Shahin Shooshtari

Position: Associate Professor shahin shooshtari
Department of Family Social Sciences
Department of Community Health Sciences
Disability Studies Program
University of Manitoba

Researcher
St. Amant Research Centre

Research Affiliate
Centre on Aging
Manitoba Centre for Health Policy
University of Manitoba

Office:
Department of Family Social Sciences
University of Manitoba
219 Human ecology Building
Winnipeg , MB R3T 2N2 Canada

Phone No.: (204) 474-8052

Fax No.: (204) 474-7592

E-mail: shahin.shooshtari@ad.umanitoba.ca

Education:

2003 Ph.D., Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba , Canada
1994 MSc., Public Health Sciences (Major: Health Education), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
1990 BSc., Public Health Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran

Areas of Specialization

Community Health/Public Health
Health and Aging
Epidemiology of Developmental Disabilities
Health Education & Promotion
Social Determinants of Health
Family Well-being in Later Years
Survey Research Methods
Health Trajectories 


Teaching Areas

FMLY 3240: Families in Later Years
FMLY 1020: Family Issues across Lifespan
FMLY 7719: RDC Research Methods
Community Health

Honours and Awards

2008 - Emerging Scholar Award for Research on Aging with Intellectual Disability, International Association for Scientific Study of Intellectual Disability (IASSID)


Current Research Grants

Menec, V. (PA), Segall, A., Milgrom, R., Shooshtari, S. (Co-A). Age Friendly Communities and Healthy Aging: From Knowledge to Action. Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). Development Grant, $15,000 (2010 – 2011).

Shooshtari, S. 1-year Graduate Enhancement of Tri-Council Stipend from the University of Manitoba Faculty of Graduate Studies, GETS Fund, $8,925 (2010 – 2011).

Shooshtari, S. 1-year Graduate Enhancement of Tri-Council Stipend from the University of Manitoba Faculty of Graduate Studies, GETS Fund, $8,925 2011 -2012). 

The Winnipeg Foundation - An operating grant from in the amount of $450,000 to St Amant Research Centre over 4 years (2008 - 2012). Research team members include Yu, C.T., Temple, B. Shooshtari, S. &  Martin, T.

Yu, C. T. (Nominated PI), Montgomery, J. M. (PI), Shooshtari, S. (PI), Temple, B. A. (PI), Douglas, J., Kepron, E. H., & Martin, T. L. Knowledge translation for teachers of individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities and health-related challenging behaviours. Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Operating Grant. $180,840. (2010-2012).

Shooshtari, S. (PI), Harvey, C., Heinonen, T., Ferguson, L. Remittance behaviour Among Recent Immigrants to Canada from Iran and the Philippines. Statistics Canada / Manitoba Research Data Centre, Faculty Grant, $5,000, One year (2010).

Norris, D. (PI), Hennen, B., Ouellette-kuntz, H., Power, E. & Shooshtari, S. (Co-I), Qualitative Determinants of the Health and Social Service Needs of Persons with Developmental Disabilities in Three Canadian Regions. Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Human Development, Mount Saint Vincent University. $7,500, One year (2010).

Fast, J., Duncen, K., Roger, K., Shooshtari, S. (Co-I). Care Related Out-of-pocket Expenses. Submitted as part of an application to Human Resources and Skills Development Canada. Total: $33,738 (2010-2013).

Parminder Raina (Lead PI), Christina Wolfson (CO-PI), Susan Kirkland (CO-PI), Shooshtari, S. (one of the 135 co-investigators from across Canada). Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR). Total Amount: $23,500,000 [April 2009 – March 2014]. 

Shooshtari, S. Research in Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities. St. Amant Research Centre, $10,000 (2010-2011).

Shooshtari, S. Research in Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities. St. Amant Research Centre, $10,000 (2009-2010).
 
Ouellette_Kuntz, H. (PI), Brownell, M., Shooshtari, S. Enhancing Autism Spectrum Disorders Surveillance in Canada. Public Health Agency of Canada, $128,523 (Jan. 2009-March 2010). 

