SHADI SAHAMI MARTIN, Assistant Professor

Degrees:
• B.S., University of Utah
• M.P.H/H.S.A., University of Utah
• M.A., University of Utah
• M.S.W., University of Utah
• Ph.D., University of Utah

Field of interest:
International social work; social welfare policy; health disparities; culturally appropriate care; qualitative research method; multi-culturalism and social justice

Selected Publications:

Roff, L.L., Martin, S.S., Jennings, L.K., Parker, M.W., & Harmon, D.K. (2007). Long distance parental caregivers' experiences with siblings:  A qualitative study. Qualitative Social Work Research and Practice, 6(3), 315-334.

Kosberg, J.I., & Martin, S.S. (2005). International opportunities for social workers in an aging world. Social Work AGEnda( Newsletter of the Association of Gerontology in Social Work,23(1), pgs. 1., 10, 13, & 20.

Ellington, L., Wahab, S., Sahami, S., Field, R., & Mooney, K. (2005) Factors that Influence Spanish- and English-Speaking Participantsâ„¢ Decision to Enroll in Cancer Randomized Clinical Trials. Accepted for publication in the Journal of Psycho-Oncology in 2005.

Amaya, M., Bridgewater, R., Chaviano-Moran, R., Patnosh, J., Rhee, K., Sahami Martin, S., SenGupta, I., Surh, D., Torres, E. (2004) Bridging the Cultural Divide in Health Care Setting: The Essential Role of Cultural Broker Programs. Published by National Center for Cultural Competence, Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development.

Martin, S.S. (2004). Exploring Health Disparities: Perceptions of Culturally Appropriate Health/Mental Health Care Among Late-in-Life Iranian Immigrants. University of Utah, Dissertation.

Ellington, L., Wahab, S., Sahami, S., Field, R., & Mooney, K. (2003). Decision making needs for randomized clinical trial participation among hispanics. Cancer Control Journal Cancer, Culture and Literacy Supplement.