Shahin Shooshtari, BSc, MPH, PhD

Research summary

Dr. Shooshtari’s interdisciplinary program of research focuses on the health and well-being of persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Areas of research include the epidemiology of IDD, health trajectories, utilization of health and social services, aging-related health issues, and patterns and causes of mortality, with a focus on Manitoba using population-level administrative data. A recent area of research in progress involves evidence-informed planning and evaluation of community transitions for persons with IDD. Dr. Shooshtari's program of research is applied, using the integrated knowledge translation model to inform policy and practice in IDD.

Research interests

  • Aging
  • Community health assessment
  • Epidemiology
  • Health and disability measurement
  • Health services research
  • Intellectual and developmental disabilities
  • Population health

Research affiliations

  • Researcher, St. Amant Research Centre (SARC)
  • Adjunct scientist, Manitoba Centre for Health Policy (MCHP)
  • Research affiliate, Centre on Aging (COA)
  • Research affiliate, Manitoba Centre for Nursing and Health Research (MCNHR)

Research groups

  • Member, Aging and Health Research Interest Groups, International Association for Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IASSIDD)

Biography

Dr. Shahin Shooshtari is a professor in the College of Community and Global Health at the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Manitoba. She is also a dedicated researcher with a program of interdisciplinary research that focuses on the health and well-being of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).

Dr. Shooshtari is a respected mentor and teacher, committed to training the next generation of researchers in her field. She teaches a range of courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels, including Introduction to Social Epidemiology, Fundamentals of Health Promotion, and the RDC Research Methods course. Dr. Shooshtari is actively involved in supervising and mentoring graduate and undergraduate students in her interdisciplinary program of research.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Community Health Sciences (PhD), University of Manitoba, Canada (2003)

Master of Public Health (MPH), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran (1994)

Bachelor of Public Health (BPH), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran (1990)

Awards

2017

  • Highly commended award from Emerald Publishing for her paper entitled “Aging with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Dementia in Manitoba” in Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities

2013

  • The Iranian Community of Manitoba Award for Community Service

2012

  • The Manitoba Association of Home Economists Award for Excellence in Teaching
  • The University of Manitoba Merit Award in the Combined Category of Research/Teaching/Service

2008

  • The Emerging Scholar Award for Research on Aging with Intellectual Disability, International Association for Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Contact us

College of Community and Global Health
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Room S113 - 750 Bannatyne Avenue
University of Manitoba (Bannatyne campus)
Winnipeg, MB R3E 0W3 Canada

ccgh@umanitoba.ca
204-789-3473