Mehrak Kamali

Mehrak Kamali is a Senior Lecturer and Persian Language Program Coordinator at The Ohio State University's Department of Near Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures. An experienced instructor, he facilitates student exploration of Persian language, Iranian culture, and contemporary societal issues through communicative learning approaches and technology integration. He teaches courses including Iranian Society Today, Persian Literature in Translation, and multi-level Persian language classes.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Iranian Studies, University of Arizona, School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies (2016)
• M.A. in Sociology of Literature, Tehran University (2003)
• B.A. in Social Science Research, Tehran University (2000)

His research intersects pedagogy, language acquisition, and socio-historical analysis of Iran, with publications on modern Persian fiction, religious minority dynamics, and language pedagogy. Current work examines post-revolutionary Iran's treatment of religious minorities, exemplified by his article on the Baha'i community's experiences with systemic marginalization.