Dr. Shima Ebrahimi is an Associate Professor of Persian Language Teaching at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, specializing in educational psychology. She has authored over 70 articles and four books on Persian language education, educational psychology, the sociology of language education, and the cultural aspects of language instruction. She has presented her research at over 30 national and international conferences. In recognition of her academic contributions, she received the Distinguished Academic Researcher Award at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad in 2024. She was also honored with the Best University Book Award 2019 from the Faculty of Literature and Humanities. She earned the Outstanding Teacher Award for six consecutive years (2019–2024) at the Faculty of Literature and Humanities, and she is recognized as being in the top 5% of outstanding teachers at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad. She is a member of the Policy Council for the Application of Technology in Teaching Persian Language and Literature (Iranian Persian Language and Literature Association), a member of the Committee on International Relations at the Faculty of Literature and Humanities, a member of the Working Group for English Courses in the Department of Persian Language and Literature, and a member of the Research and Development (R&D) Section at the Testing and Language Aptitude Measurement Center.