Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Educator
Teaching Statement
Certification
Awards
Publication
Timeline
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Abbas Akbaripasand

Abbas Akbaripasand

Auckland,New Zealand

Summary

Professional educator skilled in creating dynamic, inclusive classroom experiences that drive student success. Adept at leveraging diverse instructional strategies to meet varied learning needs, ensuring comprehensive understanding of material. Known for collaborative approach and adaptability in ever-evolving educational settings, with focus on critical thinking and communication.

Overview

29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Teacher Aide

Waitakere College
01.2025 - Current

Freshwater Ecologist

Tonkin and Taylor
01.2021 - 01.2025

Aquaculture Supervisor

Abzian Tejarat Alborz
01.2017 - 01.2021

Environmental Technical Officer

Southland Regional Council (Environment Southland)
01.2014 - 01.2017

Researcher/Demonstrator

University of Otago
01.2007 - 01.2012

Aquaculture Technician

Shilgostar
01.2004 - 01.2005

Aquaculture Technician

Abziteb Aria
01.2003 - 01.2004

Lecturer

University of Zabol
01.1997 - 01.2002

Education

PhD - Zoology

University of Otago
New Zealand
12-2012

MSc - Fisheries Sciences

University of Tarbiat Modares
Iran
07-1997

BSc - Fisheries and Environmental Sciences

Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences And Natural Resources
Iran
08-1994

Skills

  • Effective communication
  • Positive attitude
  • Relationship building
  • Classroom preparation and maintenance
  • Classroom support
  • Student engagement
  • Student supervision
  • CPR and first aid

Educator

Math & Science

Teaching Statement

I empower diverse learners through inclusive, inquiry-based teaching that fosters curiosity, confidence, and critical thinking in culturally responsive classrooms.

Certification

Ministry of Culture and Higher Education, Iran, 2001

Awards

The University of Otago Publishing Bursary, New Zealand 2012

The University of Otago Postgraduate Scholarship, New Zealand, PhD in Zoology, 2007

The Ministry of Science, Research and Technology Scholarships, MSc in Fisheries Science, 1994

Publication

  • 2019 Landscape features determine brown trout… Ecology of Freshwater Fish. 28(4):554-62.
  • 2018 Effects of food supply and stream… Ecology of Freshwater Fish, 27(1), 270-279.
  • 2016 In-stream water quality, invertebrate and fish community... Limnologica, 61, 14-28.
  • 2016 Physiographics of Southland. Part 1: Delineation… Environment Southland, Report Number 2016/03.
  • 2014 Does social status within a dominance hierarchy… Oecologia, 176(3), 771-779.
  • 2014 Can drifting invertebrates meet the energy… Freshwater Science, 33(3), 904-914.
  • 2011 Microhabitat use of a native New Zealand… New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 45: 1, 135-144.

Timeline

Teacher Aide

Waitakere College
01.2025 - Current

Freshwater Ecologist

Tonkin and Taylor
01.2021 - 01.2025

Aquaculture Supervisor

Abzian Tejarat Alborz
01.2017 - 01.2021

Environmental Technical Officer

Southland Regional Council (Environment Southland)
01.2014 - 01.2017

Researcher/Demonstrator

University of Otago
01.2007 - 01.2012

Aquaculture Technician

Shilgostar
01.2004 - 01.2005

Aquaculture Technician

Abziteb Aria
01.2003 - 01.2004

Lecturer

University of Zabol
01.1997 - 01.2002

PhD - Zoology

University of Otago

MSc - Fisheries Sciences

University of Tarbiat Modares

BSc - Fisheries and Environmental Sciences

Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences And Natural Resources
Abbas Akbaripasand