Education
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; PhD candidate in philosophy
University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; B.A. Specialist in Philosophy (with distinction), June 2013
University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; M.Sc in Medical Biophysics with an open offer for PhD continuation, November 2010; Supervisor: Dr. Christopher Macgowan
McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada; B.Eng in Electrical and Biomedical Engineering (with distinction), June 2007
National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents, Rasht, Iran; High school diploma, June 2001
Awards and Scholarships
- Public Scholars Initiative Fellowship, University of British Columbia, 2018-2019
- Don Brown Graduate Teaching Award, 2017-2018
- W. Maurice Young Centre for Applied Ethics Fellowship, 2018-2019
- UBC Ambassador for Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, 2018-2019
- Public Scholars Initiative Fellowship, University of British Columbia, 2017-2018
- Research award from Summer Seminars in Neuroscience and Philosophy at Duke University, 2016
- Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarships Program—Doctoral Scholarships, 2014-2017
- University of British Columbia Four-Year Fellowship, 2013-2017
- The Sanford Gold Medal for highest overall standing in the Specialist Program in Philosophy, Victoria College, Toronto, 2013
- Dean’s list, University of Toronto, 2011-2013
- Victoria College, The Regents In-Course Scholarship, 2012
- The Walter and Mary Tuohy Award, 2012
- PEM Research in Progress Seminar Award, The Hospital for Sick Children, 2009
- Research Training Competition Award, The Hospital for Sick Children, 2008-2010
- Ontario Graduate Scholarship, 2008-2010 (Declined)
- Dean’s list, McMaster University, 2004-2007
- The Dr. Harry Lyman Hooker Scholarship Award for Academic Excellence, 2006
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Award for Undergraduate Summer Research, 2005
- The Dr. Harry Lyman Hooker Scholarship Award for Academic Excellence, 2005
