Biography

Somayeh Farhang Dehghan joined Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Occupational Health and Safety in the School of Public Health and Safety. She received her B.S. in Occupational Health from Iran University of Medical Sciences and her M.S. and Ph.D. from the Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Her teaching interests include training occupational exposure to hazardous agents, air pollution control, industrial ventilation, gases and aerosols dynamics, evaluation of an air samples. Her research interests are in the field of occupational health, industrial hygiene, air pollution, air filtration, nanofibers, occupational exposure, risk assessment, biomarkers and heat stress.

Area of Interest:

Occupational Health

100%

Air Filtration

62%

Electrospinning

90%

Exposure Assessment

75%

Industrial Hygiene

55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
4

Chapters
2

Articles
135

Abstracts
41

Selected Publications

Rabiei, H., S.F. Dehghan, M. Montazer, S.S. Khaloo and A.G. Koozekonan, 2022. UV protection properties of workwear fabrics coated with TiO₂ nanoparticles. Front. Public Health, Vol. 10. 10.3389/fpubh.2022.929095.
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Rabiei, H., M. Montazer, S.S. Khaloo, M.H. Kohanehshari and S.F. Dehghan, 2022. UV protection properties of workwear fabric coated with metal-organic frameworks. J. Ind. Text., Vol. 52. 10.1177/15280837221138977.
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Pourhassan, B., F. Golbabaei, S.F. Dehghan, M.R. Pourmand, T. Mousavi and E. Masoorian, 2022. Preparation of photocatalytic TiO₂-polyacrylonitrile nanofibers for filtration of airborne microorganisms. Iran. J. Public Health, 51: 871-879.
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Mohammadi, H., F. Golbabaei, S.F. Dehghan, H. Imani, F.R. Tehrani and S.K. Ardakani, 2022. The influence of vitamin E and omega-3 fatty acids on reproductive health indices among male workers exposed to electromagnetic fields. Am. J. Men’s Health, Vol. 16. 10.1177/15579883221074821.
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Laal, F., F. Mohammadian, A. Khoshakhlagh, R.F. Madvari, S.F. Dehghan and S.R. Pordanjani, 2022. Effect of anthropometric and demographic factors on musculoskeletal disorders in nurses’ aides. Work, 72: 1205-1213.
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Khorsandi, M., S.F. Dehghan, E.A. Pirposhteh, M. Abbasinia, M. Afshari, M. Ghanadzadeh and M. Asghari, 2022. Development and validation of assessment tool of knowledge, attitude, and practice of outdoor workers regarding heat stress. Work, 71: 671-680.
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Ghalhari, G.F., S.F. Dehghan and M. Asghari, 2022. Trend analysis of humidex as a heat discomfort index using Mann-Kendall and Sen’s slope estimator statistical tests. Environ. Health Eng. Manag., 9: 165-176.
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Asghari, M., G.F. Ghalhari, E.A. Pirposhteh and S.F. Dehghan, 2022. Spatio-temporal evolution of the thermo-hygrometric index (THI) during cold seasons: a trend analysis study in Iran. Sustainability, Vol. 14. 10.3390/su142416774.
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Mohammadi, H., F. Golbabaei, S.F. Dehghan, N. Moradi, M. Chamari and M.A. Rad, 2021. Changes in oxidative stress parameters as response to supplementation with vitamin E and omega-3 fatty acids in male workers exposed to high level noise. Res. Square, Vol. 2021. 10.21203/rs.3.rs-850400/v1.
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Abdollahi, F., S.F. Dehghan, S. Amanpour, A. Haghparast, S. Sabour and R. Zendehdel, 2021. Effect of co-exposure to heat and psychological stressors on sperm DNA and semen parameters. Toxicol. Rep., Vol. 2021. 10.1016/j.toxrep.2021.11.015.
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Suri, S., S.F. Dehghan, A.S. Sahlabadi, S.K. Ardakani, N. Moradi, M. Rahmati and F.R. Tehrani, 2020. Relationship between exposure to extremely low‐frequency (ELF) magnetic field and the level of some reproductive hormones among power plant workers. J. Occup. Health, Vol. 62. 10.1002/1348-9585.12173.
