Raed A. Bahelah
Associate Professor-Research
Department:
SPH-Population Health Science
Email:
rbahelah@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 984-5560
Education
| Florida International University Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work, PhD, Epidemiology | 2016 |
| Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, MPH&TM, Tropical Medicine | 2011 |
Publications
Letter | |
| Bahelah R, Waterpipe tobacco labeling and packaging and World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC): a call for action. Addiction (Abingdon, England), 2014 Feb;109(2):333 | 2014 |
Journal Article | |
| Bahelah RA, Secondhand smoke exposure among United States children with functional disabilities: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2021-2023. Preventive medicine reports, 2025 Sep;57:103183 | 2025 |
| Golestan YP, Ebrahimi Kalan M, Ben Taleb Z, Ward KD, Fazlzadeh M, Bahelah R, Masjedi MR, Charkazi A, Dehghan N, Sighaldeh SS, The effect of price on cigarette consumption, distribution, and sale in Tehran: a qualitative study. BMC public health, 2021 Sep 22;21(1):1720 | 2021 |
| Ebrahimi Kalan M, Bahelah R, Bursac Z, Ward KD, Ben Taleb Z, Tleis M, Jebai R, Asfar T, Eissenberg T, Maziak W, A Group-Based Modeling Approach to Identify Developmental Trajectories of Nicotine Dependence Among Lebanese Adolescents Waterpipe Smokers. Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, 2021 Nov 5;23(12):2056-2064 | 2021 |
| Ebrahimi Kalan M, Bahelah R, Bursac Z, Ben Taleb Z, DiFranza JR, Tleis M, Nakkash R, Jebai R, Alam MM, Cano MÁ, Sutherland MT, Fenni K, Asfar T, Eissenberg T, Ward KD, Maziak W, Predictors of nicotine dependence among adolescent waterpipe and cigarette smokers: A 6-year longitudinal analysis. Drug and alcohol dependence, 2020 Dec 1;217:108346 | 2020 |
| Ben Taleb Z, Kalan ME, Bahelah R, Boateng GO, Rahman M, Alshbool FZ, Vaping while high: Factors associated with vaping marijuana among youth in the United States. Drug and alcohol dependence, 2020 Dec 1;217:108290 | 2020 |
| Alam MM, Ward KD, Bahelah R, Kalan ME, Asfar T, Eissenberg T, Maziak W, The Syrian Center for Tobacco Studies-13 (SCTS-13): Psychometric evaluation of a waterpipe-specific nicotine dependence instrument. Drug and alcohol dependence, 2020 Oct 1;215:108192 | 2020 |
| Ben Taleb Z, Breland A, Bahelah R, Kalan ME, Vargas-Rivera M, Jaber R, Eissenberg T, Maziak W, Flavored Versus Nonflavored Waterpipe Tobacco: A Comparison of Toxicant Exposure, Puff Topography, Subjective Experiences, and Harm Perceptions. Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, 2019 Aug 19;21(9):1213-1219 | 2019 |
| Bahelah R, Ward KD, Ben Taleb Z, DiFranza JR, Eissenberg T, Jaber R, Maziak W, Determinants of progression of nicotine dependence symptoms in adolescent waterpipe smokers. Tobacco control, 2019 May;28(3):254-260 | 2019 |
| Osibogun O, Taleb ZB, Bahelah R, Salloum RG, Maziak W, Correlates of poly-tobacco use among youth and young adults: Findings from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health study, 2013-2014. Drug and alcohol dependence, 2018 Jun 1;187:160-164 | 2018 |
| Ogunmoroti O, Utuama OA, Michos ED, Valero-Elizondo J, Okunrintemi V, Taleb ZB, Bahelah R, Das S, Rouseff M, Parris D, Agatston A, Feldman T, Veledar E, Maziak W, Nasir K, Does education modify the effect of ethnicity in the expression of ideal cardiovascular health? The Baptist Health South Florida Employee Study. Clinical cardiology, 2017 Nov;40(11):1000-1007 | 2017 |
