Courses Taught at Nipissing University
SOC2126.Sociological Research Methods
SOC2127. Quantitative Research Methods
SOC3057. Demography: Introduction to Population Studies
SOC3226. Survey Research
SOC4006-7. Independent Studies
SOC4096-7. Thesis
SOC4206. Determinants of Population Change
SOC4127. Advanced Social Data Analysis
SOC5217. Quantitative Analysis
Students’ Thesis Supervision
2021-2024. Thesis Advisor. PhD. thesis entitled “Sociological analysis of the effects of disability stigma on mental disorders of physically disabled citizens living in the cities of Tehran and Yasuj (Iran).” Student: Vahid Dastyar, Department of Social Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran.
2021-2022. Thesis Co-supervisor. M.A thesis entitled “A study on the determinants of childlessness and one-child intentions among married women aged 15-35 in the city of Hamedan, Iran.” Student: Shakiba Jahangiri, Department of Social Sciences, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran.
2020-2022. Thesis Supervisor. MA thesis entitled “”Locked down but where to go: analyzing homelessness in the District of Nipissing, Ontario, Canada, at the onset, and during the COVID-19 Pandemic (2018-2021)”.” Student: Megan Odd, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Nipissing University.
2019-2023. Thesis Supervisor. MA thesis entitled “The Effects of Division of Domestic Labour on Fertility Intentions in Canada.” Student: Leandra Pilon, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Nipissing University.
2019-2023. Thesis Advisor. PhD. thesis entitled “Designing, implementing and evaluating interventional program to encourage couples in Hamadan to childbearing using the integrated social marketing approach.” Student: Mokhtar Soheylizad, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health, Hamedan University of Medical Sciences, Hamedan, Iran.
2019-2020. Thesis Supervisor. BA thesis entitled “Implementing the Eight-Lamp Amber-Red Lighting System on School Buses in Ontario.” Student: Megan Odd, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Nipissing University.
2018-2019. Thesis Supervisor. BA thesis entitled “The Effects of religiosity on attitudes toward abortion among university students in Canada.” Student: Leandra Pilon, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Nipissing University.
2018-2019. Thesis Advisor. MA thesis entitled “Factors associated with fertility intentions of couples with mentally disabled children studying in schools for children with special needs, 2018.” Student: Sepideh Sheidanik, Department of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
2017-2018. Co-supervisor. MA thesis entitled “The effect of counselling on coping with an unplanned pregnancy: a randomized controlled clinical trial.” Student: Nayer Bayrampour, Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Nursery & Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
2015-2017. Co-supervisor. Ph.D. thesis entitled “Phenomenology of being only-child: the case of girls in Tehran, Iran.” Student: Javad Shojaee, Department of Social Sciences, University of Isfahan, Iran.
2015-2016. Thesis Co-supervisor. M.A. thesis entitled: “Levels and determinants of unintended pregnancies among married women aged 15-49 in the city of Asad-abad, Iran. Student: Zeinab Heidaryannoor, Department of Social Sciences, Bu-Ali Sina University, Iran.
2015-2016. Thesis co-supervisor. M.A. thesis entitled: “Investigate the relationship between individualism and attitude to childbearing among young married couples in Tehran. Student: Roya Jahanbakhsh, Department of Sociology, University of Tehran, Iran.
2014-2015. Thesis advisor. M.A. thesis entitled: “A comparative study of determinants of demand for long-acting and permanent contraceptive methods among Turkish and Kurdish women in Urmia, Iran. Student: Sanaz Nasri, Department of Social Sciences, Bu-Ali Sina University, Iran.
2012-2013. Research Supervisor. Supervising the post-doctoral research of Muhammad Raza, entitled “the economic integration of South-Asian immigrants in Canada,” which was funded by my SSHRC Insight Development Grant.
2011-2012. Thesis Advisor. M.A. thesis entitled “Unmet need for family planning among married women aged 15-49 in the city Mahabad in Iran: levels and determinants,”. Student: Balal Bagi, Department of Social Sciences, Bu-Ali Sina University, Iran.
2009-2012. Thesis Advisor . Ph.D. thesis entitled “Determinants of health promoting behaviours of university students: with emphasis on demographic factors”. Student: Jafar Kord-Zanganeh, Department of Demography, Tehran University.
2010-2011. Thesis Supervisor. B.A. thesis entitled “Determinants of withdrawal use in Tehran, Iran.” Student: Victoria Spofford. Department of Sociology, Nipissing University.
2011. Thesis Supervisor. B.A. thesis entitled “Fertility intentions of Canadian young immigrants and non-immigrants.” Student: Jillian Lavadan. Department of Sociology, Nipissing University.