Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

Sara Masoud, M.P.H.

Ph.D. Student

Sara Masoud’s interests are in community engaged research focused on family caregivers and persons living with Alzheimer’s Disease or related dementias. 

Education

  • M.P.H., Customized focus in Community Health and Policy, The University of Texas School of Public Health, 2017
  • B.A., Sociology, University of Texas at El Paso, 2015

Publications

Masoud, S.S., Glassner, A.A., Patel, N. et al. Engagement with a diverse Stakeholder Advisory Council for research in dementia care. Res Involv Engagem 7, 54 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-021-00297-8

Patel, N.K., Masoud, S.S., Meyer, K. et al. Engaging multi-stakeholder perspectives to identify dementia care research priorities. J Patient Rep Outcomes 5, 46 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s41687-021-00325-x

Masoud, S., Meyer, K. N., Martin Sweet, L., Prado, P. J., & White, C. L. (2021). "We don't feel so alone": A qualitative study of virtual Memory Cafés to support social connectedness among individuals living with dementia and care partners during COVID-19. Frontiers in Public Health, 9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.660144

Lee K, Puga F, Pickering CEZ, Masoud SS, White CL. Transitioning into the caregiver role following a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease or related dementia: A scoping review. Int J Nurs Stud. 2019 Aug;96:119-131. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2019.02.007. Epub 2019 Feb 12. PMID: 30851954. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30851954/

Accepted, awaiting publication

Osuoha, P., Leibas, M., Masoud, S., Cleveland, L., Reed, C., Piernik-Yoder, B., White, CL. “Getting to Know Them": Person-Centered Care for Patients with Dementia in Acute Care. Journal of Gerontological Nursing. 2020.

Textbook Chapter

Rosenthal, E. L., Fox, D. J., St. John, J. A., Allen, C. G., Menking, P., Brownstein, J. N., Hirsch, G. R., Redondo-Martinez, F., Holderby-Fox, L. R., Ibarra, J. M., Palmer, C. L., Hurley, A. R., Cole, M. C., Masoud, S. S., Wright, J. U., & Rush, C. H. (2021). The Community Health Worker Core Consensus (C3) Project Story: Confirming the Core Roles and Skills of Community Health Workers. In J. A. St. John, S. L. Mayfield-Johnson, & W. D. Hernández-Gordon (Eds.), Promoting the Health of the Community: Community Health Workers Describing Their Roles, Competencies, and Practice (pp. 11–35). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56375-2_2