Professor
Max Rady College of Medicine
Community Health Sciences
Room 219 Human Ecology Building
35 Chancellor Circle
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2
Phone: 204-474-8052
shahin.shooshtari@umanitoba.ca
Shahin Shooshtari, BSc, MPH, PhD
Research summary
Dr. Shooshtari’s interdisciplinary program of research is focused on Health and Well-being of Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD). Epidemiology of IDD, health trajectories, utilization of health and social services, aging-related health issues, patterns and causes of mortality have been some areas of research with focus on Manitoba using population-level administrative data. Evidence-informed planning and evaluation of community transitions for persons with IDD is a recent research in progress. Dr. Shooshtari's program of research is applied, using 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), University of Manitoba
Research affiliate, Centre on Aging (COA), University of Manitoba
Research affiliate, Manitoba Centre for Nursing and Health Research (MCNHR), University of Manitoba
Research groups
Member of 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 Community Health Sciences 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 received her PhD in community health sciences from the University of Manitoba in 2003. She also holds a master of public health from Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran and a bachelor of public health from Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, also in Iran.
Dr. Shooshtari is a respected mentor and teacher, and she is dedicated 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 and 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.
Dr. Shooshtari has received numerous awards and accolades in recognition of her teaching, research, and service. She has been recognized with 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, and the Emerging Scholar Award for Research on Aging with Intellectual Disability from the International Association for Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
Education
PhD in Community Health Sciences from the University of Manitoba, Canada (2003)
Master of Public Health from Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran (1994)
Bachelor of Public Health from Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran (1990)
Awards
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 (2017)
The Iranian Community of Manitoba Award for Community Service (2013)
The Manitoba Association of Home Economists Award for Excellence in Teaching (2012)
The University of Manitoba Merit Award in the Combined Category of Research/Teaching/Service (2012)
The Emerging Scholar Award for Research on Aging with Intellectual Disability, International Association for Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (2008)
Contact us
Community Health Sciences
Max Rady College of Medicine
Room S113 - 750 Bannatyne Avenue
University of Manitoba (Bannatyne campus)
Winnipeg, MB R3E 0W3 Canada
204-789-3655