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Payam Sheikhattari

TitleDirector, Community Engagement Core
Faculty RankProfessor
InstitutionMorgan State University
DepartmentPublic Health
Address1700 E Cold Spring Lane
Baltimore MD 21251
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    R24MD002803     (SHEIKHATTARI, PAYAM)Jun 5, 2008 - Feb 28, 2018
    NIH
    Implementation and Dissemination of the CEASE Intervention to Reduce Tobacco Use
    Role: Principal Investigator
    RL5MD009590     (KAMANGAR, FARIN)Sep 26, 2014 - Jun 30, 2019
    NIH
    ASCEND Training Model to Increase Diversity in Biomedical Research
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
    TL4MD009635     (KAMANGAR, FARIN)Sep 26, 2014 - Jun 30, 2019
    NIH
    ASCEND Training Model to Increase Diversity in Biomedical Research
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
    UL1MD009605     (KAMANGAR, FARIN)Sep 26, 2014 - Jun 30, 2019
    NIH
    ASCEND Training Model to Increase Diversity in Biomedical Research
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
    RL5GM118972     (SHEIKHATTARI, PAYAM)Sep 26, 2014 - Jun 30, 2025
    NIH
    ASCEND Training Model to Increase Diversity in the Biomedical Research Workforce
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
    TL4GM118974     (SHEIKHATTARI, PAYAM)Sep 26, 2014 - Jun 30, 2025
    NIH
    ASCEND Training Model to Increase Diversity in the Biomedical Research Workforce
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
    UL1GM118973     (SHEIKHATTARI, PAYAM)Sep 26, 2014 - Jun 30, 2025
    NIH
    ASCEND Training Model to Increase Diversity in the Biomedical Research Workforce
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator

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    1. Miller HN, Wong E, Byiringiro S, Hussain Z, Guerrero Vazquez M, Lewis-Land C, Skelton B, Curriero S, Foster A, Moghimi F, Tomiwa O, Shaia J, Sheikhattari P, Wang NY, Dennison Himmelfarb CR. CONNECT Platform to Increase Diverse Engagement and Enrollment in Cardiovascular Clinical Research: Rationale, Design, and Lessons Learned in Early Implementation. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 Aug 19; 14(16):e038351. PMID: 40792590.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    2. Egboluche C, Barsha RAA, Assari S, Mercure M, Laveau M, Olateju O, Sheikhattari P. Tobacco-Free Schools in Practice: Policy Presence and Enforcement in Baltimore Schools. Adv Respir Med. 2025 Aug 05; 93(4). PMID: 40862700.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    3. Byiringiro S, Bellinger GC, Mezu A, Wong E, Tomiwa T, Vazquez MG, Foster A, Sheikhattari P, Himmelfarb CR, Miller HN. From Dialogue to Action: Community Recommendations for Inclusive Research Participation Among Underrepresented Populations. Health Expect. 2025 Aug; 28(4):e70348. PMID: 40739722.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    4. Sheikhattari P, Barsha RAA, Egboluche C, Assari S. Use of Electronic and Conventional Cigarettes and Self-Rated Mental Health in High School Students. Children (Basel). 2025 Jul 08; 12(7). PMID: 40723095.
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    5. Byiringiro S, Barsha RAA, Hinneh T, Uwiringiyimana E, Garcia JK, Grant K, Tomiwa T, Adeleye K, Owusu B, Chen Y, Baptiste DL, Alhabodal A, Gbaba S, Sheikhattari P, Miller HN, Steeves-Reece A, Templeton A, Dennison Himmelfarb CR. Engagement in Hypertension and Diabetes Clinical Trials at Federally Qualified Health Centers: A Systematic Review. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 04 01; 8(4):e255258. PMID: 40232717.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    6. Sheikhattari P, Barsha RAA, Assari S. Gender Differences in Quit Rates in a Tobacco Cessation Program: In Search of Demographic, Socioeconomic, Health, or Behavioral Explanatory Mechanisms. J Biomed Life Sci. 2025; 5(1). PMID: 40264471.
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    7. Assari S, Najand B, Sheikhattari P. Hopelessness and Smoking among Black Adults. Open J Med Sci. 2025; 5(1). PMID: 40191643.
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    8. Sheikhattari P, Barsha RAA, Assari S. Lower Successful Quit Rate of Menthol Tobacco Users in a Tobacco Cessation Program: An Explanatory Analysis in Search of Potential Mechanisms. Glob J Cardiovasc Dis. 2025; 4(1):70-78. PMID: 40191286.
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    9. Assari S, Barsha RAA, Egboluche C, Sheikhattari P. The CEASE Tobacco Cessation Controlled Trial for Low-Income Racial and Ethnic Minority Participants: Key Predictors of Success. Glob J Cardiovasc Dis. 2025; 4(1). PMID: 40191287.
