Research
My research examines how public institutions distribute power, legal protection, and vulnerability. I focus on Iran while using comparative law, international human-rights standards, and empirical evidence to study the operation of legal rules in practice.
Current research
Evidence and access to justice in gender-based violence cases
I conduct source-verified research on evidentiary rules, judicial practice, and access to justice in sexual and gender-based violence cases in Iran. This work draws on legislation, judicial decisions, official legal opinions, and international human-rights standards.
Gender and data-informed inequality research
At Virginia Tech’s Dataism Lab, I study gender and socioeconomic disparities at the intersection of law, data, and global inequality. This work considers how empirical and quantitative methods can strengthen legal analysis without displacing institutional and contextual judgment.
Constitutional power and regulatory governance
My public-law research addresses executive power, separation of powers, regulatory governance, constitutional implementation, and the relationship between courts, administrative institutions, and elected branches.
Research in progress
- When Peace Costs Women: Legal Pluralism, Customary Justice, and Forced Marriage in Transitional Contexts
- Measuring Inequality: A Data-Driven Framework for Assessing Women’s Economic Safety in Post-Conflict Settings
- Testing the Diversity Principle: A Data-Driven Framework for Evaluating Inequality Outcomes
- Dancing with the Shadows of Gender: Social and Legal Barriers Facing Transgender Individuals after Transition in Iran
- Seeking Protection: Female Sex Workers’ Right to Healthcare in Iran
Selected policy research
- Research on women’s rights, constitutional implementation, public health, harm reduction, safe housing, and access to services for women in vulnerable situations
- Research and teaching on women’s right to health, domestic violence, public-health law, and access to justice