Activism
KFOR News 4 · Oklahoma City
Iranians in Oklahoma reacting to strikes in Iran
Dr. Hekmatpour shares his emotional reaction to news of the attacks in Iran as an Iranian in exile, speaking to the significance of the moment for the Iranian community in Oklahoma.
Activism
KFOR News 4 · Oklahoma City
Anti-Iran regime protests near downtown OKC
As rally organizer, Dr. Hekmatpour speaks out at a protest outside the OKC National Memorial, saying the government "is cracking down on professors with an iron fist."
Activism
The Oklahoman
'Their fight is our fight.' Oklahomans rally against Iran's Islamic Republic
About 350 people attended a rally in Oklahoma City's Scissortail Park to protest Iran's Islamic Republic, with Dr. Hekmatpour among the organizers and speakers.
Activism
OU Daily · October 2022
Oklahomans join global protest of Islamic Republic at Scissortail Park
Dr. Hekmatpour addressed a crowd at Scissortail Park, calling on the international community to stand with the Iranian people in their struggle for freedom.
Activism
OU Daily · December 2022
OU students rally in support of Iranian protests, joining 150 universities worldwide
The OU Iranian Student Association held a campus rally in solidarity with ongoing protests in Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini.
Activism
OU Daily · November 2019
OU students to hold rally to support Iranian protests over gas prices, internet blocks
Peyman Hekmatpour, then a sociology graduate student, organized a campus rally following the Iranian government's internet shutdown and crackdown on fuel-price protests.
Activism
O'Colly · OSU Student Newspaper
See our best photos from Voices of Iran
Photo coverage of the Voices of Iran event at OSU's Student Union, featuring speakers from the Iranian community in Oklahoma.
Scholarship
Phys.org · April 2026
Young Americans aren't abandoning faith — study suggests they're rebuilding it
Coverage of "DIY Faith," co-authored with Schnabel, Horwitz, and Schleifer in Contexts. The study finds young adults are leaving organized religion to pursue more personal, values-driven forms of spirituality.
Scholarship
Cornell Chronicle · April 2025
DIY religion: More Americans finding faith outside church
Coverage of "Breaking Free of the Iron Cage" published in Socius, tracing why large numbers of Americans are leaving organized religion for individualized spiritual practice.
Scholarship
Christian Post · April 2025
Americans are swapping organized religion for personal truth
Coverage of the Breaking Free of the Iron Cage paper — a new study finds more Americans are leaving organized religion in search of personalized faith perspectives.
Scholarship
PsyPost
Millennials are abandoning organized religion. A new study provides insight into why
Coverage of the research on religious individualization among young Americans, drawing on the longitudinal National Study of Youth and Religion data.
Scholarship
The Society Pages · October 2024
Asian Americans on the Corporate Ladder — There's Research on That
Public sociology coverage of research on income inequality and gendered disparities among Asian Americans, co-authored with Vo and Schleifer in Sociological Perspectives.
Scholarship
Yale Review of International Studies · July 2024
A Divided Country: The Feasibility of a United Ireland
An analysis of Irish reunification in which Dr. Hekmatpour's research is cited, examining the historical, political, and sociological dimensions of the question of a united Ireland.
Academic
University of Oklahoma · Department of Sociology
Hekmatpour accepts teaching position at Oklahoma State University
Announcement that Dr. Hekmatpour has accepted a Teaching Assistant Professor position in the Department of Sociology at Oklahoma State University's Tulsa campus.
Academic
University of Oklahoma · Department of Sociology
Hekmatpour successfully defends PhD dissertation
Announcement of Dr. Hekmatpour's successful dissertation defense — "Global vs. Local: Panel Analyses of Environmental, Economic, and Political Gender Inequities in Late Capitalism."