Mohammad Ali Heidari-Shahreza is a global expert in applied linguistics and language education, employing an 'integrated science' approach to explore second language acquisition, humor, play, comedy, and creativity/criticality. His studies have appeared in numerous high-quality journals. He is also a literary translator with expertise in Persian and world literature. His literary and poetic translations of classical Persian literature (e.g., Ferdowsi, Nizami, Attar, Mawlana Rumi, Sa’adi, Hafez) have been accepted in esteemed international literary journals.