Dr. Sheiba Kian Kaufman, Ph.D.

Dr. Sheiba Kian Kaufman teaches English at Saddleback College. She has taught writing, English, and Shakespeare at the University of California, Irvine. She is passionate about working with students develop their capacities to grow and communicate as compassionate writers and thinkers in the world. She teaches courses about hope and resilience around the world and enjoys writing about Shakespeare, ancient and early modern Persia, and the idea and practice of intercultural hospitality. She promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion in her teaching and scholarship.