Mansoureh Tajik is a faculty in the School of Health and Environment, Department of Community Health and Sustainability, University of Massachusetts at Lowell. She received a bachelor of science degree in Biology from the University of Texas at Arlington; a master's degree in environmental sciences and a doctoral degree in health and behavioral sciences from the University of Colorado at Denver, and a post-doctoral fellowship in community-based participatory research (CBPR) at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. She focuses predominantly on community-driven research in environmental health and justice, geographic assessment, and media literacy. She has an integrated approach to teaching, research, and service through participatory student education and community-based participatory research.