Academic & Professional Experiences

• 2024-Now: Research Officer. Higher Education Research Academy (HERA), School of Health Sciences, The University of Newcastle, Australia
• 2024-Now: Academic Language and Learning Teaching Specialist Academic. Learning and Teaching Innovation, Flinders University, Australia
• 2024-Now: Research Fellow: School of Education, La Trobe University, Australia
• 2023: Academic Developer. Learning and Teaching Innovation, Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Flinders University, Australia
• 2021-Now: Research Officer. Virtual Reality (VR) School Study, School of Education, The University of Newcastle, Australia
• 2023-Now: Adjunct PhD Supervisor (Languages and Cultures). Department of English and German Philologies, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Cordoba, Spain
• 2021-Now: Adjunct PhD Supervisor (Linguistics). Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran
• 2021-2022: Adjunct MA Supervisor (English Language Teaching). Department of English Language and Literature, Faculty of Foreign Languages, University of Isfahan, Iran
• 2021-2022: Course Site Reviewer, Learning Design and Teaching Innovation, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
• 2020-2021: Digital Library Program Intern. The University of Newcastle, Australia
• 2013-2020: Research Associate (Supervisor, Content Developer, and Managing Editor). Khate Sefid Educational Group, Mashhad, Iran
• 2019-2020: Head Researcher. Masoumeh Education Complex, Tehran, Iran
• 2018-2019: English Language Teacher Trainer and Language Teaching & Learning Researcher, Alvand Language School, Shahrood, Iran
• 2011-2017: Visiting Lecturer. University of Applied Science & Technology, Mashhad, Iran
• 2012-2013: Educational Director & Chief Supervisor. Mehr Iranian Language Institute, Mashhad, Iran
• 2014: English Teacher. Mahan Language Institute, Mashhad, Iran
• 2014: English Teacher. Rashed English Language Institute, Mashhad, Iran
• 2011-2014: English Tutor. Seraj English Institute, Mashhad, Iran
• 2011-2012: English Teacher. Asia Institute of Higher Education, Mashhad, Iran
• 2010: English Teacher. Kish Air Cultural and Educational Institute, Mashhad, Iran
• 2010: English Teacher. Iran National Language Institute, Mashhad, Iran
• 2008-2012: English Teacher. Gooyesh Language School, Mashhad, Iran

