Presentations

Selected Conference Presentations

  1. Hajizadeh, M., Pandey, S. and Pulok, H.M. (2022) “Decomposition of socioeconomic inequalities in catastrophic out-of-pocket payments for healthcare in Canada”, 57th Annual Conference of the Canadian Economics Association, Ottawa, Canada (Oral).

  2. Hajizadeh, M., Hu, M., Asada, Y. and Bombay, A. (2019) “Inequalities in psychological distress and suicidal behavior in Indigenous and non-Indigenous population in Canada: What explains the differences?”, 53rd Annual Conference of the Canadian Economics Association, Banff, Canada.

  3. Hajizadeh, M., Johnston, G. and Manos, D. (2019) “Trends in income and education inequalities in lung cancer incidence in Canada: 1992-2010”, The Canadian Centre for Applied Research in Cancer Control (ARCC) conference, Halifax, Canada.

  4. Hajizadeh, M., Hu, M., Asada, Y. and Bombay, A. (2019) “Inequalities in psychological distress and suicidal behavior in Indigenous and non-Indigenous population in Canada: What explains the differences?”, The Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research, Halifax, Canada.

  5. Hajizadeh, M., Aiken, A. and Cox, C. (2018) “Risk factors associated with sexual misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces: Does it vary by sex and environmental command?”, Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research Forum, Regina, Canada.

  6. Hajizadeh, M., Bombay, A. and Asada, Y. (2018) “Socioeconomic inequalities in the prevalence of psychological distress and suicidal behaviors among Indigenous peoples living off-reserve in Canada”, The European Health Economics Association Conference, Maastricht, The Netherlands.

  7. Hajizadeh, M. and Nghiem, S. (2018) “Does unwanted childbearing lead to adverse health care utilization and health outcomes for mother and child? Evidence from 48 developing countries”, The European Health Economics Association Conference, Maastricht, The Netherlands.

  8. Hajizadeh, M., Bombay, A. and Asada, Y. (2018) “Socioeconomic inequalities in psychological distress and suicidal behaviors among Indigenous peoples in Canada”, 52nd Annual Conference of the Canadian Economics Association, Montreal, Canada.

  9. Hajizadeh, M., Aiken, A. and Cox, C. (2018) “Risk factors associated with sexual misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces: Does it vary by sex and environmental command?” The Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research, Montreal, Canada.

  10. Hajizadeh, M., Bombay, A. and Asada, Y. (2018) “Socioeconomic inequalities in the prevalence of psychological distress and suicidal behaviors among Indigenous peoples living off-reserve in Canada”, The Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research, Montreal, Canada.

  11. Hajizadeh, M. and Nghiem, H.S. (2018) “Does unwanted childbearing lead to adverse health care utilization and health outcomes for mother and child? Evidence from 48 developing countries”, The Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research, Montreal, Canada.

  12. Hajizadeh, M., Hu, M., Bombay, A. and Asada, Y. (2017) “Socioeconomic gradient in health among Indigenous Canadians: Trends and determinants”, 11th World Congress of the International Health Economics, Boston, USA.

  13. Hajizadeh, M., Hu, M., Bombay, A. and Asada, Y. (2017). “Trends in socioeconomic inequalities in health among Indigenous populations of Canada: 2001-2012”, 51st Annual Conference of the Canadian Economics Association, Antigonish, Canada.

  14. Hajizadeh, M., Hu, M., Bombay, A. and Asada, Y. (2017). “Socioeconomic inequalities in health among off-reserve Indigenous Canadians: Trends and determinants”, The Canadian Public Health Association Conference, Halifax, Canada.

  15. Hajizadeh, M. (2016) “Does socioeconomic status affect lengthy wait time in Canada? Evidence from Canadian Community Health”, 11th European Conference on Health Economics, Hamburg, Germany.

  16. Hajizadeh, M., Mitnitski, A. and Rockwood, K. (2016) “Socioeconomic gradient in health in Canada: Is the gap widening or narrowing?”, 11th European Conference on Health Economics, Hamburg, Germany.

  17. Hajizadeh, M., (2016) “Does socioeconomic status affect lengthy wait time in Canada? Evidence from Canadian Community Health”, 50th Annual Conference of the Canadian Economics Association, Ottawa, Canada.

  18. Hajizadeh, M., Mitnitski, A. and Rockwood, K. (2016) “Socioeconomic gradient in health in Canada: Is the gap widening or narrowing?”, Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research, Toronto, Canada.

  19. Sia, D., Hajizadeh, M. and Nandi, A. (2015) “The effect of gender inequalities on HIV incidence in sub-Saharan Africa”, 22nd Canadian Conference on Global Health, Montreal, Canada.

  20. Hajizadeh, M. and Nandi, A. (2015) “The socioeconomic gradient of secondhand smoke exposure in children: Evidence from 26 low-and-middle-income countries”, 49th Annual Conference of the Canadian Economics Association, Toronto, Canada.

  21. Hajizadeh, M. and Nandi, A. (2015) “The socioeconomic gradient of secondhand smoke exposure in children: Evidence from 26 low-and-middle-income countries”, 10th World Congress of the International Health Economics, Milan, Italy.

  22. Hajizadeh, M., Heymann, J., Strumpf, E., Harper, S., and Nandi, A. (2014) “Paid maternity leave and childhood vaccination uptake: A multilevel analysis in 20 low-and-middle-income countries”, ESPAnet Annual Conference, Oslo, Norway.

