Research Projects

• Cigarette Smoking Is Associated with Unhealthy Patterns of Food Consumption, Physical Activity, Sleep Impairment, And Alcohol Drinking in Chinese Male Adults. International Journal of Public Health. (2015). Masood, S., Cappelli, C., Li, Y., Tanenbaum, H., Chou, C. P., Spruijt-Metz, D., & Xie, B. 60(8), 891-899.
• Psychosocial Adjustment Mediates Impacts of Childhood Peer Positive Support on BMI and Overweight Risk in Adolescents
• Bin Xie, Sarah Alismail, Shabana Masood, Xiaomeng Lei, Mimi Le, Zhongzheng Niu, Yawen Li, Wei-Chin Hwang, Yunsheng Ma
• Retrospective Assessment of Metabolic Syndrome Components in Early Adult Life on Vegetarian Dietary Status. Rachita Pandya, Rashed Abdelaal, Joe W Chen, Shabana Masood, Zohray Talib, Hani Atamna, Mohsin Yakub, Sherif Hassan. Accepted by Frontiers in Public Health-Public Health and Nutrition for publishing on July 18, 2022. 
• Rakhit A, Masood S, Yakub M, Mohsin H, Tiwana S, Siddiqi J, Khosa F. Equity, diversity, and inclusion in academic American otolaryngology faculty: an elusive dream. Women Health. 2022 Sep;62(8):731-740. doi: 10.1080/03630242.2022.2125140. Epub 2022 Sep 20. PMID: 36127844.
• Ghauri M S, Juste J, Shabbir T, Shabana Masood, et al. (April 04, 2023) Exploring the Surgical Outcomes of Pancreatic Cancer Resections Performed in Low- Versus High-Volume Centers. Cureus 15(4): e37112. doi:10.7759/cureus.37112  
• Huynh, G., Masood, S., Mohsin, H., & Daniyan, A. (2024). The impact of late ADHD diagnosis on mental health outcomes in females. Social Sciences & Humanities Open, 10, 100977.

• Masood, Shabana and Coauthor. The Efficacy of Case Management in The Hospital Setting: Can It Be Translated in The Jail Setting for Released Inmates Who Are At-Risk for Homelessness? -Review. Poster Presentation at The California Health Officers Conference, Claremont, California. 
• Masood, Shabana and Coauthors (5). Using Internet and Interactive Voice Response Technology to Increase Self-Efficacy and Medication Adherence in Type 2 Diabetes Patients: A Systematic Review. Poster Presentation at The Annual Meeting and Expo of The American Public Health Association, Den., Co., Oct. 2016. Best Abstract Award
• Through Podcast: Covid-19: Public Health, Policy, And Culture
• University Presentation: Various Roles of Public Health Research
• University Presentation: Public Health Programs and Research
• Longitudinal Effects of Vegetarian Diet on Metabolic Syndrome Outcomes Pandya, Rachita, Rashed Abdelaal, Masood, Shabana. American College of Lifestyle Medicine. Virtual Conference. October 2020.
• Assessing Genetic Influence on Smoking Behaviors That May Increase Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Mexican and African Americans. Western Kramer, Patricia Luna, Klarissa Bermudez, And Zian Shabbir, Shabana Masood, Jun Ling. Poster Presentation at The Annual Meeting and Expo of The American Public Health Association, Den., Co., Oct. 2021
• Implications Of Race and Region on Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease. Michael Gloriani, Carlie Grady, Hijab Gulwani, Alexandria Reyes, Jeffrey Truong, Jun Ling, Shabana Masood. Roundtable Presentation at The Annual Meeting and Expo of The American Public Health Association, Den., Co., Oct. 2021. 
• The Confounding Effect of Vegetarian Diet in the Relationship between Childhood ADHD Symptoms and Young Adult ADHD Diagnosis. Diana Martinez, Shabana Masood, Rachita Pandya, Fadhil Jamil, Shadman Hydar, Zohray Talib, Hani Atamna, Mohsin Yakub, Sherif Hassan. 2022 Add Health Users Conference, July, 2022.
• Effectiveness Of Medical University Accommodations on Wellbeing: A Survey Study of The Faculty, Staff, And Students During the Covid-19 Pandemic Danielle Ryan, MS, Shabana Masood, MS, MPH, Renu Bhupathy, M.D., Verna Drieas MS, Archana Rao, Paul Lyons, M.D.,
• Fauzia Nausheen, M.D. First place at Research Symposium
• Association Between Trunk Muscle Mass and Urinary Incontinence in Women
• Kimberly Rose De Guzman, Shabana Masood. Poster Presentation at AAMC conference: Learn Serve Lead Oct. 2022 for the AAMC Annual Meeting in Nashville, Tennessee.   
• The Impact of Late ADHD Diagnosis on Mental Health Outcomes in Females. Grace Huynh, Shabana Masood. Poster Presentation at AAMC conference: Learn Serve Lead Oct. 2022 for the AAMC Annual Meeting in Nashville, Tennessee             
• Alexandra C. Gacuya, Rebecca Alexander, Mudaser Basam, Joseph Miller, Drake Shafer, Cynthia Janku, Shabana Masood. Pharmacy Deserts Effect on COVID-19 Vaccination Rates in San Bernardino County. Oral presentation. American Public Health Association, Boston Mass., Nov. 2022.
• Claire Westermeyer, Devon Waegell, Shabana Masood, (5 co-authors). Using Technology to Increase Self-Efficacy and Medication Adherence in Diabetes Self-Management: Systematic Review. In collaboration with Claremont Graduate University and other institutional faculty. Poster Presentation at American Public Health Association, Boston Mass., Nov. 2022Brenda Beneties et al. Shabana Masood. A Comparison Between Rural and Urban California Counties on the Effect of Low Birth Weight, Pediatric Diabetes and Asthma. Oral presentation award winner at university wide research symposium (2022-23).
• Alyssa Uribe at al. Shabana Masood. The Effects of Socioeconomic Status on Post-CABG Stroke Rate.First place winner at university wide research symposium (2022-23).
• Understanding asthma health disparities and the effect of acculturation among Filipino Americans. Shabana Masood et al. Poster Presentation at The Annual Meeting and Expo of The American Public Health Association, Atlanta, GA , Oct. 2023. 

