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Zahra Goliaei

Adjunct Professor

Part-Time Faculty

Biography

Dr. Zahra Goliaei earned her medical doctorate in Iran and, after moving to the United States, earned her Master of Public Health (MPH) degree here at the University of San Francisco as one of the beginning cohorts. After finishing her doctoral degree, she is currently focusing her research work on refugee health, especially women's reproductive health literacy and autonomy.

Expertise

  • Qualitative research
  • Health education and consultation for immigrants and refugees
  • Domestic violence consultant

Research Areas

  • Migration health
  • Refugee health
  • Reproductive autonomy
  • Health disparity

Appointments

  • Co-Chair/Research Committee/Caucus of Refugee and Immigrant Health

Education

  • University of California Merced, PhD in Public Health, 2022
  • University of San Francisco, MPH, 2015
  • University of Tehran, MD, 2003

Awards & Distinctions

  • University of California Merced,  Graduate Dean's Dissertation Fellowship, 2022
  • Emerging Scholars in Family Planning, Society of Family Planning, 2020 
  • SEED Grant award, Blum Center, University of California Merced, 2018

Selected Publications