Dr. Asma Mehan is a researcher, educator, and architect who works at the intersection between architectural humanities and critical urban studies. She currently works as an assistant professor at Texas Tech University College of Architecture. She is the author of the books “Tehran: from Sacred to Radical” (London: Routledge, 2022) and “Kuala Lumpur: Community, Infrastructure, and Urban Inclusivity” (London: Routledge, 2020). Dr. Mehan was recently appointed as the Coordination Team (CT) Leader of the Young Academics network of the Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP YA). Her scholarly and creative work focuses on architectural humanities and critical urban studies. She has authored over fifty articles and essays in scholarly books and professional journals in multiple languages (English, Persian, and Italian) on critical urban studies, architecture, urban planning, housing, and heritage studies. She has also been a member of several international scientific committees and conferences. Her research reaches academic audiences through international exhibitions, artistic venues, policy toolkits, visual media, journalistic blogs, and online outlets.