Research

Romantic love and close relationships

My research focuses on romantic love, relationship quality and how people respond to hurt in close relationships, including forgiveness, unforgiveness and revenge.

My research background

I have researched romantic and close relationships since 2016. My doctoral dissertation at Tarbiat Modares University examined the meaning of romantic love among Iranian women and men. My work has also included cross-cultural research on love and the measurement of beliefs about romantic relationships.

From 2023 to 2025, I was a Postdoctoral Associate at the University of Calgary, working with Susan Boon on forgiveness, unforgiveness and revenge. I continue to collaborate with her on relationship research.

What I am working on now

My current work with Susan Boon includes a scoping review of revenge in romantic relationships. We are examining how the topic has been studied, what the literature tells us, and which questions remain open.

Research projects in Calgary

Revenge in romantic relationships Read more

This scoping review maps studies of revenge in romantic relationships, bringing together the questions, methods and findings in this literature.

Schemas and responses to a partner’s wrongdoing Preregistered study Read more

This preregistered study examines associations between early maladaptive schemas and forgiveness, unforgiveness and revenge after a romantic partner’s wrongdoing. It also examines how these associations vary with perceived relationship quality.

View the preregistration on OSF ↗

Communicating unforgiveness Read more

A qualitative project exploring how people express that they have not forgiven someone in an interpersonal relationship.

Project descriptions at the University of Calgary ↗