Dr. Shahrzad Bazargan-Hejazi, is an
Associate Professor of Medical Sociology in Psychiatry & Biobehavioral
Sciences, Semel Institute in
David Geffen School of Medicine
at
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
She's also Chair of Medical Student Research Thesis at
Charles Drew University, college of medicine. As a
Sociologist and health services researcher she has extensive experience
in conducting research on the social aspects of illness as well as
developing, implementing, and evaluating interventions to improve health
care access, utilization, and health outcome for underserved minorities,
particularly those affected by depression, injury, violence, and alcohol
problems.
Dr. Hejazi, has
been the lead investigator and co-investigator in several projects
funded by NIAAA, CDC, and California Endowment. She has over 40
publications in peer reviewed journals including; Substance Abuse,
Annals of Emergency Medicine, American Journal of Emergency Medicine,
Journal of Trauma, American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse,
Preventive Medicine, Drug and Alcohol Dependence. Journal of Studies on
Alcohol, Journal of the Scientific Study of Religion and others. |