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    10. Assari S, Najand B, Sheikhattari P. Childhood Depression, Hopelessness, and Suicidal Attempt Predict Earlier Tobacco and Marijuana Use Initiation During Adolescence. Open J Med Sci. 2025; 5(1):18-31. PMID: 40027157.
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    11. Egboluche C, Barsha RAA, Assari S, Sheikhattari P. Clinical Trial Participation Motivation: Role of Smoking Status. Healthcare (Basel). 2025 Feb 11; 13(4). PMID: 39997264.
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    12. Sheikhattari P, Barsha RAA, Egboluche C, Foster A, Assari S. CEASE Tobacco Cessation Program: Validation of Self-Rated Quit with Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence. Glob J Cardiovasc Dis. 2025; 4(1):22-33. PMID: 40083628.
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    13. Barsha RAA, Assari S, Byiringiro S, Michos ED, Plante TB, Miller HN, Himmelfarb CR, Sheikhattari P. Motivation to Clinical Trial Participation: Health Information Distrust and Healthcare Access as Explanatory Variables and Gender as Moderator. J Clin Med. 2025 Jan 14; 14(2). PMID: 39860491.
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    14. Assari S, Sheikhattari P. Social Epidemiology of Dual Use of Electronic and Combustible Cigarettes Among U.S. Adults: Insights from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study. Glob J Cardiovasc Dis. 2024; 3(1):13-23. PMID: 39640561.
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    15. Sheikhattari P, Barsha RAA, Egboluche C, Foster A, Assari S. In-Person versus Virtual CEASE Smoking Cessation Interventions. J Biomed Life Sci. 2024; 4(2):71-80. PMID: 39575231.
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    16. Assari S, Sheikhattari P. Social Determinants of Successful Smoking Cessation: An Eight-Year Analysis of Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Data. J Biomed Life Sci. 2024; 4(2):60-70. PMID: 39545175.
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    17. Assari S, Sheikhattari P. Smokers with Multiple Chronic Disease Are More Likely to Quit Cigarette. Glob J Epidemol Infect Dis. 2024; 4(1):60-68. PMID: 39544622.
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    18. Assari S, Zare H, Sheikhattari P. Social Epidemiology of Early Initiation of Electronic and Conventional Cigarette Use in Early to Middle Adolescents. J Biomed Life Sci. 2024; 4(1):27-35. PMID: 39363974.
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    19. Assari S, Sheikhattari P, Zare H. Adversities Mediate Social Determinants of Youth Tobacco Use Initiation. J Biomed Life Sci. 2024; 4(1):15-26. PMID: 39301089.
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    20. Assari S, Sheikhattari P. Tobacco Susceptibility Explains Diminished Returns of Family Income on Black Adolescents' Tobacco Initiation. Open J Psychol. 2024; 4(1):30-41. PMID: 39435051.
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    21. Assari S, Sheikhattari P. Role of Impulsivity in Explaining Social Gradient in Youth Tobacco Use Initiation: Does Race Matter? Open J Neurosci. 2024; 2(1):1-13. PMID: 39431172.
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    22. Assari S, Sheikhattari P. Higher Neighborhood Crime Rates Don't Always Predict Early Initiation of Tobacco, Marijuana, and Alcohol. J Soc Math Hum Eng Sci. 2024; 3(1):29-37. PMID: 39434841.
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    23. Assari S, Sheikhattari P, Zare H. Blacks' Diminished Returns of Parental Education on Household Income: A Study of College Students in the US. Open J Educ Res. 2024; 4(4):187-196. PMID: 40206500.
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    24. Phan N, Vizza C, Lim E, Elson LD, Jackson A, Kaumatule BS, Horgen FD, Vakalahi HO, Sheikhattari P, Okamoto SK. Creating a Mentoring Community through Faculty Writing Retreats at a Teaching Intensive, Minority Serving University: The HUI Scholars Program. Chron Mentor Coach. 2024 Aug; 8(2):46-52. PMID: 40291493.
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    25. Assari S, Sheikhattari P. Sex Differences in the Relationship Between Nucleus Accumbens Volume and Youth Tobacco or Marijuana Use Following Stressful Life Events. J Ment Health Clin Psychol. 2024; 8(2):1-13. PMID: 38751734.
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    26. Assari S, Najand B, Sheikhattari P. What is Common Becomes Normal; Black-White Variation in the Effects of Adversities on Subsequent Initiation of Tobacco and Marijuana During Transitioning into Adolescence. J Ment Health Clin Psychol. 2024; 8(1):33-44. PMID: 38586312.
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    27. Assari S, Najand B, Sheikhattari P. Household Income and Subsequent Youth Tobacco Initiation: Minorities' Diminished Returns. J Med Surg Public Health. 2024 Apr; 2. PMID: 38425566.
