NOOSHIN SAMIMI
Colorado Springs,CO
Summary
Anthropologist, ethnographer, and insight-driven researcher.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Postdoctoral Researcher
University of Colorado
Colorado Springs, CO
12.2024 - 06.2026
- Designed and secured $100K+ in grant funding for a public history research project and directed a feature-length ethnographic documentary.
- Conducted 12 months of ethnographic fieldwork examining LGBTQ+ rights, religion, and queer care in Colorado Springs.
- Recruited 50+ research participants and conducted 100+ qualitative interviews.
- Analyzed ethnographic and archival data and synthesized findings for academic and public audiences.
- Presented research at academic conferences and public talks.
- Completed Institutional Review Board (IRB) training for research involving human subjects.
ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCHER, PHD CANDIDATE
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
04.2019 - 05.2024
- Designed, funded ($50K+ in grants), and wrote an ethnographic research project
- Conducted 18 months of fieldwork in the United States focusing on the federal government’s decision to introduce a new category termed “MENA” for the statistical classification of immigrants with roots in the Middle East and North Africa region including Iranian Americans
- Recruited 100+ participants for 200+ interviews
- Analyzed data and synthesized results
- Presented at 15+ academic conferences and 2 co-chaired panels
- Article draft in progress for publication in a peer-reviewed edited volume on the new MENA category
- Completed Institutional Review Board (IRB) training for conducting human subjects research.
Education
Ph.D. - Anthropology
University of Pennsylvania
05-2024
Master of Arts, Major: English -
University of Isfahan
Isfahan, Iran08-2012
Bachelor of Arts, Major: English -
University of Isfahan
Isfahan, Iran06-2008
Skills
- Qualitative, and mixed methods research
- Community engagement, communication, and outreach
- Multimodal ethnography (film, audio, digital media)
- Semiotic and discourse analysis
- Grant writing
- Reporting and evaluation
- Experimental design
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
Affiliations
- American Anthropological Association
- Health Ecologies Lab
- Center for Experimental Ethnography (CEE)
- Collective for Advancing Multimodal Research Arts (CAMRA)
- Society of Linguistic Anthropology
- Society for Visual Anthropology
- American Ethnological Society
Certification
The CTL Teaching & Learning Certificate, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Certificate of Experimental Ethnography, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Funding & Fellowships
- Henry Luce Foundation Fellowship (Scholar-in-Residence)
- Wenner-Gren Foundation Dissertation Fieldwork Grant
- Teece Dissertation Research Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania
- Benjamin Franklin Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania
- Faculty Equity and Inclusion Committee Diversity Grant, UCCS
Timeline
Postdoctoral Researcher
University of Colorado
12.2024 - 06.2026
ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCHER, PHD CANDIDATE
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
04.2019 - 05.2024
Master of Arts, Major: English -
University of Isfahan
Bachelor of Arts, Major: English -
University of Isfahan
Ph.D. - Anthropology
University of Pennsylvania