Sara Namazi (she/her)
Associate Professor College of Health & Wellness Health Science Providence
Biography and Expertise
Sara Namazi, M.S., Ph.D., has been teaching and doing research in the field of public health since she started her master’s degree at the University of Guam. As a former resident of the island of Guam, she worked on public health projects with the Guam Department of Public Health and Guam Environmental Protection Agency.
After finishing her master’s degree, Namazi was accepted as a doctoral student in the Public Health Program at the University of Connecticut. As a doctoral student, she was trained in the field of occupational and environmental health. She also completed a graduate certificate training in the field of Occupational Health Psychology. Namazi’s primary research focuses on addressing work and non-work conditions that impact employee health, safety, and well-being. Her research interests focus on work-life conflict, total worker health, community-based participatory research, the aging workforce, and correctional worker health.
Namazi uses her background in public health and research to design courses that help students master course content and develop public health skills and competencies that can be applied in various occupational settings and real-world situations.
Namazi’s research examines how both work and non-work conditions affect employee health, safety, and well-being. Her interests include work–life conflict, Total Worker Health, community-based participatory research, the aging workforce, and correctional worker health. She is also developing a new line of inquiry on neurodiversity and employment, her primary research focuses on addressing work and non-work conditions that impact employee health, safety, and well-being.
Education
PhD
University of Conneticut
MS
University of Guam, Water Environmental Research Institute of the Western Pacific
BA
University of Guam
Certificate of Interdisciplinary Disability Studies in Public Health (Disability Certificate)
UCONN Health Master of Public Health Program Interdisciplinary Disability Studies in Public Health
Graduate Certificate in Occupational Health Psychology
University of Conneticut Department of Psychological Sciences
Delta Omega Public Health Honor Society
University of Connecticut
Prison Stressors Study (Podcast)
C4 Unplugged podcast Council 4 AFSCME
July 14, 2022
https://www.council4.org/council-4-unplugged-podcast-1
Society for Total Worker Health
Rhode Island Public Health Association
Delta Omega Public Health Honor Society Connecticut Chapter
Connecticut Public Health Association
American Public Health Association
Academy for Gerontology in Higher Education
Gerontological Society of America
Namazi, S.
A Student-Oriented Guide to Applied & Integrative Learning: Strategies for Success and Key Relationship Building
Pressbooks
26
Dugan, A. & Decker, R. & Austin, H. & Namazi, S. & Shaw, W. & Bellizzi, K. & Blank, T. & Cherniack, M. & Tannenbaum, S. & Swede, H. & Hundal, J. & Cavallari, J.
Work-health conflict among breast cancer survivors: Associations with cancer self-management, quality of life, and anticipated turnover
Occupational Health Science
65
10
868-879
Cherniack, M. & Namazi, S. & Brennan, M. & Henning, R. & Dugan, A. & El Ghaziri, M.
A 16-Year Chronicle of Developing a Healthy Workplace Participatory Program for Total Worker Health® in the Connecticut Department of Correction: The Health Improvement through Employee Control (HITEC) Program.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
21
2
142
Dugan, A. & Decker, R. & Austin, H. & Namazi, S. & Bellizzi, K. & Blank, T. & Shaw, W. & Swede, H. & Cherniack, M. & Tannenbaum, S. & Cavallari, J.
Qualitative Assessment of Perceived Organizational Support for Employed Breast Cancer Survivors
Journal of occupational and environmental medicine
65
10
868-879
Gilmer, D. & Magley, V. & Dugan, A. & Namazi, S. & Cherniack, M.
Relative Importance of Incivility and Loneliness in Occupational Health Outcomes.
Occupational health science
9
1-25
Namazi, S. & Dugan, A. & Cavallari, J. & Rinker, R. & Preston, J. & Steele, V. & El Ghaziri, M. & Cherniack, M.
Participatory design of a sleep intervention with correctional supervisors using a root causes approach.
American journal of industrial medicine
66
2
167-177
Dugan, A. & Namazi, S. & Cavallari, J. & El Ghaziri, M. & Rinker, R. & Preston, J. & Cherniack, M.
Participatory Assessment and Selection of Workforce Health Intervention Priorities for Correctional Supervisors
Journal of occupational and environmental medicine
64
7
578-592
Shaw, W. & McLellan, R. & Besen, E. & Namazi, S. & Nicholas, M. & Dugan, A. & Tveito, T.
