I was born in Mashhad in 1966. I completed my bachelor's degree at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad (1991), master's degree (1996) and doctorate (2002) in the field of sociology at Tarbiat Modares University in Tehran. Doctoral thesis title: "Sociological analysis of success in entering the university". The main areas of my educational and research activities are research methods with an emphasis on Social network analysis, Grounded theory, Sociology of education, Sociology of higher education and Sociology of organizations.