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    28. Sheikhattari P, Barsha RAA, Apata J, Assari S. Race by Education Intersectional Differences in Exposure to Tobacco Advertisement in Baltimore City. J Lung Health Dis. 2023; 7(2):9-17. PMID: 38264144.
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    29. Sheikhattari P, Apata J, Silver GB, Mehravaran S, Mitchell E, Assari S. Small CBPR Grants Program: An Innovative Model to Build Sustainable Academic-Community Partnerships. Metrop Univ. 2023 Nov 01; 34(5):7-19. PMID: 38222460.
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    30. Ogungbe O, Grant JK, Ayoola AS, Bansah E, Miller HN, Plante TB, Sheikhattari P, Commodore-Mensah Y, Turkson-Ocran RN, Juraschek SP, Martin SS, Lin M, Himmelfarb CR, Michos ED. Strategies for Improving Enrollment of Diverse Populations with a Focus on Lipid-Lowering Clinical Trials. Curr Cardiol Rep. 2023 10; 25(10):1189-1210. PMID: 37787858.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    31. Vakalahi HO, Okamoto SK, Horgen FD, Lim E, Phan N, Kaumatule BS, Sheikhattari P. Promoting Health Research among Underrepresented Students through the HUI SRC. Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2023 10; 82(10 Suppl 1):36-43. PMID: 37901664.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    32. Barsha RAA, Assari S, Hossain MB, Apata J, Sheikhattari P. Black Americans' Diminished Return of Educational Attainment on Tobacco Use in Baltimore City. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2023 12; 10(6):3178-3187. PMID: 37755685.
      Citations: 14     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    33. Sheikhattari P, Apata J, Bleich L, Kamangar F, Assari S. Efficacy of a Smoking Cessation Program for Underserved Ethnic Minority Communities: Results of a Smoking Cessation Trial. Int J Public Health. 2023; 68:1605739. PMID: 37408795.
      Citations: 7     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    34. Sheikhattari P, Barsha RAA, Shaffer E, Bhuyan I, Elliott B. Lessons learned to improve COVID-19 response in communities with greatest socio-economic vulnerabilities. BMC Public Health. 2023 04 06; 23(1):659. PMID: 37024912.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    35. Apata J, Oladele A, Fahimi S, Atanda F, Barsha RAA, Crowley M, Redmond Y, Rose J, Assari S, Cohen JE, Sheikhattari P. Monday-Enhanced CEASE Program for Underserved Ethnic Minorities: a Mixed-Methods Study. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2024 04; 11(2):885-899. PMID: 36995578.
      Citations: 5     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    36. Jackson A, Henry S, Jackman KM, Jones L, Kamangar F, Koissi N, Mehravaran S, Oni A, Perrino C, Sheikhattari P, Whitney E, Hohmann CF. A Student-Centered, Entrepreneurship Development (ASCEND) Undergraduate Summer Research Program: Foundational Training for Health Research. CBE Life Sci Educ. 2023 03; 22(1):ar13. PMID: 36791147.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    37. Apata J, Goldman E, Taraji H, Samagbeyi O, Assari S, Sheikhattari P. Peer mentoring for smoking cessation in public housing: A mixed-methods study. Front Public Health. 2022; 10:1052313. PMID: 36726619.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    38. Assari S, Sheikhattari P. Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS), Marginalized Populations, and Tobacco Regulatory Policies. J Lung Health Dis. 2023; 7(2):1-8. PMID: 38235500.
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    39. Sheikhattari P, Mehravaran S, Apata J, Silver G, Murphy S, Hurtado S, Kamangar F. An Innovative Biomedical Research Training Model: Rationale, Design, and Evaluation. Eur J Investig Health Psychol Educ. 2022 Nov 28; 12(12):1743-1759. PMID: 36547024.
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    40. Sheikhattari P, Shaffer E, Barsha RAA, Silver GB, Elliott B, Delgado C, Purviance P, Odero-Marah V, Bronner Y. Building Capacity for Community-Academia Research Partnerships by Establishing a Physical Infrastructure for Community Engagement: Morgan CARES. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 09 30; 19(19). PMID: 36231771.
      Citations: 4     Fields:    Translation:PHPublic Health
    41. Egid BR, Roura M, Aktar B, Amegee Quach J, Chumo I, Dias S, Hegel G, Jones L, Karuga R, Lar L, L?pez Y, Pandya A, Norton TC, Sheikhattari P, Tancred T, Wallerstein N, Zimmerman E, Ozano K. 'You want to deal with power while riding on power': global perspectives on power in participatory health research and co-production approaches. BMJ Glob Health. 2021 11; 6(11). PMID: 34764147.