A Worksite Self-management Program for Workers with Chronic Health Conditions Improves Worker Engagement and Retention, but not Workplace Function
Journal of occupational rehabilitation
32
1
77-86
Dugan, A. & Decker, R. & Zhang, Y. & Lombardi, C. & Garza, J. & Laguerre, R. & Suleiman, A. & Namazi, S. & Cavallari, J.
Precarious Work Schedules and Sleep: A Study of Unionized Full-Time Workers.
Occupational health science
6
2
247-277
Dugan, A. & Decker, R. & Namazi, S. & Cavallari, J. & Bellizzi, K. & Blank, T. & Dornelas, E. & Tannenbaum, S. & Shaw, W. & Swede, H. & Salner, A.
Perceptions of clinical support for employed breast cancer survivors managing work and health challenges.
Journal of Cancer Survivorship
15
6
890-905
Namazi, S. & Dugan, A. & Fortinsky, R. & El Ghaziri, M. & Barnes-Farrell, J. & Noel, J. & Cavallari, J. & Shaw, W. & Cole, W. & Cherniack, M.
Traumatic Incidents at Work, Work-to-Family Conflict, and Depressive Symptoms Among Correctional Supervisors: The Moderating Role of Social Support.
Occupational Health Science
5
4
493-517
Cavallari, J. & Suleiman, A. & Garza, J. & Namazi, S. & Dugan, A. & Henning, R. & Punnett, L.
Evaluation of the HearWell Pilot Program: A Participatory Total Worker Health(®) Approach to Hearing Conservation.
International journal of environmental research and public health
18
18
9529
Namazi, S. & Kotejoshyer, R. & Farr, D. & Henning, R. & Tubb, D. & Dugan, A. & El Ghaziri, M. & Cherniack, M.
Development and Implementation of a Total Worker Health® Mentoring Program in a Correctional Workforce
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
18
16
8712
Kotejoshyer, R. & Gilmer, D. & Namazi, S. & Farr, D. & Henning, R. & Cherniack, M.
Impact of a Total Worker Health® Mentoring Program in a Correctional Workforce.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
18
16
8436
Dugan, A. & Namazi, S. & Cavallari, J. & Rinker, R. & Preston, J. & Steele, V. & Cherniack, M.
Participatory survey design of a workforce health needs assessment for correctional supervisors
American Journal of Industrial Medicine
64
5
414-430
A United Front: Empowering Workers in the Correctional Workforce
Oral Presentation
17th International Conference of the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology
International Conference of the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology
Finnish Institute of Occupational Health and University of Helsinki (Finland)
Helsinki
Finland
Participatory Design and Implementation of a Workforce Needs Assessment Among US Correctional Workers
Oral Presentation
17th International Conference of the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology
International Conference of the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology
Finnish Institute of Occupational Health and University of Helsinki (Finland)
Helsinki
Finland
Panel Presentation
The 15th Annual Symposium on Human Factors/Ergonomics in Organizational Design and Management (ODAM)
Organizational Design and Management
University of Connecticut, Storrs
Storss
CT
United States
Confronting Ageism: Demystifying Myths and Stereotypes of Aging
Workshop
Western Massachusetts Elder Care Conference
WMECC
Holyoke Community College
Holyoke
MA
United States
The Minds Behind the Mission: Neurodivergence in Higher Education
Panel Presentation
Center for Teaching & Learning
Johnson & Wales University
Johnson & Wales University
Providence
RI
United States
Total Worker Health® Trends Expert Webinar Series: Participatory Total Worker Health® Approaches to Workplace Stress: Case Study Insights.
Webinar Series Presentation
Center for the Promotion of Health in the New England Workplace Total Worker Health® Trends Expert Webinar.
Center for the Promotion of Health in the New England Workplace
Virtual
MA
United States
Chronic Disease Burden & Public Health Needs in New York
Poster
Student Research, Design, & Innovation Symposium
Johnson & Wales University
Johnson & Wales University
Providence
RI
United States
Community Needs Assessment- Rhode Island
Poster
Student Research, Design, & Innovation Symposium
Johnson & Wales University
Johnson & Wales University
Providence
RI
United States
Depression diagnosis by pregnancy status by income
Poster
Student Research, Design, & Innovation Symposium
Johnson & Wales University
Johnson & Wales University
Providence
RI
United States
Examining the Relationship between Adverse Childhood Experiences (Sexual Abuse) and Depression among males and females in the United States using the 2022 BRFSS Dataset.
