Samira Soleimanpour, PhD

Associate Adjunct Professor

M_IHPS (Health Policy Studies)

Dr. Soleimanpour has led numerous multi-site, multi-method school and adolescent health research and evaluation projects with UCSF since 2000. Her primary research interests focus on the influences of school environments and health services on children’s health care access and outcomes, with a particular focus on school-based health centers (SBHCs), school-based mental health services, and community-based participatory research. She has evaluated several local and statewide initiatives to improve physical and mental health and outcomes for school-aged children and contributed to the development of national performance measures for SBHCs. She is committed to the translation of research and evaluation findings into policies and programs that improve children's health and educational outcomes.

Publications

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices toward Cutaneous Leishmaniasis as a Neglected Tropical Disease among the General Population: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Journal of epidemiology and global health

Jahromi AS, Jokar M, Abdous A, Soleimanpour S, Rahmanian K, Askari H, Rahmanian V

Investigating Asian American Adolescents' Resiliency Factors and Young Adult Mental Health Outcomes at 14-year Follow-up: A Nationally Representative Prospective Cohort Study.

Journal of immigrant and minority health

Iyer P, Parmar D, Ganson KT, Tabler J, Soleimanpour S, Nagata JM

Risk and Resilience Factors Associated With Frequency of School-Based Health Center Use.

The Journal of school health

Soleimanpour S, Geierstanger S, Lucas R, Ng S, Ferrey I

Access to Contraceptives in School-Based Health Centers: Progress and Opportunities.

American journal of preventive medicine

Sullivan EE, Love HL, Fisher RL, Schlitt JJ, Cook EL, Soleimanpour S

Mental Health Service Provision at School-Based Health Centers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Qualitative Findings From a National Listening Session.

Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners

Sullivan E, Geierstanger S, Soleimanpour S

School-Based Health Center Operations During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Preliminary Study.

Health promotion practice

Sullivan E, Brey L, Soleimanpour S

Adolescents’ use of school-based health centers and receipt of mental health supports.

Children and Youth Services Review

Margaret Hodges, Sylvia Guendelman, Samira Soleimanpour

A Preliminary Study Examining the Validity of Brief Trauma Screening Tools for Young Adolescents in School-Based Health Centers.

Journal of nursing measurement

Soleimanpour S, Schapiro NA, Faxio A, Brindis CD

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Publications

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices toward Cutaneous Leishmaniasis as a Neglected Tropical Disease among the General Population: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Internet of Things in Medical Education: A Systematic Mapping Review.

Constructing Adolescent-Friendly Settings to Facilitate Screening for Adverse Childhood Experiences.

Youth Mental Health First Aid Training: Impact on the Ability to Recognize and Support Youth Needs.

Equity in Mental Health Care Receipt among Youth Who Use School-Based Health Centers.

Mental Health Needs, Barriers, and Receipt of Care Among Transgender and Nonbinary Adolescents.

Case Management for Social Needs of Youth and Families in School-Based Health Centers.

Developing National Standardized Performance Measures for School-Based Health Centers: The National Quality Initiative.

Investigating Asian American Adolescents' Resiliency Factors and Young Adult Mental Health Outcomes at 14-year Follow-up: A Nationally Representative Prospective Cohort Study.

Risk and Resilience Factors Associated With Frequency of School-Based Health Center Use.

Access to Contraceptives in School-Based Health Centers: Progress and Opportunities.

Mental Health Service Provision at School-Based Health Centers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Qualitative Findings From a National Listening Session.

School-Based Health Center Operations During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Preliminary Study.

Adolescents’ use of school-based health centers and receipt of mental health supports.

A Preliminary Study Examining the Validity of Brief Trauma Screening Tools for Young Adolescents in School-Based Health Centers.

School-Based Health Centers: At the Intersection of Health and Education.

The Use of Telehealth in School-Based Health Centers.

Twenty Years Of School-Based Health Care Growth And Expansion.

25 Reaching Out to Youth About Trauma: Adolescent Rapid Screening Validation Pilot.

Adverse Childhood Experiences and Resilience: Addressing the Unique Needs of Adolescents.

High school students' experiences of bullying and victimization and the association with school health center use.

Children's Health and Health Care Policy (1960s–Present).

School-based health centers in an era of health care reform: building on history.

Chapter 2 The Role of School Health Centers in Health Care Access and Client Outcomes.

Mental health characteristics and health-seeking behaviors of adolescent school-based health center users and nonusers.

The role of school health centers in health care access and client outcomes.

Incorporating youth-led community participatory research into school health center programs and policies.

Youth Action for Health Through Youth-Led Research.