Community Engagement in the Design Process of the Revitalization of Historic Areas, Revitalization Organization, Qom, Iran, 2018

  • Architecture and Urban Analysis and Sketching, Workshop Presentation, Shahab Danesh University, Department of Architecture and Urbanism, 2016 

Posters

  • Testbeds: Project Integration via Place-based Engagement, Southwest Urban Corridor Integrated Field Laboratory, Department of Energy Office of Science, Arizona State University, February 2024

  • Plan Evaluation for Heat Resilience, Southwest Urban Corridor Integrated Field Laboratory, Department of Energy Office of Science, Arizona State University, February 2024