Nasim Ferdows

About

Nasim Ferdows is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Health and Health Sciences at Bouvé College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University. His research focus and specific contributions are not detailed in the provided page text. The biography is limited to his academic appointment and department affiliation, with no additional information on his background, research interests, or key contributions.

Research topics

• Medicine
• Environmental health
• Economic growth
• Gerontology
• Demography
• Geography
• Socioeconomics

Selected publications

• Decomposing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Risk and Protective Factors of Dementia in the U.S.

  Clinical Gerontologist · 2025-07-17 · 2 citations

  articleOpen access1st authorCorresponding

  OBJECTIVES: This study investigates racial/ethnic disparities in dementia risk and protective factors using data from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) and the Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol (HCAP). METHODS: A retrospective analysis of 3,495 individuals aged 65+ from the 2016 HCAP linked to the HRS was conducted. Cognitive status was assessed using the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) scores. Risk factors included midlife cardiovascular conditions, hearing loss, current smoking…

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• RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS OF COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING AND DEMENTIA: COMPARING MEXICAN AND NON-MEXICAN HISPANICS

  Innovation in Aging · 2023-12-01 · 1 citations

  articleOpen access1st authorCorresponding

  Abstract This study investigates the cognitive functioning of Hispanic individuals aged 65 and above, focusing on the unique risk and protective factors associated with dementia in Mexican Hispanics and non-Mexican Hispanics. The study utilizes data from the Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol (HCAP) subsample of the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), comprising 388 Hispanic older individuals who participated in the HCAP in 2016 (traced back to 2000), allowing for a comprehensive examinatio…

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• RACIAL/ETHNIC DISPARITIES IN RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS OF DEMENTIA: A LIFESPAN APPROACH

  Innovation in Aging · 2022-11-01 · 1 citations

  articleOpen access1st authorCorresponding

  Abstract We examined risk and protective factors associated with dementia and decomposed racial/ethnic disparities in factors associated with dementia. We performed a retrospective analysis of 3,495 individuals 65+ who participated in the 2016 Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol, linked to Health and Retirement Study. Using the MMSE score, individuals were classified as having dementia vs cognitively normal. Risk factors included cardiovascular factors and hearing loss in midlife, current s…

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• Racial and Rural Disparities in Stroke Discharge Disposition Stratified by 90-Day Survival Status

  Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · 2025-09-10

  articleOpen accessSenior author

  OBJECTIVES: To examine racial and rural-urban disparities in discharge disposition following hospitalization for ischemic stroke, stratified by 90-day postdischarge survival status. DESIGN: Retrospective cross-sectional study using Medicare claims data. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: A nationally representative 5% sample of Medicare Fee-For-Service beneficiaries hospitalized with a primary diagnosis of ischemic stroke in 2021 (N = 6804); 18% identified as racial or ethnic minorities, and 19% resided…

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• Greater Physician Supply Associated with Lower Mortality in Rural Counties: A 23-Year County-Level Longitudinal Observational Study

  INQUIRY The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing · 2025-09-01

  articleOpen access1st authorCorresponding

  Rural U.S. residents face higher mortality rates and reduced access to primary care physicians. Prior studies report mixed findings on physician supply and health outcomes, and few have examined whether increasing supply reduces rural-urban mortality disparities. The objective was to quantify the marginal benefits of additional primary care physician supply in rural and urban areas, independent of other healthcare and socioeconomic factors. We conducted a 23-year county-level longitudinal observ…

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Frequent coauthors

• María P. Aranda

  Hospital Son Llatzer

  12 shared

• Amit Kumar

  Chitkara University

  10 shared

• Jasjit S. Ahluwalia

  Providence College

  8 shared

• Maricruz Rivera‐Hernandez

  Providence College

  6 shared

• Momotazur Rahman

  Brown University

  5 shared

• Cyrus M. Kosar

  Brown University

  4 shared

• Lacey Loomer

  University of Minnesota, Duluth

  4 shared

• Orestis A. Panagiotou

  United States Food and Drug Administration

  4 shared

Labs

• Bouvé College of Health Sciences - Department of Public Health and Health SciencesPI

Education

• PhD, Economics

  Wayne State University

  2016

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