Sepideh Modrek
Biographic Data
| ID | 308124 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sepideh Modrek |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sepideh |
| FAMILY NAME | Modrek |
| SIGNATURE | MODREK S |
| AFFILIATIONS | San Francisco State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4557-7156 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 63 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 23 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Medication Abortion
Background The reversal of the federal right to abortion through the 2022 US Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization is changing the landscape for medication abortion access. Several states with supportive abortion laws are expanding access to medication abortion by mandating that university Student Health Centers (SHCs) provide this service. Meanwhile, other states are limiting even the information that medical provi…
Medicaid Expansion and Perinatal Health Outcomes
Study findings suggest that expanded access to more complete insurance benefits with limited cost-sharing for pregnant people, a group that already had high rates of insurance coverage, did not impact the birthing parents' and infant health outcomes examined
Long-term Effects of Local Area New Deal Work Relief in Childhood on Late-Life Depression
Objective To investigate whether childhood exposure to local area New Deal emergency employment work relief activity was associated with lower depressive symptoms in late life. Methods This study utilized individual-level data from the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS) linked to the full count 1940 census. New Deal emergency employment programs were the largest nonwartime expansion in government-led infrastructure, services, and employment polic…
Associations of local area level new deal employment in childhood with late life cognition
BACKGROUND: Emergency employment programmes during the 1930s and 1940s invested income, infrastructure and social services into communities affected by the Great Depression. We estimate the long-term associations of growing up in an area exposed to New Deal emergency employment in 1940 with cognitive functioning in later life. METHODS: Members of the Health and Retirement Study cohort (N=5095; mean age 66.3 at baseline) who were age 0-17 in 1940 …
Long-Term Effects of Local-Area New Deal Work Relief in Childhood on Educational, Economic, and Health Outcomes Over the Life Course
The economic characteristics of one's childhood neighborhood have been found to determine long-term well-being. Policies enacted during childhood may change neighborhood trajectories and thus impact long-term outcomes for children. We use individual-level data from the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study to examine the enduring consequences of childhood exposure to local-area New Deal emergency employment work-relief activity. Our outcomes include adole…
Changes in Incidents and Payment Methods for Intimate Partner Violence Related Injuries in Women Residing in the United States, 2002 to 2015
The increase in the percentage of IPV-related ED claims paid by private insurance suggests that the Affordable Care Act may have increased women's willingness and ability to seek medical attention for IPV-related injuries and disclose IPV as the source of injuries
The effect of California's paid family leave policy on parent health
Layoffs and the mental health and safety of remaining workers
BACKGROUND: Relatively few studies have examined the effects of layoffs on remaining workers, although the effects of layoffs and downsizing events may extend beyond those employees who lose their jobs. METHODS: We examined the effects of layoffs on mental healthcare utilisation and injury risk among workers at 30 US plants between 2003 and 2013. We defined layoffs as reductions in the hourly workforce of 20% or more at each plant. Using a differ…
Paid Family Leave Effects on Breastfeeding
Objectives. To test whether paid family leave policies in California and New Jersey improved breastfeeding practices, overall and among key subgroups. Methods. We conducted difference-in-differences analyses, comparing pre–post policy changes in California and New Jersey with changes in states where no paid family leave policies were implemented. We examined a large, diverse sample of children born during 2001 to 2013 (n = 306 266), drawn from th…
The effects of political protests on youth human capital and well-being in Egypt
Gendered impact of solid fuel use on acute respiratory infections in children in China
While many have hypothesized that female children may be more vulnerable to IAP, the empirical evidence has been limited. In our study we found empirical support for gender difference in the effects of solid cooking fuel use on ARIs. Gender differences in ARIs suggest that realized exposures, as opposed to ambient exposures, are likely higher for female children and are important to consider
The mental health of youth and young adults during the transition to adulthood in Egypt
BACKGROUND: There has been growing interest in the stalled transition to adulthood in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and its consequences for young people's socioeconomic outcomes. However, little is known about how important life transitions relate to youth psychosocial well-being in the region. OBJECTIVE: Drawing on a life course framework, we estimate the associations between making transitions in education, employment, and marriage w…
Mother, Daughter, Doctor
