Faculty Member
Faraz Vahid Shahidi Ph.D., M.Phil.
- Email Address(es)
- fshahidi(at)iwh.on.ca
- Office Phone
- 416-927-2027 ext. 2125
- Website(s)
- Institute for Work & Health
- Division(s)/Institute(s)
- Epidemiology Division
- Position
- Assistant Professor
- SGS Status
- Associate Member
- Appointment Status
- Status Only
Research Interests
- Social epidemiology
- Health inequalities
- Social policy
- Occupational health
- Political economy
Other Affiliations
Associate Scientist, Institute for Work & Health
Primary Teaching Responsibilities
CHL 5419: Social Epidemiology
CHL5438H: Social Conditions and Health
Representative Publications
Shahidi FV, Jetha A, Kristman V, Smith P, Gignac M. The employment quality of persons with disabilities: findings from a national survey. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 2023;33:785-795.
Shahidi FV, Parnia A. Unemployment insurance and mortality among the long-term unemployed: a population-based matched cohort study. American Journal of Epidemiology. 2021;190(10):2124-2137.
Shahidi FV, Gignac M, Oudyk J, Smith P. Assessing the psychosocial work environment in relation to mental health: a comprehensive approach. Annals of Work Exposures and Health. 2021;65(4):418-431
Shahidi FV, Parnia A, Siddiqi A. Trends in socioeconomic inequalities in premature and avoidable mortality in Canada, 1991-2016. CMAJ. 2020;192(39):E1114-E1128.
Shahidi FV, Muntaner C, Shankardass K, Quiñonez C, Siddiqi A. The effect of welfare reform on the health of the unemployed: evidence from a natural experiment in Germany. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. 2020;74(3):211-218.
Shahidi FV, Muntaner C, Shankardass K, Quiñonez C, Siddiqi A. The effect of unemployment benefits on health: a propensity score analysis. Social Science & Medicine. 2019;226:198-206.
Shahidi FV, Sod-Erdene O, Ramraj C, Hildebrand V, Siddiqi A. Government social assistance programs are failing to protect the health of low-income populations: evidence from the United States and Canada (2003-2014). Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. 2019;73(3):198-205.
Siddiqi A, Shahidi FV, Ramraj C, Williams D. Associations between race, discrimination, and risk for chronic disease in a population-based sample from Canada. Social Science & Medicine. 2017;194:135-141.
Shahidi FV, Siddiqi A, Muntaner C. Does social policy moderate the impact of unemployment on health? A multilevel analysis of 23 welfare states. European Journal of Public Health. 2016;26(6):1017-1022.
Ramraj C, Shahidi FV, Kawachi I, Zuberi D, Siddiqi A. Equally inequitable? A cross-national comparative study of racial health inequalities in Canada and the United States. Social Science & Medicine. 2016;161:19-26.
Shahidi FV. Welfare capitalism in crisis: a qualitative comparative analysis of labour market policy responses to the Great Recession. Journal of Social Policy. 2015;44(4):659-686.