Shooshtari, S. (PI). Trajectories in Health and Use of Health and Social Services by Children with Developmental Disabilities: A Population-based Longitudinal Study.

Manitoba Health Research Council (MHRC), Operating Grant Program, $79,720 (2008-2010). Time extended till end of March 2011.

Shooshtari, S. (PI), Yu, C.T., Temple, B. &  Martin, T. Knowledge translation workshop for developmental disabilities. Faculty of Human Ecology, Centre for Life Course Health Program: Research Clusters Program. $2,500 (2009).

Harvey, C. (PI), Heinonen, T. (Co-PI), Shooshtari, S., Ferguson, L. Labour Migration, Family Well-Being and Aging. Faculty of Human Ecology, Centre for Life Course Health Program: Research Clusters Program. $2,500 (2009).
 
Shooshtari, S. (PI). Aging with A Developmental Disability: Unmet Health and Social Services Needs.  The University of Manitoba Centre on Aging, Faculty Research Fellowship, $10,000 (2008-2009).

Shooshtari, S. (PI), Yu, C.T., Temple, B. &  Martin, T. Knowledge translation workshop for developmental disabilities. Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Meeting, Planning and Dissemination Grant: Knowledge Translation. $5,000 (2008). 


SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Shooshtari, S., Martens, P.J., Burchill, C., Dik, N. and Naghipur*, S. (2011). Prevalence of Depression and Dementia among Adults with Developmental Disabilities in Manitoba (Canada). International Journal of Family Medicine, Volume 2011, Article  ID 319574 ( 9 pages), doi:10.1155/2011/319574.   Online article

El-Gabalawy*, R., Mackenzie, C., Shooshtari, S., Sareen, J. (2011). Comorbid Physical Health Conditions and Anxiety Disorders: A population-based Exploration of Prevalence and Health Outcomes among Older Adults.  Journal of General Hospital Psychiatry, 2011. Published online

Martin, T., Shooshtari, S., Temple, B. & Yu, C.T. (2010). Facilitating and Impeding Factors for Knowledge Translation in Developmental Disabilities: Outcomes of Community-based Workshops. Journal on Developmental Disabilities, 16(3), 41-47. 

Martin, T., Shooshtari, S., Temple, B. & Yu, C.T. Facilitating and Impeding Factors for Knowledge Translation in Developmental Disabilities: Outcomes of Community-based Workshops. Journal on Developmental Disabilities (In print).

Martin, T., Shooshtari, S., Temple, B. & C.T., Yu. Outcomes of Community-based Workshops on KT in Developmental Disabilities. The Saskatchewan Population Health and Evaluation Research Unit (SPHERU) Knowledge Translation Case Book (In print).

Strydom, A., Lee, L.A, Jokinen, N., Shooshtari, S., Raykar, V., Torr, J., Tsiouris J.A., Courtenay, K., Bass, N., Sinnema, M., Maaskant, M.A. (2010). Dementia in Older Adults with Intellectual Disabilities – epidemiology, presentation and diagnosis. Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 7 (2), 96-110.

Haveman,M., Heller,T., Lee,L., Maaskant,M., Shooshtari,S., Strydom, A. (2010). Ageing and Health risks in Persons with Intellectual Disabilities: An overview of recent studies. Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 7 (1), 59-69. 

Menec H. V.,  Shooshtari S., Nowicki A., Fournier S. (2010). Does the Relationship between Neighbourhood Socioeconomic Status and Health Outcomes persist into very Old Age ? A Population-Based Study. Journal of Aging and Health, 22 (1): 27-47.

Ouellette-Kuntz H, Shooshtari S., Temple B., Brownell M., Burchill C., Yu C.T., Holden J.J.A., Hennen B. (2009). Estimating Administrative Prevalence of Intellectual Disabilities in Manitoba. Journal on Developmental Disabilities, 15 (3), 69-80.