Editorship/Reviewer

• 2024-Now: Reviewer of ReCALL, Cambridge University Press.
• 2024-Now: Reviewer of Australian Journal of Applied Linguistics, Castledown.
• 2024-Now: Reviewer of European Journal of Education: Research, Development and Policy, Wiley.
• 2023-Now: Reviewer of Language Teaching Research, SAGE.
• 2023-Now: Reviewer of Open Learning: The Journal of Open and Distance Learning, Taylor & Francis.
• 2023-Now: Reviewer of Foreign Language Annals, Wiley.
• 2023-Now: Reviewer of American, British and Canadian Studies, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Romania.
• 2022-2024: Guest Editor of Special Issue on “CALLing out Culture: The Interplay Between Language, Technology and Culture”; Journal for Multicultural Education, Emerald Publishing, the UK
• 2023: Associate Editor of Playful CALL: JALTCALL 2022 Post-Conference Publication, JALTCALL SIG, Japan.
• 2023: Editorial Advisory Board of Learning with Escape Rooms in Higher Education Online Environments, IGI Global, USA.
• 2022-2023: Guest Editor of Special Issue on “Computer-Assisted Language Learning in Teaching Persian and Other Languages“; Journal of Teaching Persian to Speakers of Other Languages.
• 2021-2022: Guest Editor of Special Issue on “CALL Teacher Education and Professional Development”; Teaching English with Technology, IATEFL Poland
• 2022-Now: Reviewer of Educational Psychology Review, Springer
• 2021-Now: Reviewer of International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, Springer
• 2021-Now: Reviewer of CALL-EJ, Japan/Australia
• 2021-Now: Reviewer of Innovation in Language Learning & Teaching, Routledge
• 2021-Now: Reviewer of Porta Linguarum, University of Granada, Spain
• 2020-Now: Reviewer of Language Learning & Technology, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, USA
• 2020-Now: Reviewer of Technology, Knowledge and Learning, Springer
• 2019-Now: Reviewer of Computer Assisted Language Learning, Taylor & Francis
• 2019-Now: Reviewer of Teaching English with Technology, IATEFL Poland
• 2019-Now: Reviewer of The Language Learning Journal, Taylor & Francis
• 2021: Guest Editor (with Michelle Picard) of Special Issue on “New Literacies in Language Education”; Aula Abierta journal, University of Oviedo, Spain
• 2020: Guest Editor (with Michelle Picard) of Special issue on “Technology in Language Education”; Iranian Distance Education Journal, Payam Noor University, Iran
• 2019: Reviewer of Iranian Distance Education Journal, Payam Noor University, Iran
• 2017: Editorial Advisory Review Board of IGI Global Publication, USA
• 2017: Reviewer of International Journal of Distance Education Technologies, IGI Global Publication, USA
• 2017: Reviewer of International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning & Teaching, IGI Global Publication, USA
• 2017: Reviewer of International Journal of Education and Development using ICT, The University of West Indies
• 2017: Editor of International Journal of Educational Investigations
• 2017: Reviewer of Athens Journal of Philology, Athens Institute for Education and Research, Greece
• 2015-2017: Managing Editor of International Journal of Language and Applied Linguistics, Iran
• 2016: Editor of English Lingua Journal, University of Mostaganem, Algeria
• 2016: Guest Editor (with Terry Fowler) of Special issue on “Language Teaching and Learning”; International Journal for 21st Century Education, University of Cordoba, Spain
• 2014: Lead Guest Editor of Special issue on “Teaching English as a Second/Foreign Language”; International Journal of Language & Linguistics, USA
• 2013: Reviewer of Encyclopedia of Information Science & Technology, IGI-Global Publication, USA
• 2013: Reviewer of SAGE Publications

