Role on MAP team: I am a graduate research assistant working under the supervision of Dr. Atiya Mahmood on the SWAN (Stakeholders’ walkability/wheelability audit in neighbourhoods) project.
1) Where are you from and where/what do you study?
I am from Iran, and I recently moved to Canada in August 2021 to pursue my second master’s degree in Gerontology at Simon Fraser University. Previously, I studied Urban Planning and Design, and currently, I am working on walkability aspects of age-friendly cities.
2) What motivates you to make the world more accessible?