Ehsan Estiri Anthropology | English | History Adjunct Instructor PhD in Cultural Anthropology, The Ohio State University<br/> MA in Anthropology and Folklore, Western Kentucky University<br/> MS in Social Anthropology, with a specialization in Film Ethnography, Dalarna University, Sweden ehsan.estiri@usu.edu https://profile.usu.edu/social-sciences/anthropology/images/faculty/eshan-estiri-2023.png Ehsan Estiri’s research and teaching interests include mental health, artificial intelligence and digital culture, the anthropology of religion, the anthropology of the Middle East, vernacular culture, and film ethnography.<br/><br/> He is especially interested in vernacular perceptions of clinical mental health practices and how AI tools can facilitate connections between individuals and mental health resources and services.