| Bahelah R, DiFranza JR, Ward KD, Eissenberg T, Fouad FM, Taleb ZB, Jaber R, Maziak W, Waterpipe smoking patterns and symptoms of nicotine dependence: The Waterpipe Dependence in Lebanese Youth Study. Addictive behaviors, 2017 Nov;74:127-133 | 2017 |
| Ben Taleb Z, Ward KD, Asfar T, Jaber R, Bahelah R, Maziak W, Smoking Cessation and Changes in Body Mass Index: Findings From the First Randomized Cessation Trial in a Low-Income Country Setting. Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, 2017 Mar 1;19(3):351-356 | 2017 |
| Bahelah R, DiFranza JR, Ward KD, Fouad FM, Eissenberg T, Ben Taleb Z, Jaber R, Osibogun O, Maziak W, Correlates of nicotine dependence among adolescent waterpipe smokers. Drug and alcohol dependence, 2016 Nov 1;168:230-238 | 2016 |
| Bahelah R, DiFranza JR, Fouad FM, Ward KD, Eissenberg T, Maziak W, Early symptoms of nicotine dependence among adolescent waterpipe smokers. Tobacco control, 2016 Dec;25(e2):e127-e134 | 2016 |
| Bahelah R, What should national alcohol control policies in Muslim majority countries focus on? Addiction (Abingdon, England), 2016 Oct;111(10):1714-5 | 2016 |
| Mukherjee S, Trepka MJ, Pierre-Victor D, Bahelah R, Avent T, Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Antenatal Depression in the United States: A Systematic Review. Maternal and child health journal, 2016 Sep;20(9):1780-97 | 2016 |
| Ben Taleb Z, Ward KD, Asfar T, Bahelah R, Maziak W, Predictors of adherence to pharmacological and behavioral treatment in a cessation trial among smokers in Aleppo, Syria. Drug and alcohol dependence, 2015 Aug 1;153:167-72 | 2015 |
| Maziak W, Taleb ZB, Bahelah R, Islam F, Jaber R, Auf R, Salloum RG, The global epidemiology of waterpipe smoking. Tobacco control, 2015 Mar;24 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):i3-i12 | 2015 |
| Ben Taleb Z, Bahelah R, Fouad FM, Coutts A, Wilcox M, Maziak W, Syria: health in a country undergoing tragic transition. International journal of public health, 2015 Jan;60 Suppl 1:S63-72 | 2015 |
| Pierre-Victor D, Mukherjee S, Bahelah R, Madhivanan P, Human papillomavirus vaccine uptake among males 11-26 years in United States: findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2011-2012. Vaccine, 2014 Nov 20;32(49):6655-8 | 2014 |
| Taleb ZB, Bahelah R, Viewpoint: methanol poisoning outbreak in Libya: a need for policy reforms. Journal of public health policy, 2014 Nov;35(4):489-98 | 2014 |
| Maziak W, Nakkash R, Bahelah R, Husseini A, Fanous N, Eissenberg T, Tobacco in the Arab world: old and new epidemics amidst policy paralysis. Health policy and planning, 2014 Sep;29(6):784-94 | 2014 |
| Bahelah R, Curiosity and susceptibility to cigarette smoking among cigarette-naïve, waterpipe smoking US youth: National Youth Tobacco Survey, 2014. Tobacco prevention & cessation, 2017;3:132 | |
| Mukherjee S, Pierre-Victor D, Bahelah R, Madhivanan P, Mental health issues among pregnant women in correctional facilities: a systematic review. Women & health, 2014;54(8):816-42 | |
Teaching Experience
| PHS702-01, Population Health, Course, Course Director, Statistical Methods in Research | Fall 2025-2026 |
| PHS 742, Population Health, Course, Course Director, Multivariate Regression | Spring 2024-2025 |