      Citations: 38     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    42. Han HR, Byiringiro S, Lacanieta C, Weston C, Terkowitz M, Reese M, Rosen M, Dennison Himmelfarb C, Sheikhattari P, Medeiros M, Fakunle D. Storytelling training to promote stakeholder engagement in research dissemination. J Clin Transl Sci. 2022; 6(1):e5. PMID: 35211332.
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    43. Henry Akintobi T, Sheikhattari P, Shaffer E, Evans CL, Braun KL, Sy AU, Mancera B, Campa A, Miller ST, Sarpong D, Holliday R, Jimenez-Chavez J, Khan S, Hinton C, Sellars-Bates K, Ajewole V, Teufel-Shone NI, McMullin J, Suther S, Kimbro KS, Taylor L, Velez Vega CM, Williams C, Perry G, Zuchner S, Marzan Rodriguez M, Tchounwou PB. Community Engagement Practices at Research Centers in U.S. Minority Institutions: Priority Populations and Innovative Approaches to Advancing Health Disparities Research. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 06 21; 18(12). PMID: 34205781.
      Citations: 9     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    44. Egid B, Ozano K, Hegel G, Zimmerman E, L?pez Y, Roura M, Sheikhattari P, Jones L, Dias S, Wallerstein N. Can everyone hear me? Reflections on the use of global online workshops for promoting inclusive knowledge generation. Qual Res. 2023 Apr; 23(2):195-216. PMID: 37485303.
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    45. Apata J, Sheikhattari P, Bleich L, Kamangar F, O'Keefe AM, Wagner FA. Addressing Tobacco Use in Underserved Communities Through a Peer-Facilitated Smoking Cessation Program. J Community Health. 2019 10; 44(5):921-931. PMID: 30843139.
      Citations: 11     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    46. O'Keefe AM, Bustad K, Apata J, Sheikhattari P, Abrams NR, Mahmud A. What Differentiates Underserved Smokers Who Successfully Quit From Those Who Do Not. J Community Health. 2019 02; 44(1):44-51. PMID: 30014180.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    47. Campollo O, Sheikhattari P, Alvarez C, Toro-Guerrero J, Sanchez Avila H, Wagner FA. Factors associated with tobacco, alcohol, and other drug use among youth living in West Central Mexico. World J Psychiatry. 2018 Mar 22; 8(1):33-42. PMID: 29568730.
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    48. Petteway RJ, Sheikhattari P, Wagner F. Toward an Intergenerational Model for Tobacco-Focused CBPR: Integrating Youth Perspectives via Photovoice. Health Promot Pract. 2019 01; 20(1):67-77. PMID: 29514503.
      Citations: 9     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    49. Estreet A, Apata J, Kamangar F, Schutzman C, Buccheri J, O'Keefe AM, Wagner F, Sheikhattari P. Improving Participants' Retention in a Smoking Cessation Intervention Using a Community-based Participatory Research Approach. Int J Prev Med. 2017; 8:106. PMID: 29416835.
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    50. Kamangar F, Silver G, Hohmann C, Hughes-Darden C, Turner-Musa J, Haines RT, Jackson A, Aguila N, Sheikhattari P. An entrepreneurial training model to enhance undergraduate training in biomedical research. BMC Proc. 2017; 11(Suppl 12):18. PMID: 29375660.
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    51. Sheikhattari P, Apata J, Kamangar F, Schutzman C, O'Keefe A, Buccheri J, Wagner FA. Examining Smoking Cessation in a Community-Based Versus Clinic-Based Intervention Using Community-Based Participatory Research. J Community Health. 2016 Dec; 41(6):1146-1152. PMID: 27688221.
      Citations: 22     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    52. Wagner FA, Sheikhattari P, Buccheri J, Gunning M, Bleich L, Schutzman C. A Community-Based Participatory Research on Smoking Cessation Intervention for Urban Communities. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2016; 27(1):35-50. PMID: 27763459.
      Citations: 20     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    53. Rowel R, Sheikhattari P, Barber TM, Evans-Holland M. Introduction of a guide to enhance risk communication among low-income and minority populations: a grassroots community engagement approach. Health Promot Pract. 2012 Jan; 13(1):124-32. PMID: 21737672.
      Citations: 8     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    54. Kamangar F, Sheikhattari P, Mohebtash M. Helicobacter pylori and its effects on human health and disease. Arch Iran Med. 2011 May; 14(3):192-9. PMID: 21529109.
      Citations: 23     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    55. Sheikhattari P, Kamangar F. How can primary health care system and community-based participatory research be complementary? Int J Prev Med. 2010; 1(1):1-10. PMID: 21677760.
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    56. Sheikhattari P, Stephenson R, Assasi N, Eftekhar H, Zamani Q, Maleki B, Kiabayan H. Child maltreatment among school children in the Kurdistan Province, Iran. Child Abuse Negl. 2006 Mar; 30(3):231-45. PMID: 16524629.
      Citations: 14     Fields:    Translation:Humans
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