Sara holds a Ph.D. in Motor Learning and Development. She is a dynamic instructor, a badminton coach, and a motivated instructional designer. She has received her second master’s degree in instructional design and technology from the University of Tampa in 2021 as she thinks the world is going to become online, especially with the Covid-19 pandemic, and she wants to learn more about how to learn, teach and communicate remotely with her students and clients all around the world more effectively. She has a background in motor learning, skills, and development. She also likes photography and enjoys teaching it and taking pictures of nature and the world.
Key Strengths
- Maintain excellent rapport and communication skills with the clients and understand their concerns.
- Excellent grasp of working with educational platforms such as padlet, Google Docs, Canvas, Moodle, Camtasia, google classroom, Blackboard, Articulate Rise 360, Storyline, MS Office, and other related software.
- Extensive experience as a badminton and PE coach and instructor.
- Extensive Leadership and management skills
- Working independently conduct needs analyses, plan, organize, manage, monitor, complete, and evaluate projects within allocated timeframes and resources.
- She efficiently and effectively coordinates and manages multiple tasks simultaneously.
WORK EXPERIENCE
She has taught different subjects such as motor learning, Sport Psychology, Photography, and badminton to college and university students in Iran since 2007.
She has also taught badminton to different age levels, individuals, and groups in Iran, Vancouver, and Florida since 2000.
- SARA Academy.co Sport, Art, Resilience Academy 2021-Present, Founder and CEO
- Badminton Coach, Vancouver Canada, 2015-2019
- Photographer, 2014- Present
- Assistant Professor, Tenure Track Research and Science University, Department of Physical Education, Tehran, Iran 2008 – 2013
- Teaching motor learning and development, Master’s and Ph.D. students
- Conducting, supervising, advising, and reviewing thesis and dissertations
- The executive director of the motor behavior group
- Mental Coach Iranian Olympic and Paralympic Committee Tehran, Iran 2008 – 2013
- Part-time mental coach for the national Tennis team
- Part-time mental coach on the national dragon boat team
- Conducting classes and workshops for Iranian national athletes
- Conducting workshops in different Iranian sports federations
- Instructor Esfahan Medical University Esfahan, Iran 2006 – 2013
- Motor learning and development, first aid, health and sport
- Conducting different workshops for national and provincial athletes
- Badminton Coach and Instructor Iranian Badminton Federation Tehran, Iran 1998 – 2013
- Badminton International Coach and Instructor
- Assess and evaluate badminton coaches for qualification
- Nurse Esfahan Medical University Esfahan Iran 1995 – 2005
- RN in women and children’s psychiatric ward
- RN in the intensive care unit
- Relief RN in different wards of Al Zahra Hospital
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
- Graduate Student in Instructional design and Technology, University of Tampa, Florida, Jan 2020-present
- Ph.D. Motor Behavior, Physical Education, University of Shahid Beheshti, Tehran, Iran, 2008
- Sc., Physical Education, Azad University. Esfahan, Iran, 2003
- Sc. Nursing, Medical University, Esfahan, Iran, 2000
Volunteering:
Scholarship/Board Director at Canadian Iranian Foundation
Board Director at Soroptimist International
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Email:
sara@sara.academy