Membership in professional organizations
| 2015 | The Renaissance Society of America (RSA) |
| 2016 | Omar Khayyam Club London |
| 2007-2012 |
Elected Fellow of the Young Academy of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) |
| 2013-2014 | Fellow at Netherlands Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences (NIAS) |
| 2012-2016 | Elected Member of the Royal Asiatic Society |
| 2014- present |
Research Fellow at SOAS (London) |
| 2010-2012 |
Elected Board Member to the Council of the International Society for Iranian Studies |