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Naima Mohammadi is a Visiting Lecturer at the Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies Program at the University of Pittsburgh, affiliated with the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences. Her research focuses on Muslim women's experiences in non-Muslim majority contexts, particularly exploring intersections of gender, religion, and globalization. She holds a visiting scholar appointment at the Global Studies Center (GSC) and the University of Padova, Italy, where she studied the socio-cultural implications of the Islamic veil. Previously, she served as an affiliated assistant professor at Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Iran (2014-2018), where she authored The Sociology of Polygamous Families, analyzing Baluchistan’s religious and ethnic minority women.
Her research interests include Colored and Covered Muslim Feminism, global feminist dialogues, and the socio-political dynamics affecting marginalized communities. Key areas of study include Iranian Muslim students’ rights in Italian universities, the cultural symbolism of veiling practices in Balochistan, and the impact of the pandemic on Muslim married women’s digital interactions. She has also conducted studies on prisoner welfare, sexual minorities in Iran, and the role of contemporary clerics in shaping religious-political discourse.
Dr. Mohammadi’s work bridges interdisciplinary methodologies, combining qualitative approaches with sociological analysis. Her publications span topics from interpersonal psychotherapy in prisons to the typology of conflicts in polygamous families, reflecting a commitment to understanding complex social phenomena. She maintains an active academic profile through her personal website, http://naimamohammadi.com/.
