Mohamadreza Babaee

Dr. Mohamadreza Babaee is an interdisciplinary scholar and artist with fourteen years of experience in social justice advocacy and impactful research. He specializes in inclusive pedagogy, academic initiative design, and project management. In his role as the Assistant Dean of Diversity and Inclusion, he manages all Graduate School programs aimed at increasing equitable access to graduate education. This includes diversity fellowships, recruitment initiatives, partnerships with MSIs, and other similar initiatives.

Prior to assuming the Assistant Dean position, Dr. Babaee served as a visiting assistant professor in the Department of Theatre, Drama, and Contemporary Dance at Indiana University. Additionally, he held positions as a Teaching Fellow at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and as the Graduate Course Coordinator of Performance Studies at Bowling Green State University. Furthermore, he has collaborated with multiple international non-profit organizations focused on racial justice and community building. Dr. Babaee's research projects primarily focus on exploring the diasporic construction of West Asian identities through frameworks such as race and ethnic studies, transnational feminism, and critical surveillance studies. His creative projects explore immigrant and refugee experiences using live performance, multimedia installation, and video game formats.

Education:

• M.F.A., Digital Arts and New Media, University of California, Santa Cruz, 2022
• Ph.D., Theatre and Performance Studies, Bowling Green State University, 2020
• M.A., Creative Performance Directing, University of Tehran, 2014
• B.A., Creative Performance Directing, University of Tehran, 2012