Professional Activities Chair: Faculty Affairs Committee , 2000 - 2003 Member: College of Liberal Arts Curriculum, Instruction, and Advising Committee , 2003 - 2005 Member: CLA Assembly , 2002 - 2004 Chair, CLA Assembly: 2005 - 2006 Research Mullah Sadra and Shi'ite Theology: An assessment of the impact of Mullah Sadra Shirazi's philosophy on the course of Usuli thought in the shaping of Shi'ite Islam., 2006 - 2009 "The Impact of 'Reason' on the Cultures of Iran and the West.": Roots of Greco-Roman culture (Christianity, Humanism, Enlightenment), Zoroastrianism and Islam, emphasizing the role of philosophy., Creative The Nowruz Scrolls (in English, Persian, Tajiki, Russian): An appreciation of the ancient roots of the Nowruz Celebration., Painting: Oil paintings of scenes from Iran and Central Asia.,