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Jeannette M. Beasley, PhD, RD, MPH is an Assistant Professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine and Clinical Innovation at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine. Her research focuses on understanding the role of nutrition in chronic disease prevention, particularly in furthering the understanding of the role of nutrition in the prevention of cardiovascular disease in diverse populations and refining recommendations regarding the protein needs of older adults. , She trained in biology at the College of William and Mary (BS), nutrition at University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (MPH, RD) and epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (PhD).
Shinu Mammen is a Senior Project Coordinator at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine. Her work includes implementing lifestyle and behavior change interventions for the South Asian community that focus on diabetes prevention and management. She works closely with community-based organizations serving New York City South Asian communities to establish partnerships and support culturally tailored health programming.
She previously worked at Northwestern University where she conducted MASALA Visit 2 exams and currently oversees NYU staff conducting data collection. She is passionate about advancing health equity for underserved immigrant communities and providing communities the resources needed to manage their health. Shinu holds a BS from Loyola University Chicago and a MPH from Benedictine University.
MD Taher, MPH, is a Senior Project Coordinator at NYU Center for the Study of Asian American Health (NYU CSAAH) where he provides research support for the studies designed to reduce the burden of diabetes, hypertension, and other chronic illnesses among the members of the South Asian and Arab American communities living in New York City through education and empowerment. MD is a passionate community health advocate. He is well connected to the South Asian and Arab American community groups in New York City. MD has over 10 years of experience working at NYU CSAAH where he plays a key role in building and fostering partnerships with diverse community and faith-based organizations. MD earned his Bachelor of Science in Community Health Education from Hunter College of the City University of New York, and MPH with a concentration in Community and International Health from New York University.
Shahmir is a doctoral student at the New York University School of Global Public Health. He received his Bachelor's degree in public health and political science from Johns Hopkins University, and has conducted research in the US, China, Australia, and Pakistan on various social and behavioral contributors to health. His current research focuses on interpersonal and community level factors involved in the eating behaviors of young and second-generation Asian Americans, and how these factors can be integrated into innovative intervention designs to address non-communicable disease disparities. Within the MASALA study, Shahmir is involved with overseeing data collection within New York City, as well as exploring the complex cultural, interpersonal, and community level experiences related to the health of South Asians.
MD Jalal Uddin is a Research Data Associate in the Department of Population Health within the NYU Grossman School of Medicine. He graduated with a Masters degree in Data Science from the CUNY School of Professional Studies in 2019. He holds a Bachelors degree in Statistics from Hunter College. In his role, he provides health education and coaching in Bengali/English as part of a community health worker intervention to improve diabetes prevention and management in the South Asian community. He works closely with primary care practices participating in the intervention, and assists with data collection and technical assistance for optimizing use of electronic health records (EHR). Within the MASALA Study, he will be recruiting individuals for the NYU site and will conduct MASALA Visit 1B exams.
As a fellow immigrant himself, Jalal uses his understanding of the South Asian community and community resources to assist community members to achieve their goals for a better life. He enjoys motivating community members to change their food and physical activity behaviors to improve their health, as well as assisting community members with unemployment, health insurance and immigration processes. In his free time, he enjoys listening to music, reading and playing badminton.
Sabiha Sultana, BSW, is a community health worker at the NYU Center for the Study of Asian American Health (CSAAH), within the NYU Langone Department of Population Health. Sabiha is fluent in Bengali/English and is dedicated to serving her community. Within her role at NYU, she works closely with the New York City (NYC) South Asian community. She has experience helping patients from NYC primary care practices to prevent and manage cardiovascular diseases, such as diabetes and hypertension, by providing in-language and culturally-appropriate health education and lifestyle coaching. She has also built strong relationships with women’s groups in the Bangladeshi community in Brooklyn and Queens for the NYU Community Service Plan. Sabiha is also a certified health navigator and assists in enrolling patients into health insurance plans. Within the MASALA Study, she will be recruiting individuals for the NYU site and will conduct MASALA Visit 1B exams. Sabiha graduated from the City University of New York (CUNY) at York College with a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work and a Bachelor’s degree in Social Welfare from National University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, and thus, has extensive experience and skill providing social services. Previously she’s worked as a case work liaison and outreach services specialist, providing services within New York City. In her free time, Sabiha enjoys doing Arts and Crafts, Gardening and cooking up healthy Bangladeshi dishes!
Haroon Zafar is currently working as a Research Data Associate in the Department of Population Health at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine. He received his Bachelor's degree in Biomedical sciences from Brooklyn College and Master’s in Biomedical Informatics from SUNY Downstate Medical Center. He aspires to further his education with a PhD in Biomedical Informatics.
He is passionate to bridge the health literacy and equity gap in the South Asian community and promotes health education and a healthy lifestyle for community members. His work focuses on diabetes prevention and management within the South Asian community.