Hasan ShahpariHasan Shahpari has been a faculty member in the department of Sociology at Villanova University, as well as teaching at various educational establishments. Prior to teaching, he was a director of social research and the general director for the Iranin National Radio and Television. Dr. Shahpari received his bachelor degree in Economics from Shiraz (Pahlavi) University in Iran, his MBA from the Iran Center for Management Studies (ICMS), affiliated with Harvard Business School. He got his master’s degree in Medical Sociology and his Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. He received a fellowship award on social teachings of Christianity. His works have been published in both Persian and English peer-review journals. He has authored book chapters and has been a reviewer for peer-reviewed journals. Read More Read Less