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Biostatistics & Epidemiology Faculty

Nasir Mushtaq, PhD, MBBS, MPH
Biostatistics & Epidemiology

Nasir Mushtaq, Ph.D., MBBS, MPH

Associate Professor & George Kaiser Family Foundation Endowed Chair

The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Schusterman Center
4502 E. 41st Street, Room 1A02
Tulsa, OK 74135-2512

(918) 660-3680

Nasir-Mushtaq@ouhsc.edu

Nasir Mushtaq, PhD, MPH, MBBS, is an Associate Professor with tenure in the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology and holds the George Kaiser Family Foundation Chair in Public Health Epidemiology. He has joint appointment at the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the OU‑TU School of Community Medicine (SCM). Trained as a medical doctor in Pakistan, Dr. Mushtaq received his Master of Public Health degree and PhD in epidemiology at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC). He joined OUHSC, Tulsa as an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology in September 2011. In his current position, he is actively participating in all academic and professional activities; including teaching, research, and service. He is teaching graduate level epidemiology courses at the Hudson College of Public Health and research skills course at SCM. In addition to teaching graduate level courses, he is involved in the research training of medical residents and fellows. His primary research areas of interest include tobacco control, health disparities, psychometrics, and collaborative clinical research.  While serving as a faculty member in the Office for Research Development and Scholarly Activity, SCM and in the Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Design Core (BERD) of the OSCTR, he is providing research methods support to investigators at the Colleges of Allied Health, Nursing, and Medicine. He has published numerous research articles in peer-reviewed research publications and has presented his research findings at various national and international conferences and scientific meetings.

Education:

  • PhD, Epidemiology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 2011
  • MPH, Epidemiology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 2006
  • MBBS, Rawalpindi Medical College, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, 2001

Appointments:

  • Associate Professor, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Hudson College of Public Health, OUHSC, 2018–present
  • Associate Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, OU-TU School of Community Medicine, OU-Tulsa, 2018–present
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, OU-TU School of Community Medicine, OU-Tulsa, 2017–2018
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Hudson College of Public Health, OUHSC, 2011–2018
  • GKFF Chair in Public Health Epidemiology, OU Schusterman Center, 2011–present

Teaching:

  • BSE 5363 Epidemiology & Prevention of Chronic Disease
  • BSE 5363: Principles of Epidemiology
  • INDT 8110: Design and Analysis of Clinical Research

Clinical/Research Interests:

  • Epidemiology of chronic diseases and epidemiologic methods
  • Epidemiology of tobacco use particularly smokeless tobacco, tobacco dependence, tobacco use behaviors, and evaluation of tobacco control policies
  • Global health
  • Psychometrics-Scale development and validation

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  1. James, Shirley; Heller, John; Hartman, Chantel; Schaff, Andrew; Mushtaq, Nasir; Beebe, Laura.  Smokeless Tobacco Point of Sale Advertising, Placement and Promotion: Associations with Store and Neighborhood Characteristics. Front Public Health. 2021;9:668642. doi:10.3389/fpubh.2021.668642
  2. Shahverdyan, Robert; Beathard, Gerald; Mushtaq, Nasir; Litchfield, Terry; Vartanian, Shant; Konner, Klaus; Jennings, William. Comparison of Ellipsys Percutaneous and Proximal Forearm Gracz-Type Surgical Arteriovenous Fistulas. Am J Kidney Dis. 2021;S0272-6386(21)00438-8. doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2021.01.011
  3. Mushtaq, Nasir; Beebe, Laura. Evaluating the Psychometric Properties of the Severson 7-Item Smokeless Tobacco Dependence Scale (SSTDS). Nicotine Tob Res. 2021;23(7):1224-1229. doi:10.1093/ntr/ntaa269
  4. Shahverdyan, Robert; Beathard, Gerald; Mushtaq, Nasir; Litchfield, Terry; Nelson, Peter; Jennings, William. Comparison of Outcomes of Percutaneous Arteriovenous Fistulae Creation by Ellipsys and WavelinQ Devices. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2020;31(9):1365-1372. doi:10.1016/j.jvir.2020.06.008
  5. Ntourou, Katerina; DeFranco, Elizabeth; Conture, Edward; Walden, Tedra; Mushtaq, Nasir. A parent-report scale of behavioral inhibition: Validation and application to preschool-age children who do and do not stutter. J Fluency Disord. 2020;63:105748. doi:10.1016/j.jfludis.2020.105748