Hamed Kazemzadeh

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I am Dr. Hamed Kazemzadeh, a researcher, educator, linguist, and immigration policy specialist based in Calgary, Canada. I currently work as a Research Associate at the TIES Centre for Immigrant Research, where I am involved in community-based and policy-oriented research on immigration, newcomer settlement, integration, belonging, and regional development. I also teach at the University of Calgary in the School of Languages, Linguistics, Literatures and Cultures.

My academic background is interdisciplinary. I hold a PhD in Oriental Studies, completed through an international academic program involving the University of Warsaw and Lund University. I also hold a Master of Arts in Conflict Studies from the University of Ottawa. Over the years, my research interests have included migration and immigration policy, peace and conflict studies, linguistics, Iranistics, Caucasus studies, and the broader political, cultural, and social dynamics of Eurasia.

My work today brings these different areas together. I am particularly interested in connecting academic research with practical policy and community needs. Much of my current work is focused on understanding how immigration policies and settlement systems can better support newcomers, strengthen smaller and northern communities, promote intercultural understanding, and create stronger relationships among newcomers, Indigenous peoples, governments, and community organizations.

Experience

  • 2024–present
    Adjunct assistant professor, University of Calgary

Education

  • 2020 
    University of Ottawa, Conflict Studies
  • 2018 
    University of Warsaw, Oriental Studies

Publications

  • 2022
    Circassia in the World History, University of Warsaw

Grants and Contracts

  • 2013
    Horizon Europe
    Role:
    Researcher
    Funding Source:
    European Commission

Professional Memberships

  • Canadian Association of Slavists
  • Canadian Sociology Association
  • Peace and Conflict Studies Association of Canada (PACS-Can)
  • Canadian Association for the Study of Islam and Muslims (CASIM)
  • Canadian Society of Medievalists
  • Middle East Studies Association
  • Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES)
  • Central Eurasian Studies Society (CESS)

Contact Hamed for

  • General
  • Media request
  • Speaking request
  • Consulting / Advising
  • Research collaboration
  • Research supervision