CONTEXT: Although female genital cutting (FGC) is illegal in Egypt and rates are declining, medicalization of the practice has increased. However, little is known about why some mothers prefer that FGC be performed by medical professionals or the degree to which such professionals may influence decisions about the practice. METHODS: Data collected in 2014 from a survey of 410 women with young daughters, and from in-depth interviews with 29 of tho…
Evaluation of SMS reminder messages for altering treatment adherence and health seeking perceptions among malaria care-seekers in Nigeria
In Nigeria, access to malaria diagnostics may be expanded if drug retailers were allowed to administer malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs). A 2012 pilot intervention showed that short message service (SMS) reminder messages could boost treatment adherence to RDT results by 10-14% points. This study aimed to replicate the SMS intervention in a different population, and additionally test the effect of an expanded message about anticipated RDT acc…
Early-Life State-of-Residence Characteristics and Later Life Hypertension, Diabetes, and Ischemic Heart Disease
Objectives. We examined how state characteristics in early life are associated with individual chronic disease later in life. Methods. We assessed early-life state of residence using the first 3 digits of social security numbers from blue- and white-collar workers from a US manufacturing company. Longitudinal data were available from 1997 to 2012, with 305 936 person-years of observation. Disease was assessed using medical claims. We modeled asso…
Psychological Well-Being During the Great Recession
Objectives. We examined the mental health effects of the Great Recession of 2008 to 2009 on workers who remained continuously employed and insured. Methods. We examined utilization trends for mental health services and medications during 2007 to 2012 among a panel of workers in the 25 largest plants, located in 15 states, of a US manufacturing firm. We used piecewise regression to compare trends from 2007 to 2010 in service and medication use bef…
Associations between employee and manager gender
Prior findings suggest that female manufacturing employees are at higher risk for acute injury compared to males; this analysis suggests that this relationship is not affected by the gender of the employee's manager(s)
Job insecurity during recessions
Salaried workers at plants with high layoffs experienced more work stress after 2009 than their counterparts at non-high layoff plants. Increased work stress is important to monitor and may be a mediating pathway through which the external economic environment leads to adverse health outcomes
Exploration of pathways related to the decline in female circumcision in Egypt
Women's empowerment and social media appear to be more important in explaining differences across communities; within communities, socioeconomic status is a key driver of girls' circumcision risk. Further investigation of community-level women's educational attainment for mothers suggests that investments made in female education a generation ago may have had echo effects on girls' FGC risk a generation later
Health consequences of the 'Great Recession' on the employed
Long-term association of economic inequality and mortality in adult Costa Ricans
Longitudinal relation of community-level income inequality and mortality in Costa Rica
The Expansion of Health Houses and Fertility Outcomes in Rural Iran
Iran experienced a dramatic decline in fertility from 1984 to 2001, which was most rapid in rural areas. Although many attribute the decline to the government's active participation in providing family planning services, most services were provided after the initial fertility decline that took place after 1984. We assess the extent to which timing of exposure to basic healthcare is related to fertility outcomes. We estimate the association betwee…
The effect of California's paid family leave policy on parent health
Paid Family Leave Effects on Breastfeeding
Objectives. To test whether paid family leave policies in California and New Jersey improved breastfeeding practices, overall and among key subgroups. Methods. We conducted difference-in-differences analyses, comparing pre–post policy changes in California and New Jersey with changes in states where no paid family leave policies were implemented. We examined a large, diverse sample of children born during 2001 to 2013 (n = 306 266), drawn from th…
Health consequences of the 'Great Recession' on the employed
The effects of political protests on youth human capital and well-being in Egypt
Psychological Well-Being During the Great Recession
Objectives. We examined the mental health effects of the Great Recession of 2008 to 2009 on workers who remained continuously employed and insured. Methods. We examined utilization trends for mental health services and medications during 2007 to 2012 among a panel of workers in the 25 largest plants, located in 15 states, of a US manufacturing firm. We used piecewise regression to compare trends from 2007 to 2010 in service and medication use bef…
Long-term association of economic inequality and mortality in adult Costa Ricans
The Expansion of Health Houses and Fertility Outcomes in Rural Iran
Iran experienced a dramatic decline in fertility from 1984 to 2001, which was most rapid in rural areas. Although many attribute the decline to the government's active participation in providing family planning services, most services were provided after the initial fertility decline that took place after 1984. We assess the extent to which timing of exposure to basic healthcare is related to fertility outcomes. We estimate the association betwee…
