I am an assistant professor of nursing at Kerman University of Medical Sciences (KMU) in Kerman, Iran. I am a faculty at the Department of Critical Care Nursing (DCCN). My research is focused on quantitative, qualitative and scale development, and mix-method studies in several diverse nursing and clinical settings. I am the author of 85 peer-reviewed publications, mostly on CAM, nursing and patients care. I have led several mixed methods studies (as the principal investigator) to assess patients and their families; educational needs to improve health outcomes.