Maryam Khojasteh

Maryam Khojasteh serves as a Program Officer for Research, Evaluation, and Learning at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation since September 2019. Previously, Maryam held roles including Research Assistant at the Center for Public Health Initiatives at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, and Evaluation Research Associate at the Netter Center for Community Partnerships. Earlier experience includes positions as Research Associate and Graduate Research Assistant at the Food Systems Planning and Healthy Communities Lab, Assistant Planner at Rahpoosakht-Sharestan, and Research Assistant at Shahid Beheshti University and the University of Tehran. Maryam holds a Ph.D. in City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning from the University of Pennsylvania, a Master’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University at Buffalo, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Urban Studies from the University of Tehran.