SPATIAL ANALYSIS. MEANINGFUL PLACES.
Spatial thinking.
Human impact.
I’m Najmeh, a GIS researcher and urban planner connecting spatial data with healthier, more resilient communities.
Ph.D. student in Urban & Regional Planning at Texas A&M University. Bringing together environmental research, applied GIS, and a love of making complex ideas clear.
Explore selected work
HOUSTON–GALVESTON
Mapping climate opportunity
Agriculture sector · Model output
01 / SELECTED WORK
From spatial questions
to planning insight.
Explore the question, my contribution, and the evidence behind each project.
Select a project to explore its story, methods, and available maps.
02 / EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION
Research, teaching
& planning practice.
A background spanning GIS education, international research collaboration, and applied environmental planning.
PROFESSIONAL & RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
- 2024 — PRESENT
GIS Instructor & Teaching Assistant
Texas A&M University · USA
Instructor: 2025–present · Teaching Assistant: 2024–2025
Teach GIS lectures and labs to 30+ undergraduate and graduate students each semester, and mentor spatial analysis and mapping projects.
- 2018 — 2020
Research Assistant · Remote Collaboration
Contributed urban ecosystem services indicators to an interdisciplinary research framework.
- 2017 — 2018
Independent Researcher / Research Assistant
Shahid Beheshti University · Iran
Environmental Sciences Research Institute
Investigated urban river-valley corridors, landscape services, and land surface temperature mitigation.
- 2010 — 2013
Environmental Expert / Researcher
Amir-Kabir Environmental Services · Iran
Internship and full-time work
Conducted environmental impact assessments for protected areas and industrial sites to support planning and zoning.
LET’S CONNECT
Good planning starts
with a conversation.
Interested in GIS, environmental planning, and spatial research opportunities.