Poster
Rhode Island Public Health Association Summit “Innovative Approaches to Advance Health Equity.”
Rhode Island Public Health Association
Warwick, Rhode Island
Warwick
RI
United States
A Qualitative Examination of the Job Resources and Needs of Correctional Workers
Oral Presentation
The 2026 Connecticut Public Health Association Conference
Connecticut Public Health Association
University of Saint Joseph’s
Hartford
CT
United States
Alcohol use associated with childcare and adult care responsibilities in corrections officers
Poster
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Exposition
American Public Health Association
Washington
DC
United States
Examining depressive disorders and COPD as occurring co-morbidities in veterans: A BRFSS analysis
Poster
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Exposition
American Public Health Association
Washington
DC
United States
Examining the Relationship Between Insurance And HIV/AIDs Screening Using the 2022 BRFSS Dataset.
Poster
Advancing Primary Care: Innovating for a Sustainable Future, Care Transformation Collaborative, Providence, Rhode Island
Care Transformation Collaborative, Providence, Rhode Island
Care Transformation Collaborative, Providence, Rhode Island
Providence
RI
United States
A participatory approach to Correctional Workforce work and health equity
Oral Presentation
The 4th International Symposium to Advance Total Worker Health
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and the Society for Total Worker Health
Virtual
Bethesda
MD
United States
A review of evidence of workplace interventions designed to foster inclusion for neurodiverse employees: A systematic review.
Poster
The 4th International Symposium to Advance Total Worker Health
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and the Society for Total Worker Health
Virtual
Bethesda
MD
United States
By Workers, For Workers: Interventions for Improving Mental Well-being
Oral Presentation
The 4th International Symposium to Advance Total Worker Health
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and the Society for Total Worker Health
Virtual
Bethesda
MD
United States
Examining depressive disorders and COPD as occurring comorbidities in veterans: A BRFSS analysis
Poster
The 2025 American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Expo
American Public Health Association
Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.
Washington DC
DC
United States
Race, Gender and Age Discrimination at Work and its Effect on Sleep Quality in a Sample of Connecticut Correctional Officers
Poster
Work, Stress, and Health 2025
American Psychological Association
Seattle
Seattle
WA
United States
Participatory Health Interventions in Corrections: An Effect Modifier Assessment of HITEC Project
Oral Presentation
The 22nd European Congress of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP 2025)
Czech Association of Work and Organizational Psychologists (ČAPPO) under the auspices of EAWOP
Prague, Czech Republic
Prague
Czech Republic
Examining the Efficacy of a Facility Support Officer Program
Oral Presentation
Center for the Promotion of Health in the New England Workplace All Center Meeting
Center for the Promotion of Health in the New England Workplace
Publick House Historic Inn
Sturbridge
MA
United States
Examining the Efficacy of a Facility Support Officer Program
Oral Presentation
Work Environment Symposium: UMASS Lowell
Center for the Promotion of Health in the New England Workplace
Publick House Historic Inn
Sturbridge
MA
United States
Discrimination and its Effect on Sleep Quality
Poster
Student Research, Design, & Innovation Symposium
Johnson & Wales University
Johnson & Wales University
Providence
RI
United States
Examining the association between depressive disorders and COPD in veterans
Poster
Student Research, Design, & Innovation Symposium
Johnson & Wales University
Johnson & Wales University
Providence
RI
United States
A Qualitative Examination of Factors Impacting Correctional Workers’ Sleep Hygiene
Oral Presentation
University Scholarship and Best Practices Expo
Johnson & Wales University
Johnson & Wales University
Providence
RI
United States
Neurodiverse, neurotypical, high-functioning, low-functioning, stimming, oh my!
Round table presentation
University Scholarship and Best Practices Expo
Johnson & Wales University
Johnson & Wales University
Providence
RI
United States
Alcohol as a coping tool for job stress and burnout in correction officers
Poster
American Public Health Association Meeting and Conference
American Public Health Association
Minneapolis
MN
United States
Perceived childhood safety and adult participation in HIV screening.