Professional Events

• Executive Chair of Technology-Enhanced Language Learning International Conference (TELIC2023), University of Texas – Permian Basin, USA (July 12-14, 2023)
• Vetting Chair of the JALTCALL2022 Conference, Tokyo, Japan (June 17-19, 2022)
• Scientific Committee Member, 1st Dehkhoda Persian Language International Festival, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran (June 15, 2022)
• Chair of the Blended Language Learning and Teaching, the 2nd National Conference on Open and Blended Education, Payam-e Noor University, Tehran, Iran (June 14, 2022)
• Scientific Committee Member of the 7th International Conference on Computer Games; Challenges and Opportunities, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran (Feb 24-25, 2022)
• Executive Committee Member of the SSTAR Conference (2021), School of Education, The University of Newcastle, Australia (Sep 29-30, 2021)
• Reviewer of the Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE 2021) Conference, The University of New England, Australia (Nov 30 – Dec 1, 2021)
• Reviewer of TESOL 2022 International Convention and English Language Expo, Pittsburgh, USA (March 22-25, 2022)
• Scientific Committee Member of the 7th International Conference on Bilingual Education, University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain (Oct 26-29, 2021)
• Reviewer of the JALTCALL2021 International Conference, Hirosaki Gakuin University, Hirosaki, Japan (June 4-6, 2021)
• Scientific Committee Member of the 6th International Conference on Computer Games; Challenges and Opportunities, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran (Feb 18-19, 2021)
• Reviewer of the Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE 2020) Conference, The University of New England, Australia (Nov 30 – Dec 1, 2020)
• Reviewer of the CATESOL2020 State Conference, Monterey, USA (Sep 7, 2020)
• 2020: Scientific Committee Member of the 6th International Conference on Bilingual Education, University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain (2020)
• Reviewer of the 25th TESOL Arabia International Conference & Exhibition on Empowering Educators, Abu Dhabi, UAE (Oct 2-3, 2020)
• Scientific Committee Member of the 5th International Conference on Computer Games; Challenges and Opportunities, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran (Feb 19, 2020)
• Chair of the Blended Language Education, the 1st National Conference on Blended Education, Payam-e Noor University, Tehran, Iran (Nov 7-8, 2019)
• Chair of the e-learning and e-teaching in language education, the 7th International Conference on e-Learning and e-Teaching, Khajeh Nasir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran (Feb 20-21, 2019)
• Scientific Committee Member of the 5th International Conference on Bilingual Education, University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain (Nov 12-15, 2019).
• Scientific Committee Member of the 4th International Conference on Bilingual Education, University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain (Nov 6-9, 2018)
• Scientific Committee Member of the 1st International Conference on Language Gap and Digital Competence: Challenges for the 21st Century, University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain (June 20-21, 2018)
• Scientific Committee Member of the 5th International Conference on New Trends in English Language Teaching and Testing, Istanbul, Turkey (March 30, 2018)
• Scientific Committee Member of the 4th International Conference on New Trends in English Language Teaching and Testing, Dubai, UAE (March 25, 2018)
• Scientific Committee Member of the 3rd International Conference on New Trends in English Language Teaching and Testing, Tehran, Iran (Nov 13, 2018)
• Scientific Committee Member of the 3rd International Conference on New Trends in English Language Teaching and Testing, Istanbul, Turkey (Nov 13, 2017)
• Scientific Committee Member of the 3rd International Conference on Bilingual Education, University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain (Nov 7-10, 2017)
• Scientific Committee Member of the Practical and Pedagogical Issues in English Language Teaching and Learning, Islamic Azad University, Urmia Branch, Iran (Aug 26-27, 2017)
• Scientific Committee Member of the 2nd International Conference on New Trends in English Language Teaching and Testing, Ardabil, Iran (Aug 28, 2017)
• Scientific Committee Member of the 1st International Conference on New Trends in English Language Teaching and Testing, Dubai, UAE (Aug 24, 2017)
• International Coordinator & Editorial Board, the 13th International Teaching English Language & Literature Society of Iran (TELLSI13) Conference, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran (Nov 16-18, 2016)
• Scientific Committee Member of the 1st International Conference on Bilingual Education, University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain (2015)
• Simultaneous Interpreter & International Coordinator, the Conference on Investigating the Innovative Strategies for Teaching English to Children, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran (2015)
• Session Chair of the 1st National Conference on Challenges in Foreign Language Teaching in Iran, Hakim Sabzevari University, Sabzevar, Iran (April 30, 2015)
• Scientific & Executive Committee Member of the 1st Regional Conference on New English Language Course Books (PROSPECT), University of Bojnord, Bojnord, Iran (Oct 16, 2014)
• Reviewer of the 3rd International Conference on E-Learning & E-Technologies in Education (ICEEE2014), Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation (APU), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (March 18-20, 2014)
• Reviewer of the 4th International Conference on E-Learning (ICEL2013), VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic (July 8-10, 2013)
• Reviewer of the 2nd International Conference on E-Learning & E-Technologies in Education (ICEEE2013), Lodz University of Technology, Lodz, Poland (Sep 23-25, 2013)
• Scientific Committee Member of the International Conference on Challenges of Education of Research in the Society of the Future (PECSV2013), University of Oradea, Oradea, Romania (2013)
• Reviewer of the 6th International Online Language Conference (IOLC2013), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (May 17-18, 2013)
• Scientific Committee Member of the 5th International Colloquium on Interdisciplinary Research – A Key to the Future European Cultural Space, Center for Research, Resources and European Studies, Bucharest, Romania (2012)
• 2012: Reviewer of the 10th International Teaching English Language & Literature Society of Iran (TELLSI10) Conference, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran (Oct 16-19, 2012)
• Scientific & Executive Committee Member of the 1st International Interdisciplinary Conference on Art, Language & Technology (ICALT2012), University of Applied Science & Technology, Mashhad, Iran (July 18-20, 2012)
• Scientific Committee Member of the International Conference on Modern Trends in Communication, Education and Interdisciplinary, Center for Research, Resources and European Studies, Bucharest, Romania (2012)