Dr. Afsaneh Dehghanpour-Farashah holds a Ph.D. in Public Administration with a specialization in Human Resource Management from the Faculty of Management, University of Tehran. Her primary areas of research and teaching include Public Policy-Making and Policy Evaluation, Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Management, Strategic Management and Futures Studies, and Assessment and Development Centers. She has published numerous scholarly articles and books in these fields. Among her notable publications is the book “An Introduction to Authentic Assessment Centers”, published by the Center for Public Management Training. She has designed and facilitated over 50 specialized workshops and training courses across various organizations and has served as an organizational consultant to several institutions. Her other professional experiences include conducting various research projects, serving as a reviewer in academic festivals, reviewing articles for reputable international journals and national peer-reviewed scholarly publications, supervising and advising graduate theses, serving as the Scientific Secretary of the Policy-Making Committee for Assessment and Development Centers at the National Conference on Governance Excellence in Light of the Transformation of Assessment and Development Centers, and as the Scientific Secretary of the Governance Committee at the National Conference on Knowledge-Based Governance: Territorial Governance. She is currently an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Governance, University of Tehran.