Long-Term Effects of Local-Area New Deal Work Relief in Childhood on Educational, Economic, and Health Outcomes Over the Life Course
The economic characteristics of one's childhood neighborhood have been found to determine long-term well-being. Policies enacted during childhood may change neighborhood trajectories and thus impact long-term outcomes for children. We use individual-level data from the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study to examine the enduring consequences of childhood exposure to local-area New Deal emergency employment work-relief activity. Our outcomes include adole…
Layoffs and the mental health and safety of remaining workers
BACKGROUND: Relatively few studies have examined the effects of layoffs on remaining workers, although the effects of layoffs and downsizing events may extend beyond those employees who lose their jobs. METHODS: We examined the effects of layoffs on mental healthcare utilisation and injury risk among workers at 30 US plants between 2003 and 2013. We defined layoffs as reductions in the hourly workforce of 20% or more at each plant. Using a differ…
Longitudinal relation of community-level income inequality and mortality in Costa Rica
The mental health of youth and young adults during the transition to adulthood in Egypt
BACKGROUND: There has been growing interest in the stalled transition to adulthood in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and its consequences for young people's socioeconomic outcomes. However, little is known about how important life transitions relate to youth psychosocial well-being in the region. OBJECTIVE: Drawing on a life course framework, we estimate the associations between making transitions in education, employment, and marriage w…
Longitudinal relation of community-level income inequality and mortality in Costa Rica
The Expansion of Health Houses and Fertility Outcomes in Rural Iran
Iran experienced a dramatic decline in fertility from 1984 to 2001, which was most rapid in rural areas. Although many attribute the decline to the government's active participation in providing family planning services, most services were provided after the initial fertility decline that took place after 1984. We assess the extent to which timing of exposure to basic healthcare is related to fertility outcomes. We estimate the association betwee…
Long-term association of economic inequality and mortality in adult Costa Ricans
Associations between employee and manager gender
Prior findings suggest that female manufacturing employees are at higher risk for acute injury compared to males; this analysis suggests that this relationship is not affected by the gender of the employee's manager(s)
Job insecurity during recessions
Salaried workers at plants with high layoffs experienced more work stress after 2009 than their counterparts at non-high layoff plants. Increased work stress is important to monitor and may be a mediating pathway through which the external economic environment leads to adverse health outcomes
Exploration of pathways related to the decline in female circumcision in Egypt
Women's empowerment and social media appear to be more important in explaining differences across communities; within communities, socioeconomic status is a key driver of girls' circumcision risk. Further investigation of community-level women's educational attainment for mothers suggests that investments made in female education a generation ago may have had echo effects on girls' FGC risk a generation later
Health consequences of the 'Great Recession' on the employed
Early-Life State-of-Residence Characteristics and Later Life Hypertension, Diabetes, and Ischemic Heart Disease
Objectives. We examined how state characteristics in early life are associated with individual chronic disease later in life. Methods. We assessed early-life state of residence using the first 3 digits of social security numbers from blue- and white-collar workers from a US manufacturing company. Longitudinal data were available from 1997 to 2012, with 305 936 person-years of observation. Disease was assessed using medical claims. We modeled asso…
Psychological Well-Being During the Great Recession
Objectives. We examined the mental health effects of the Great Recession of 2008 to 2009 on workers who remained continuously employed and insured. Methods. We examined utilization trends for mental health services and medications during 2007 to 2012 among a panel of workers in the 25 largest plants, located in 15 states, of a US manufacturing firm. We used piecewise regression to compare trends from 2007 to 2010 in service and medication use bef…
Mother, Daughter, Doctor
CONTEXT: Although female genital cutting (FGC) is illegal in Egypt and rates are declining, medicalization of the practice has increased. However, little is known about why some mothers prefer that FGC be performed by medical professionals or the degree to which such professionals may influence decisions about the practice. METHODS: Data collected in 2014 from a survey of 410 women with young daughters, and from in-depth interviews with 29 of tho…
Evaluation of SMS reminder messages for altering treatment adherence and health seeking perceptions among malaria care-seekers in Nigeria