  23. Hajizadeh, M. Alam, N. and Nandi, A. (2014) “Social inequalities in the utilization of maternal care in Bangladesh: Have they widened or narrowed in recent years?, 48th Annual Conference of the Canadian Economics Association, Vancouver, Canada.

  24. Hajizadeh, M. and Vincent, E.E. (2014) “The role of the Association of Postdoctoral Fellows (APF) in Career Development for Postdocs at McGill University”, 2014 Annual Meeting- National Postdoctoral Association (NPA), St. Louis, USA.

  25. Hajizadeh, M., Alam, N. and Fournier, P. (2013) “Inequities in the utilisation of maternal health care in low- and middle-income countries: How to measure and what to expect?”, 20th Canadian Conference on Global Health, Symposium Presentation, Ottawa, Canada.

  26. Hajizadeh, M., Nandi, A. and Heymann, J. (2013) “Socioeconomic inequality in infant mortality: What explains the variation across developing countries?”, 2013 Canadian Society for Epidemiology and Biostatistics Biennial Conference, St. John's, Canada.

  27. Hajizadeh, M., Sia, D. Heymann, J. and Nandi, A. (2013) “Social inequalities in HIV/AIDS prevalence in sub-Saharan African countries: Evidence from the Demographic Health Surveys”, 47th Annual Conference of the Canadian Economics Association, Montreal, Canada.

  28. Hajizadeh, M., Campbell, M.K. and Sarma, S. (2012) “Trends in socioeconomic inequalities in obesity risk in Canada: 2000-2010”, 46th Annual Conference of the Canadian Economics Association, Calgary, Canada.

  29. Hajizadeh, M., Campbell, M.K. and Sarma, S. (2012) “Does spatial heterogeneity influence adult obesity in Canada? Spatial panel data analysis” 11th Canadian Health Economist's Study Group, Edmonton, Canada.

  30. Hajizadeh, M. and Nghiem, H.S. (2011) “Out-of-pocket expenditures for hospital care in Iran: who is at risk of incurring catastrophic payments?”, 8th World Congress of the International Health Economics, Toronto, Canada.

  31. Hajizadeh, M., Connelly, L.B. and Butler, J. R. G. (2010) “Health policy and equity of health care utilisation in Australia: 1983-2005”, 8th European Conference on Health Economics, Helsinki, Finland.

  32. Hajizadeh, M., Connelly, L.B., Butler, J.R.G. and Khosravi, A. (2010) “Measuring horizontal inequities in Iran's health care system using a wealth index”, 8th European Conference on Health Economics, Helsinki, Finland.

  33. Hajizadeh, M., Connelly, L.B. and Butler J.R.G. (2009) “Health policy and equity of health care financing in Australia: 1973-2005”, 6th Health Services and Policy Research Conference, Brisbane, Australia

  34. Hajizadeh, M., Connelly, L.B., Butler, J.R.G. and Khosravi, A. (2009) “Measuring horizontal inequities in Iran's health care system using a wealth index”, 31st Australian Conference of Health Economists, Hobart, Australia.

  35. Hajizadeh, M., Connelly, L.B. and Butler, J.R.G. (2009) “Equity of health care financing in Australia revisited”, 38th Australian Conference of Economists, Adelaide, Australia.

  36. Hajizadeh, M., Connelly L.B. and Butler, J.R.G. (2009) “Equity of health care financing in Australia”, 7th World Congress of the International Health Economics, Beijing, China.

  37. Hajizadeh, M. and Connelly, L.B. (2009) “Equity of health care financing in Iran”, 7th World Congress of the International Health Economics, Beijing, China.

Selected Invited Talks

  1. “Socioeconomic inequalities in child vaccination in developing countries: What determines the differences?”, The Canadian Immunization Research Network and the Canadian Center for Vaccinology (CIRN/CCfV) Education Series, Dalhousie University, October 2017

  2. “Empirical methods for understanding social inequalities in health and health care: Evidence and policy implications”, Crossroads Interdisciplinary Health Research Conference, Dalhousie University, March 2017

  3. “Income-related inequalities in health among Canadian Indigenous populations: 2001-2012”, Community Health & Epidemiology Seminar Series, Dalhousie University, March 2017

  4. “Does socioeconomic status affect lengthy wait time in Canada? Evidence from Canadian Community Health”, Community Health & Epidemiology Seminar Series, Dalhousie University, April 2016

  5. “The socioeconomic gradient of secondhand smoke exposure in children: Evidence from 26 low-and-middle-income countries”, The Social Policy, Health and Economics Research Unit (SPHERE) Meeting, Department of Economics, Dalhousie University, May 2015

  6. “Equity in health and health care: Evidence from developed and developing countries”, the GHR-CAPS seminar series, Montreal, June 2014.

  7. “Social inequalities in adult obesity in Canada: What factors explain the unequal distribution?”, Target Meeting's 3rd World Diabetes & Obesity Online Conference, September 2013.

  8. “How to apply for a CIHR fellowship”, McGill's Association of Postdoctoral Fellows Workshop, September 2013

  9. “Measuring social inequalities in health”, PHO Rounds; Epidemiology, Public Health Ontario, Toronto, August 2013.

  10. “Health policy and horizontal inequity of health care utilization in Australia: 1983-2005”, CONROD (Centre of National Research on Disability and Rehabilitation Medicine) Meeting, Brisbane, Australia, June 2010.

  11. “Equity of health care financing in Australia revisited”, CONROD (Centre of National Research on Disability and Rehabilitation Medicine) Meeting, Brisbane, Australia, June 2009.