Reza Amini

Biography

Dr. Amini is an Assistant Professor of Public Health at the University of Michigan-Flint. Dr. Amini received his doctorate in sociology of aging from the University of North Texas in 2015. He also has an MD from Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, and an MPH from the University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences. Dr. Amini has authored several book chapters and peer-reviewed journal articles in public health, disability, and aging. Prior to his PhD studies, Dr. Amini practiced as a general practitioner for more than fifteen years. He also co-founded a clinic to treat patients with substance abuse disorder. He held the position of director of research division in a medical research center in Iran for more than ten years.

Research Interest

Dr. Amini has been studying about health problems and health needs assessment, health insurance, health-related quality of life, health care utilization, aging, and disability for more than fifteen years. He identified missing factors required to apply the outcome of research projects to public health policies for people with some levels of disability, long-term health care services, and health care disparities. He has been engaged as the principal and co-principal investigator in several funded research projects. One of his fundamental questions is how we can sustain or even enhance quality of life, particularly in later life when quality of life is significantly affected by physiological dysfunction and accordingly lower levels of social engagement.