In Nigeria, access to malaria diagnostics may be expanded if drug retailers were allowed to administer malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs). A 2012 pilot intervention showed that short message service (SMS) reminder messages could boost treatment adherence to RDT results by 10-14% points. This study aimed to replicate the SMS intervention in a different population, and additionally test the effect of an expanded message about anticipated RDT acc…
The mental health of youth and young adults during the transition to adulthood in Egypt
BACKGROUND: There has been growing interest in the stalled transition to adulthood in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and its consequences for young people's socioeconomic outcomes. However, little is known about how important life transitions relate to youth psychosocial well-being in the region. OBJECTIVE: Drawing on a life course framework, we estimate the associations between making transitions in education, employment, and marriage w…
Gendered impact of solid fuel use on acute respiratory infections in children in China
While many have hypothesized that female children may be more vulnerable to IAP, the empirical evidence has been limited. In our study we found empirical support for gender difference in the effects of solid cooking fuel use on ARIs. Gender differences in ARIs suggest that realized exposures, as opposed to ambient exposures, are likely higher for female children and are important to consider
Layoffs and the mental health and safety of remaining workers
BACKGROUND: Relatively few studies have examined the effects of layoffs on remaining workers, although the effects of layoffs and downsizing events may extend beyond those employees who lose their jobs. METHODS: We examined the effects of layoffs on mental healthcare utilisation and injury risk among workers at 30 US plants between 2003 and 2013. We defined layoffs as reductions in the hourly workforce of 20% or more at each plant. Using a differ…
Paid Family Leave Effects on Breastfeeding
Objectives. To test whether paid family leave policies in California and New Jersey improved breastfeeding practices, overall and among key subgroups. Methods. We conducted difference-in-differences analyses, comparing pre–post policy changes in California and New Jersey with changes in states where no paid family leave policies were implemented. We examined a large, diverse sample of children born during 2001 to 2013 (n = 306 266), drawn from th…
The effects of political protests on youth human capital and well-being in Egypt
Changes in Incidents and Payment Methods for Intimate Partner Violence Related Injuries in Women Residing in the United States, 2002 to 2015
The increase in the percentage of IPV-related ED claims paid by private insurance suggests that the Affordable Care Act may have increased women's willingness and ability to seek medical attention for IPV-related injuries and disclose IPV as the source of injuries
The effect of California's paid family leave policy on parent health
Long-Term Effects of Local-Area New Deal Work Relief in Childhood on Educational, Economic, and Health Outcomes Over the Life Course
The economic characteristics of one's childhood neighborhood have been found to determine long-term well-being. Policies enacted during childhood may change neighborhood trajectories and thus impact long-term outcomes for children. We use individual-level data from the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study to examine the enduring consequences of childhood exposure to local-area New Deal emergency employment work-relief activity. Our outcomes include adole…
Associations of local area level new deal employment in childhood with late life cognition
BACKGROUND: Emergency employment programmes during the 1930s and 1940s invested income, infrastructure and social services into communities affected by the Great Depression. We estimate the long-term associations of growing up in an area exposed to New Deal emergency employment in 1940 with cognitive functioning in later life. METHODS: Members of the Health and Retirement Study cohort (N=5095; mean age 66.3 at baseline) who were age 0-17 in 1940 …
Medicaid Expansion and Perinatal Health Outcomes
Study findings suggest that expanded access to more complete insurance benefits with limited cost-sharing for pregnant people, a group that already had high rates of insurance coverage, did not impact the birthing parents' and infant health outcomes examined
Long-term Effects of Local Area New Deal Work Relief in Childhood on Late-Life Depression
Objective To investigate whether childhood exposure to local area New Deal emergency employment work relief activity was associated with lower depressive symptoms in late life. Methods This study utilized individual-level data from the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS) linked to the full count 1940 census. New Deal emergency employment programs were the largest nonwartime expansion in government-led infrastructure, services, and employment polic…
Medication Abortion
Background The reversal of the federal right to abortion through the 2022 US Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization is changing the landscape for medication abortion access. Several states with supportive abortion laws are expanding access to medication abortion by mandating that university Student Health Centers (SHCs) provide this service. Meanwhile, other states are limiting even the information that medical provi…
Medicine (21 works) · Environmental health (15 works) · Demography (14 works) · Population (12 works) · Demography (11 works) · Psychology (11 works) · Economics (10 works) · Gerontology (10 works) · Employment and Welfare Studies (9 works) · Sociology (9 works)