Anousha Sedighi (2005) Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Persian Ph.D. 2005 University of Ottawa (Canada)

Dr. Sedighi is the first full-time Persian faculty member at PSU in twenty years. She holds a Ph.D, and a Master’s degree in Persian Linguistics from the University of Ottawa, and a Bachelor’s degree in Persian-English translation from Azad University in Tehran. She is the recipient of the award for the Best Student Paper Contest at the Canadian Linguistic Association Conference (CLA) in 2004. She has delivered papers on Persian linguistics at several International conferences and has written articles on Persian Syntax. Her felids of Interest are Persian Language (Syntax and Morphology), Literature, and Culture. She is a member of American Association for teachers of Persian (AATP). At PSU, she is developing a two year proficiency oriented Persian Program as well as conducting research on Persian linguistics. She is also the coordinator for the Heritage Persian Initiative and a member of the Middle East Studies Center at PSU.

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Office number:  NH 451-P
Telephone: 503- 725-8784
E-mail: sedighi@pdx.edu