Summary
Mahmoud Ghasemi is a doctoral student in public health at the University of Nevada, Reno, specializing in social and behavioral health. His research interests include tobacco use and adolescent health behavior, with a focus on prevention and intervention programs. Ghasemi has contributed to more than 10 peer-reviewed publications and has presented his findings at various international and national conferences. His academic background spans multiple countries, including a Master of Public Health from the University of Eastern Finland and a master's degree in health education from Alborz University of Medical Sciences in Iran. Before pursuing his Ph.D., Ghasemi worked extensively in public health as a health care expert in Iran from 2006 to 2022, managing patient education, training health care workers and monitoring diseases.
Selected publications
- Ghasemi, M., Ghofranipour, F., Shahbazi, H. & Aminshokravi, F. (2021). Skills of health-workers in providing a self-care program for pre-diabetic individuals: Psychometrics of a questionnaire. Health Education & Health Promotion, 9(4), 395-402.
- Sabzmakan, L., Ghasemi, M., Asghari Jafarabadi, M., Kamalikhah, T. & Chaleshgar Kordasiabi, M. (2018). Factors associated with tobacco use among Iranian adolescents: An application of protection motivation theory. Substance Use & Misuse, 53(9), 1511-1518.
- Ghasemi, M., Sabzmakan, L. & Asghari, J. A. (2017). Psychometric properties of a protection motivation theory-based questionnaire for tobacco use in male adolescents. Payesh, 1, 63-72.
- Makan, L. S., Ghasemi, M. & Abadi, M. A. (2017). A survey of coping appraisal and threat appraisal in predicting tobacco use in male high school students. Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 26(144), 192-202.
- Raoofi, A., Ghavami, M., Shahhamzeh, M., Ghasemi, M., Hedartabar, R. & Salehi, L. (2016). The impact of demographic factors and blood sugar control on the incidence of urinary tract infections in Khorramabad in 2013. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal, 18(5).
- Ghasemi, M. & Sabzmakan, L. (2015). Experiences of high school students about the predictors of tobacco use: A directed qualitative content analysis. Journal of Education and Community Health, 2(3), 1-1.
- Dolatabadi, M., Heidarpoor, P. & Ghasemi, M. (2024). Examining the effectiveness of occupational musculoskeletal disorders prevention education on a health center employees’ pain and quality of life. Iran Occupational Health, 20(2), 119-133.
- Sharafkhani, N., Gazhdomi, M. Y., Norouzi, S., Ghasemi, M. & Salahshouri, A. (2024). Factors predicting self-care behavior of cardiovascular patients during the COVID-19 epidemic. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 24(1), 228.
- Shakrian, S. K., Javaheri, K. & Ghasemi, M. (2024). Predictors of nutritional behaviors in mothers of under two years old children living in Nowshahr City, Iran, in 2022. Iranian Journal of Health Sciences, 12(3).
Education
- Ph.D. in Public Health, with a specialization in Social and Behavioral Health, University of Nevada, Reno, 2028 (anticipated)
- MPH, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland, 2024
- M.S. in Health Education, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran, 2026
- B.S. in Public Health, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran, 2013
- A.A. in Public Health, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran, 2006