Shamsi Soltani, PhD, MPH

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    Shamsi leads UCSF's CMS Data Reuse Program, helping investigators leverage Medicare and Medicaid data in their research. She welcomes inquiries from seasoned and early-career investigators alike.

    Shamsi is an epidemiologist and public health data scientist with expertise in study design, data curation and analysis, and the end-to-end research process. Her prior focus areas include transportation injury surveillance, LGBTQIA+ mental/behavioral health, and integration of micro and macro-scale data.

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    Stanford University School of MedicinePhD2026Epidemiology
    Tulane University School of Public Health & Tropical MedicineMPH2013Epidemiology
    UCLABS2009Neuroscience

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    1. Associations of employment gain, employment loss and prolonged unemployment with depressive symptoms over time among sexual and gender minority adults in the USA: a retrospective cohort study. BMJ Public Health. 2026; 4(2):e003845. Kinitz DJ, Tran NK, Soltani S, Bryant-Lees K, Flentje A, Lubensky ME, Ingram S, Obedin-Maliver J, Lunn MR. PMID: 42158550; PMCID: PMC13182330.
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    2. Association of employment quality with depression among sexual and gender minority adults: a retrospective cohort study. Lancet Reg Health Am. 2026 Jun; 58:101462. Kinitz DJ, Tran NK, Shahidi FV, Soltani S, Bryant-Lees KB, Flentje A, Lubensky ME, Obedin-Maliver J, Lunn MR. PMID: 41939730; PMCID: PMC13050029.
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    3. Mental Health Disparities by Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in the All of Us Research Program. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Jan 02; 8(1):e2456264. Lu JA, Soltani S, Austin SB, Rehkopf DH, Lunn MR, Langston ME. PMID: 39878980; PMCID: PMC11780479.
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    4. Bringing Micro to the Macro: How Citizen Science Data Enrich Geospatial Visualizations to Advance Health Equity. J Maps. 2023; 19(1). Soltani S, Hinman JA, Blanco-Velazquez I, Banchoff AW, Campero MI, Nelson LM, King AC. PMID: 37448978; PMCID: PMC10338004.
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    5. What is counted counts: An innovative linkage of police, hospital, and spatial data for transportation injury prevention. J Safety Res. 2022 12; 83:35-44. Soltani S, Schwarcz L, Morris D, Plevin R, Dicker R, Juillard C, Nwabuo A, Wier M. PMID: 36481027; PMCID: PMC9735245.
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    6. Roadway features associated with elderly drivers in motor vehicle crashes. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 02 01; 90(2):313-318. Presser M, Nwabuo A, Soltani S, Morris D, Wier M, Plevin RE. PMID: 33264265.
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