Research Statement
As a health services researcher, he conducts interdisciplinary research at the nexus of health disparities, implementation science, place, social determinants of health, and systems science to improve access to food. His vision is to create a world where everyone has access to healthy foods, regardless of who they are, where they live, or whether they can afford them.
In his research, he applies variety of methodological methods including quantitative (e.g., systems science, GIS, statistics, machine learning), qualitative (e.g., interviews, focus groups), and implementation science methods. Within a community-engaged lens, he collaborates with community partners including United Way of Salt Lake, International Rescue Committee, Utah Food Security Council, and Utah Department of Health to improve community access to healthy foods.
Research Keywords
- System Dynamics Simulation Modeling
- Social Determinants of Health
- Opioid Epidemic
- Health Services Research
- Health Policy
- Health Disparities
- Geographic Information Systems
- Food Insecurity
- Data Analysis
Research/Scholarship Projects
- Utah’s Vulnerability Assessment for the Hepatitis C Virus and HIV Infections Associated with Injection Drug Use. PI: Nasser Sharareh. 09/03/2018 - 08/01/2019.
Publications
- Nasser Sharareh & Andrea Wallace (2022). Applying a Health Access Framework to Understand and Address Food Insecurity. Healthcare.
Published, 02/17/2022.
https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/10/2/380/htm - Nasser Sharareh, Rachel Hess, Neng Wan, Cathleen Zick & Andrea Wallace (2020). Incorporation of Information-Seeking Behavior Into Food Insecurity Research. American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
Published, 03/09/2020.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/... - Nasser Sharareh, Rachel Hess, Scott White, Angela Dunn, Phillip Singer & Jerry Cochran (2020). A vulnerability assessment for the HCV infections associated with injection drug use. Preventive Medicine. Vol. 134.
Published, 02/22/2020.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/... - Rachael P. Behler, Nasser Sharareh, Justin Whetten & Nasim Sabounchi (2020). Analyzing the cost-effectiveness of Lyme disease risk reduction approaches. Journal of Public Health Policy. 1-15.
Published, 02/03/2020.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/s41271-0... - Katia Rojas, Nasser Sharareh, Leon Cosier & Daryl Santos (2019). Considering the Dynamics of FDA Human Factors ValidationRequirement: Implications of Failure and Need to Ensure ProjectSuccess-A Conceptual Framework. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care.
Published, 09/15/2019.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/23278... - Nasser Sharareh, Shabnam Sabounchi, Mary McFarland & Rachel Hess (2019). Evidence of Modeling Impact in Development of Policies for Controlling the Opioid Epidemic and Improving Public Health: A Scoping Review. Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment. Vol. 13.
Published, 08/09/2019.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1178... - Nasser Sharareh, Rachael Behler , Amanda Roome , Julian Shepherd, Ralph Garruto & Nasim Sabounchi (2019). Risk Factors of Lyme Disease: An Intersection of Environmental Ecology and Systems Science. Healthcare. Vol. 7.
Published, 05/01/2019.
https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/7/2/66 - Nasser Sharareh, Nasim Sabounchi & Rachel Hess (2019). Advancing Spatiotemporal Modeling of Access to Healthcare – A Methodological Perspective. The Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS).
Published, 01/04/2019.
https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/handle/10125... - Nasim S. Sabounchi, Nasser Sharareh, Fatima Irshaidat & Serdar Atav (2018). Spatial dynamics of access to primary care for the medicaid population. Health Systems.
Published, 12/28/2018.
https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/kC4TJmgZCYP79fv... - Nasser Sharareh (2017). Model-based risk assessment and public health analysis to prevent Lyme disease. Royal Society.
Published, 11/03/2017.
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.109... - Nasser Sharareh (2016). The Ebola Crisis and the Corresponding Public Behavior: A System Dynamics Approach . Plos Current.
Published, 11/04/2016.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC51180...