• Pharmacy Deserts Effect on Covid-19 Vaccination Rates in San Bernardino County Alexandra C. Gacuya, Rebekah Alexander, Mudaser Basam, Cynthia Janku, Joseph Miller, Drake Shafer, Shabana Masood
• Gender, Racial and Ethnic Diversity Among Pharmacology Faculty in US Medical Schools From 2007-2018 Mariam Ghattas BS | Mohsin Yakub, Md, PhD | Hiba Idrees, HSCB | Shabana Masood, MS, MPH, Sabeen Tiwana, DMD, BDS, Javed Siddiqi MD, DPhil (Oxon), Faisal Khosa MD, MBA, FFRRCSI, FRCPC
• Disparities In Physiology Faculty Among Us Medical Schools. Claire Westermeyer, Hiba Idrees, Shabana Masood, Sabeen Tiwana, Javed Siddiqi, Faisal Khosa, Mohsin Yakub
• Stress Exposure Modifies Genetic and Environmental Influence on BMI and Waist Circumference in Chinese Adolescents. Xie B, Peng C, Johnson D, Masood S, Wang Y, Prom-Wormley Ec, Lyashevsky C, Pang Z, Lee L, Johnson Ca, Unger Jb. 2.
• Interaction Of Drd4 UVNTR Polymorphisms with Negative Stressors on Energy Balance Behaviors in Chinese Adolescents. Xie B, Li Y, Masood, S
• Determining Neural Correlates Using Functional Imaging During a Food Specific-Implicit Association Test (IAT). Ames, S.L., Masood, S., He. Q, & Bechara, A.
• Formative Research for The Development of a Culturally Tailored Diabetes Self-Management Program for Chinese American Patients with Type 2 Diabetes. Xie B¹, Li Y², Hwang Wc³, Niu Z¹,
• Lei X¹, Yu R¹, Felicitas-Perkins Jq¹, Masood S¹, Lawler K⁴, Zhao Dy⁵, Jiang E⁶, Chiu W⁶

• An Evaluation of The Effects of Telemedicine Inequities During the Covid-19 Pandemic 
• Barriers To Healthcare in Limited English Proficient Patients. 
• Evaluating The Association of Socioeconomic Status, Race, And Ethnicity on Stroke Morbidity: An In-Patient New York Hospital Analysis  

