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Atyeh Ashtari

Assistant Professor
Campus Box
358437

About

Degrees

Ph.D.
Urban and Regional Planning
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2024
Graduate Minor
Global Studies
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2021
Graduate Minor
Gender Relations in International Development
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2019
MLA
Landscape Architecture
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2017
Barch
Architectural Engineering
University of Art, Tehran
2013

Introduction

Dr. Atyeh (Ati) Ashtari is an interdisciplinary feminist urban scholar. She was born and raised in Tehran, Iran where she started her education in the field of architecture as a first-generation student. Coming from an extensive interdisciplinary background, her research interests center community as the main unit of analysis and emphasis. They broadly lie within the realms of intersectional humane urbanism; sustainable community-based development; community economies; participatory action research; critical feminist theories, methodologies, and storytelling. She has authored several publications, and has done research in Iran, the United States, and Ecuador.

To learn more about Dr. Ashtari’s work, please visit her personal website: https://www.atyehashtari.com/