Poster
American Public Health Association Meeting and Expo
American Public Health Association
Minneapolis
MN
United States
Receipt of Work-Accommodations in relation to Job Tenure among working Breast Cancer Survivors.
Oral Presentation
ASCO Quality Care Symposium 2024
Conquer Cancer®, the ASCO Foundation
Conference
San Francisco
CA
United States
Unveiling Injustice: Exploring the Link Between Workplace Discrimination and Unemployment Among Sexual and Gender Minorities.
Poster
Rhode Island Public Health Association Summit “Innovative Approaches to Advance Health Equity.”
Rhode Island Public Health Association
Warwick, Rhode Island
Warwick
RI
United States
Design and Implementation of Workforce Interventions For Correctional Workers
Oral Presentation
University Scholarship and Best Practices Expo
Johnson & Wales University
Johnson & Wales University
Providence
RI
United States
Correctional employee discrimination, work-family conflict, and sleep
Oral Presentation
Occupational Health and Safety Research Symposium
Center for the Promotion of Health in the New England Workplace
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Worcester
MA
United States
Examining Associations Between Depressive Disorders and COPD in Veterans
Oral Presentation
Occupational Health and Safety Research Symposium
Center for the Promotion of Health in the New England Workplace
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Worcester
MA
United States
Occupational prestige and psychological health: A study of correctional supervisors.
Poster
Work, Stress, and Health 2023 Virtual Conference
American Psychological Association
Virtual Conference
Positive Correctional Supervisor-Inmate Interaction Increases Supervisor Well-Being: A Positive Psychology Approach.
Oral Presentation
Work, Stress, and Health 2023 Virtual Conference
American Psychological Association
Virtual Conference
Promoting Total Worker Health® program sustainability through participatory design and evaluation of organizational leadership training: HITEC experiences.
Oral Presentation
Work, Stress, and Health 2023 Virtual Conference
American Psychological Association
Virtual Conference
Receipt of Work-Accommodations among continuously working Breast Cancer Survivors associated with having Adult Dependents at Home.
Oral Presentation
ASCO Quality Care Symposium 2023
Conquer Cancer®, the ASCO Foundation
Conference
San Francisco
CA
United States
Planning a social media-based peer support intervention with breast cancer survivors to improve social connectedness
Poster
UCONN Center for mHealth and Social Media’s 7th Annual Conference
University of Connecticut
Conference at University of Connecticut, Storrs
Storrs
CT
United States
Using an Evidence-Based Tool to Address the Training Needs of Correctional Staff Caring for an Aging Incarcerated Population
Oral Presentation
Fun Size Scholarship Colloquium
Springfield College
Faculty Scholarship Presention/Showcase
Springfield
MA
United States
A qualitative examination of factors impacting correctional supervisors’ sleep quality and quantity
Oral Presentation
3rd International Symposium to Advance Total Worker Health
National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Bethesda
United States
Customizing the IDEAS Tool for Use in Designing Total Worker Health Interventions by the Corrections Workforce.
Poster
3rd International Symposium to Advance Total Worker Health
National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Bethesda
United States
Association of perceived discrimination at work and depressive symptoms among correctional employees: Assessing the moderating role of sex, race/ethnicity, and job tenure.
Poster
Work, Stress, and Health 2021 Virtual Conference
American Psychological Association
Virtual Conference
Comparing facility-based and multi-site Design Team functions: effectiveness and program content.
Poster
Work, Stress, and Health 2021 Virtual Conference
American Psychological Association
Virtual Conference
Impact and Evaluation of a Correctional Supervisors’ Design Team (DT) Intervention on Healthy Eating
Oral Presentation
Work, Stress, and Health 2021 Virtual Conference
American Psychological Association
Virtual Conference
Perceived Organizational Support for Employed Breast Cancer Survivors Coping with Work and Health Challenges.
Poster
Work, Stress, and Health 2021 Virtual Conference
American Psychological Association
Virtual Conference
The Intervention Design and Analysis Scorecard: A Total Worker Health Approach to Identifying Mental Health Stressors of Correctional Staff
Poster
Work, Stress, and Health 2021 Virtual Conference
American Psychological Association
Virtual Conference
Workplace Loneliness as an Explanatory Mechanism in Incivility Outcomes
Poster
Work, Stress, and Health 2021 Virtual Conference
American Psychological Association
Virtual Conference