December, 2018-August, 2023

• Links Between Obesity and Breast Cancer Mortality in African American Women in The Southern United States
• Cannabis-Related Emergency Department (Ed) Visits in Colorado Since Its Legalization In 2014: Projecting the Trends in Colorado to California
• Impact Of Vaccinating Healthcare Personnel on Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza Cases In New York
• Racial Disparities in Infant Mortality & Birthweight Outcomes in Riverside County
• Glucocorticoid Receptor Genetic Variants Associated with Cancer Development
• Gestational Diabetes: A Comparison of The American Diabetes Association Standards of Care  And Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Data
• Age-Related And Regional Differences in The Availability and Utilization of Mental Health Services in Riverside County
• Sep Efficacy: San Francisco County as A Model for HIV Incidence Reduction 
• Comparison Of 30-Day Ischemic Stroke Mortality Rate Among Kaiser Permanente Hospitals In La County
• 10 . Ascertaining The Effects of Education, Income, And Sex on Depression
• Development Of Major Depressive Disorder Due to Trauma and Economic Burden in Ethnic Populations
• Evaluating Access to Medical Procedures Between Planned Parenthood Patients Living in San Bernardino County Vs Orange County
• The Interrelationship Between Drug Poisoning, Mortality, And Age: Data From 1999-2015 4. The Role of Estrogen Receptor Beta Genetic Variants in Cancer Development
• Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Hepatitis C Virus: Screening, Prevention, Treatment
• The Interrelationship Between Trauma and Substance Abuse Based on Medi-Cal Eligibility
• The Effect of Population Size on Rates of Type II Diabetes-Related Hospitalizations
• Implications Of Race/Ethnicity and Medi-Cal Eligibility on Opioid Use by County
• The Impact of Socioeconomic Status on Cardiovascular Disease-Related Mortality in Los Angeles, Orange, And San Bernardino Counties
• Ascertaining The Effects of Socioeconomic Status on Diabetic Lower Extremity Amputations
• Effects Of Substance Use on The Development of Mental Health Disorders in Different Ethnic Populations
• Exploring The Surgical Outcomes of Pancreatic Cancer Resections Performed in Low Versus High Volume Centers in Southern California
• Coronary Heart Disease Prevalence Across Four U.S. Regions
• Racial Disparity of CVD As a Comorbidity in Covid-Positive Patients Across All Regions of The United States
• Prevalence Of Cardiovascular Disease Among Different Ethnic Groups in Specific Regions of The Us and Disparities in Healthcare Access
• Educational Effects on Cardiovascular Disease
• Effects Of Hypertension on The Development of Coronary Artery Disease in Specific Races Within Different U.S. Regions
• The Relationship of Physical Inactivity and Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease in U.S. Adults”
• Disparities In the Prevalence of Stroke and Myocardial Infarction Among Minority Women
• The Effect of Socioeconomic Status on The Incidence Rate of Perforated Appendicitis 
• Correlation Between Hypertension and The Development of Cardiovascular Diseases: Inferential Look in African American Middle-Aged Populations in The United States
• SES On Hospitalizations Due to Long-Term Effects of Type II Diabetes
• Smoking Prevalence and Underlying Influence from Genetic Markers May Predispose Racial/Ethnic Populations to Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes
• The Relationship Between Race and Developing A CVD With Genetic Biomarkers as A Basis of Influence
• The Effect of Socioeconomic Status on Asthma Hospitalization Rates in Young Adults
• The Effects of Socioeconomic Status on Hospitalization Rates of Uncontrolled Diabetes
• The Effect of Converting Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) To Hospitals on Mortality Rates in Counties in Southern California
• Effects Of Comorbidity & Income Status on Covid-19 Deaths.5
• Prevalence Of Physical Inactivity and Cardiovascular Diseases Amongusadultsbetween2000-2014
• Genetic Predisposition to Hypertension Within Ethnicities
• The Role of Genetic Biomarkers for Coronary Heart Disease and Hypertension in African Americans
• Hypertensionandcardiacarrythmiasincovid-19relateddeaths.
• Investigatingtheeffectofsesonreducingt1dmcomplicationsthrough Accessibility of Medical Resources
• Effects Of Physical Inactivity and Hypertension on Stroke Within Minorities in The U.S.
• Investigatingtheimpactofphysicalinactivityontheincidenceofmyocardialinfarction
• The Effects of Diet, Race, Age, And Cardiovascular Disease Prevalence in Southern United States
• A Comparison Between Rural and Urban California Counties on the Effect of Low Birth Weight, Pediatric Diabetes and Asthma
• The Effect of Healthcare Access Measured Through Physician Accessibility and Insurance Type in Pediatric Perforated Appendicitis Cases
• Evaluating the CMS Rating System for California’s Hospitals
• Examining the Relation between Pre-Pregnancy Weight and Low Birth Weight
• The Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccines in Reducing Infections, Hospitalizations, and Mortality
• The Effect of Air Quality in California Counties on Pediatric Asthma-Related Hospitalization
• Identifying the Best Predictor for Pediatric Diabetes Mellitus Related Hospitalizations
• Effect of Vaccine Status on Hospitalizations During the COVID-19 Pandemic
• The Effects of Socioeconomic Status on Post-CABG Stroke Rates
• Rate of COVID-19 Hospitalization among Vaccinated Population
• Comparing Median Air Quality per County Against Rate of Incidence of 30-day Hospital Stroke Mortality Rates Across All California