Haveman, M.J., Heller, T., Lee, L.A, Maaskant, M.A, Shooshtari, S., Strydom, A. (2009). Report on the State of Science on Health Risks and Ageing in People with Intellectual Disabilities. IASSID Special Interest Research Group on Ageing and Intellectual Disabilities/Faculty Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Dortmund. Click here to read the article.

Strydom, A., Lee, L.A, Jokinen, N., Shooshtari, S., Raykar, V., Torr, J., Tsiouris J.A., Courtenay, K., Bass, N., Sinnema, M., Maaskant, M.A. (2009). Report on the State of Science on Dementia in People with Intellectual Disabilities. IASSID Special Interest Research Group on Ageing and Intellectual Disabilities. Click here to read the article.
     
Martin, T., Senkow, Q., Shooshtari, S.,  Temple, B. & C.T., Yu. (2008). A Report on Knowledge Translation in Developmental Disabilities. St. Amant Research Centre, Winnipeg.

Riediger, N., Shooshtari, S., Moghadasian, M. (2007). The influence of sociodemographic factors on patterns of fruit and vegetable consumption in Canadian adolescents. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 107, 1511-1518.

Shooshtari S., Menec V., Tate R. (2007). Comparing Predictors of Positive and Negative Self-rated Health between Younger (25-54) and Older (55+) Canadian Adults: A Longitudinal Study of Well-being, Research on Aging, 29 (6), 512-554.   

Menec H. V.,  Shooshtari S., Lambert, P. (2007). Ethnic Differences in Self-Rated Health Among Older Adults: A Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Analysis. Journal of Aging and Health, 19 (1), 62-86.

Shooshtari S., Sparling H. (2006). Evaluation of the 2 nd Regional Comprehensive CHAs in Manitoba . Manitoba Health, Manitoba .

Shooshtari, S., Dzogan, S., Sparling, H. (2005). Compilation of 2 nd Regional Comprehensive Community Health Assessments in Manitoba . Manitoba Health, Manitoba

Shooshtari, S . (2003). Manitoba RHAs' On-going Community Consultation Activities and Projects. Manitoba Health, Manitoba .

Shooshtari, S . (2002). Manitoba RHAs' Past Practices and Experiences with Community Consultation. Manitoba Health, Manitoba .

Shields M. and S. Shooshtari (2001). Determinants of Self-perceived Health. Health Reports, 13 (1), 35-52.

Shooshtari, S . (2001). Risk Factors for Low Birth Weight in Interlake RHA . Interlake RHA , Manitoba .

Shooshtari, S . (2000). Manitoba Central Region Health Profile. Central RHA Inc, Manitoba

Raisi P., Raisi N., Shooshtari S. (1995). Attention deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Farzaneh, The Journal of Women's Studies and Research In Iran and Muslim Countries, 2(5). 

* As a member of The Need To Know Team:

Martens, P.J., Bowen S, Fransoo, R., The Need To Know Team*. (2006).  KT in Action: Manitoba 's The Need To Know Team. In the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Evidence in Action, Acting on evidence: A Casebook of Health Services and Policy Research Knowledge translation Stories, 79-83.

Bowen S, Martens PJ , The Need To Know Team* .  Demystifying “Knowledge Translation”: Learning from  the community.  Journal of Health Services Research & Policy 2005; 10(4): 203-211.

Fransoo, R., Martens, P.J., The Need To Know Team* , and et al. (2005). Sex Differences in health Status, Health Care Use, and Quality of Care: A Population-Based Analysis for Manitoba 's Regional Health Authorities. Winnipeg , MB : Manitoba Centre for Health Policy.

Martens, P.J., Fransoo, R., The Need To Know Team* , and et al. (2004). Patterns of Regional Mental Illness Disorder Diagnoses and Service Use in Manitoba : A Population-Based Study. Winnipeg , MB : Manitoba Centre for Health Policy.

Martens, P.J., Fransoo, R., The Need To Know Team* , and et al. (2003). The Manitoba RHA Indicators Atlas: Population-Based Comparisons of Health and Health Care Use. Winnipeg , MB : Manitoba Centre for Health Policy.