Mohammad Siahpush, PhD

Professor

University of Nebraska Medical Center
College of Public Health

Professional Summary

Dr. Siahpush’ past research contribution to public health has mainly been in the field of social determinants of health and tobacco control, as outlined below:

• Documenting the association between socioeconomic position and smoking.
• Elucidating the mechanism of the link between social disadvantage and smoking.
• Investigating the relationship between financial stress, smoking and smoking-induced deprivation.
• Understanding how smoking is related to health disparities and social inequality.
• Examining the differential impact of population level interventions on smoking behavior.
• Reporting the effect of smoke-free policies on revenues in the hospitality industry.

Education

• MSc – Biostatistics, University of Melbourne, Australia, 2004
• PhD – Sociology, Ohio State University, 1990
• MS – Sociology, 1985

Selected Publications

• Siahpush M. “Behavioral and population-level interventions for reducing disparities in tobacco use”. Addiction.106:1586-1587.
• Siahpush M, Borland R, Fong G, Elton-Marshall T, Yong H-H, Holumyong C. 2011. “Socioeconomic differences in the effectiveness of the removal of ‘light’ and ‘mild’ descriptors on cigarette packs: Findings from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Thailand Survey”. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 8(6):2170-80.
• Siahpush M, Huberty J, Beighle Aaron. (accepted May 2011). “Does the effect of a school recess intervention on physical activity vary by gender or race? Results from the Ready for Recess pilot study”. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice.
• Bonevski B, Paul C, Girgis A, D’Este C, Sanson-Fisher R, West R, Siahpush M, Carter R. 2011. “RCT of a client-centred, caseworker-delivered smoking cessation intervention for a socially disadvantaged population”. BMC Public Health. 11(70): 1-8
• Kasza KA, Hyland AJ, Brown A, Siahpush M, Yong H-H, McNeill AD, Li L, Cummings KM. (Accepted January 2011). “The Effectiveness of Tobacco Marketing Regulations on Reducing Smokers’ Exposure to Advertising and Promotion: Findings from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Four Country Survey”. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health. 8: 1-x. doi:10.3390/ijerph70x000x.
• Ridgers N, De Saint-Maurice Maduro P, Welk GJ, Siahpush M, White J. 2011. “Differences in physical activity during school recess”. Journal of School Health. 81(9):545-551
• White J, Siahpush M, Beighle A, Fuhrmeister E, De Saint-Maurice Maduro P, Welk GJ. 2011. “Ready for Recess: A pilot study to increase physical activity in elementary school children”. Journal of School Health. 81: 251-257.
• Singh GK, Siahpush M, Hiatt RA, Timsina LR. 2011. “Dramatic Increases in Obesity and Overweight Prevalence and Body Mass Index among Ethnic-Immigrant and Social Class Groups in the United States, 1976-2008”. Journal of Community Health. 36: 94-110. doi: 10.1007/s10900-010-9287-9

Professional Affiliations

• American Public Health Association
• Society for Research in Nicotine and Tobacco
• UICC GLOBALink, The International Tobacco Control Network
• Eppley Cancer Center and the Cancer Prevention and Control (CPC) program.