Energetic researcher on identity, history of Islam and Iran, ethnoreligious phenomena, conflict and peace trends in Iran, the Caucasus, Russia, and Levant. My research on this area is based on historical, political surveys, and eco-social factors. My current concentration and interest more are related to analyzing the connections between national identity, ethnoreligious background and conflict transformation.

Educational Background
• Ph.D.: September 2013 –2018 Doctoral Candidate
University of Warsaw (UW) – Ph.D. in English (Poland)
Oriental Studies Faculty
• Master: 2018-2020 Post Graduate Program
Saint Paul University (SPU) – University of Ottawa (uOttawa) - M.A in English (Canada)
Faculty of Humanities - School of Conflict Studies
• Master: 2006-2009 Post Graduate Program
University of Tehran (UT) - M.A in Persian (Iran)
Faculty of Literature & Humanities – Caucasus and Central Asian Studies Program, Department of History
• Bachelor: 2002-2006 Undergraduate Program
University of Tehran (UT) – B.A in Persian (Iran)
Faculty of Literature & Humanities - Department of History

Language Skills
Native tongue(s): Persian
Other languages
English: Proficient (Reading and Listening and Writing) - IELTS 7
Arabic: Conversant (Reading and Listening and Writing) - B2
Russian: Conversant (Reading and Listening and Speaking) - B2
Ottoman Turkish: Conversant (Reading and Writing) - B1
Armenian, Georgian, Azerbaijani, Uzbek: Beginner - A2

Lectures
• History of Islam – Allamah Al-Hilli Elementary School, Tehran – Iran (2003-2005);
• History of Islam – Mofid Elementary School, Tehran – Iran (2005-2007);
• Ethnography of Central Eurasia – Ilia State University, Tbilisi – Georgia (Spring, 2012);
• History of Imperial Russia in the Caucasus and Central Asia – Caucasus Studies Institute, Tehran – Iran (Spring, 2013);
• History of Islam in the Caucasus and Central Asia – Caucasus Studies Institute, Tehran – Iran (Winter, 2013);
• Politics in the Caucasus and Central Asia – University of Warsaw, Warsaw – Poland (Spring, 2016);
• Interdisciplinary Seminar in Caucasian and Central Asian Studies – University of Warsaw, Warsaw – Poland (Spring, 2017);
• Introduction of Iranian Studies - – University of Warsaw, Warsaw – Poland (Spring, 2018);
• Conflicts and Security in the Eastern Europe – Academic Club for Peace-Conflict Studies, Ottawa – Canada (Spring 2019).

Affiliations
Research Director 2017, Sep – 2020, Mar / Academic Club for Peace & Conflict Studies / University of Ottawa (Ottawa, Canada)
Adjunct Researcher 2018, Sep – 2020, Sep / Database of Religious History / University of British Columbia (Vancouver, Canada)
Postdoctoral Researcher 2018, Sep – 2020, Sep / Centre For East European Studies (Warsaw, Poland)
Project Officer, Strategic Planner 2015, Des – 2017, Sep / ISSICEU project – for EEAS (European External Action Service, Brussels, Belgium)
Visiting Researcher 2014, Jul – 2014, Oct / Institute of Humanities and Social Study the V. I. Abaev / Russian Academy of Science (North Ossetia – Russia)
Visiting Scholar 2011, Oct – 2012, July / Institute of Caucasiology / Tbilisi State University (Tbilisi, Georgia)
Visiting Scholar 2011, Oct – 2012, Jan / International School for Caucasus Studies (ISCS) / Ilia State University (Tbilisi, Georgia)
Regional Director 2011, Jun – 2013, Sep / Caucasus Studies Institute (CCSI) (Tbilisi, Georgia)
Visiting Scholar 2010, Jun – 2010, Sep / Institute Of History, Archaeology & Ethnography / Russian Academy of Science (Dagestan, Russia)
Managing Director 2006, Oct – 2011, Jun / Caucasus Studies Institute / University of Tehran (Tehran, Iran)
Associate Scholar – Communications Officer 2005, Jul – 2009, Sep / Institute of Cultural & Civilization Studies of Īrānshahr (FTA) (Tehran, Iran)
Administrative Assistant – Office Manager 2003, Jun – 2006 Sep / International Centre for Dialogue Among Civilizations / University of Tehran Branch (Tehran, Iran)

Kazemzadeh, H. (2019). Orientalism & Cultural Imperialism; Edward Said’s Viewpoint. Internal Journal of ACPCS, Winter No.08. pp. 24-26. Online Access: https://academicpeace.ca/2019/02/27/book-review-orientalism/

Research & Teaching Interests Related to the History of Iran, Russia and the Middle East, Religious and Identity of Caucasus and Iran, and Iranian and Central Eurasian Studies:
• National, Ethnic, and Religious Identities;
• Conflict and Ethnocentrism in the Caucasus and Central Asia;
• Contemporary Peacebuilding in Eastern Europe and Middle East;
• Democracy and Modernization in the South Caucasus and Central Asia;
• Imperial History of 17-19th centuries in the Caucasus and Central Asia;
• History of Caucasian religions and Cultural-Linguistic Ethnography;
• Ancient Caucasian, Iranian, and Slavic Religions;
• The history of Iran in the related to the Caucasus and Central Asia;
• Islam and Radicalism.

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Research ِDirector, University of Ottawa