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Ghalhari, G.F., S.F. Dehghan, F. Shakeri, M.J. Ghanadzadeh and M. Asghari, 2020. Assessing the monthly changes of heat stress indices in outdoor environment during a 15-year period: case of study in a dry and warm climate. Urban Clim., Vol. 31. 10.1016/j.uclim.2019.100538.
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Dehghan, S.F., F. Golbabaei, T. Mousavi, H. Mohammadi, M.H. Kohneshahri and R. Bakhtiari, 2020. Production of nanofibers containing magnesium oxide nanoparticles for the purpose of bioaerosol removal. Pollution, 6: 185-196.
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Schoder, D. and C. McCulloch, 2019. Food Fraud with Melamine and Global Implications. In: Chemical Hazards in Foods of Animal Origin, Smulders, F.J.M., I.M.C.M. Rietjens and M. Rose (Eds.)., Wageningen Academic Publishers, United States, ISBN-13: 978-90-8686-326-6, pp: 543-565.
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Saba, K., G. Farideh, Y. Saeid and F.D. Somayeh, 2019. Review of literature on occupational exposure to the dusts in Iran over the past 14 years. J. Health Saf. Work, Vol. 9. .
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Roohalah, H., M. Ahmad, R.S.M. Hassan, F.D. Somayeh, F.T. Yoosef and M. Majid, 2019. Effect of occupational exposure to extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields on level of thyroid hormones effective on fatigue. Iran Occup. Health J., Vol. 16. .
Pirposhte, E.A., M.J. Jafari, S.F. Dehghan, S. Khodakarim and A. Hajifathali, 2019. Investigating the relationship between heat stress and workers` blood parameters in a foundry. J. Mil. Med., 21: 618-627.
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Monazzam, M.R.., M. Asghari, S.F. Dehghan, R. Hajizadeh, M.H. Beheshti, M. Monazzam, F. Taheri, 2019. Presentation of an operational program to reduce vulnerability of outdoor workers to to heat stress and climate change. Iran Occup. Health, 16: 71-83.
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Hajizadeh, R., A. Khavanin, A.J. Jafari, M. Barmar and S.F. Dehghan, 2019. Investigation of acoustic properties of polymer nanocomposites polymer regarding combined sound absorption and insulation characteristics. J. Health Saf. Work, 9: 324-328.
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Ghalhari, G.F., S.F. Dehghan, F. Shakeri, M. Abbasinia and M. Asghari, 2019. Thermal comfort and heat stress indices for outdoor occupations over 15 years: a case study from Iran. Weather, Vol. 74. 10.1002/wea.3454.
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Dehghan, S.F., Y. Mehrifar and A. Ardalan, 2019. The relationship between exposure to lead-containing welding fumes and the levels of reproductive hormones. Ann. Global Health, Vol. 85. 10.5334/aogh.2617.
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Dehghan, S.F., F. Golbabaei, A.S. Zadeh and H. Mohammadi, 2019. Possibility of using plasma-processed hybrid nanofibers to remove toluene in air stream.
J. Health Saf. Work, 9: 179-190.
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Abbasi, M., S.F. Dehghan, R.F. Madvari, A. Mehri and M.H. Ebrahimi et al., 2019. Interactive effect of background variables and workload parameters on the quality of life among nurses working in highly complex hospital units: a cross-sectional study. J. Clin. Diagn. Res., Vol. 13. 10.7860/jcdr/2019/37929.12482.
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Abbasi, M., S. Farhang-dehghan, S. Yazdanirad, A. Mehri and M. Kolahdouzi et al., 2019. Assessment of role of job components and individual parameters on the raised blood pressure in a noisy industry. Arch. Acoust., 44: 575-584.
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Mehri, A., S.F. Dehghan, M. Abbasi, M.H. Beheshti and J. Sajedifar et al., 2018. Assessment of contrast perception of obstacles in tunnel entrance. Health Promot. Perspect., 8: 268-274.
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Masoud, H., G. Farideh, N. Parvin, A. Kamal, F.D. Somayeh, F. Asad and D. Faezeh, 2018. Determination of optimum index for heat stress assessment on the basis of physiological parameters, in steel industries. J. Health Saf. Work, 8: 163-174.
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Hamerezaee, M., S.F. Dehghan, F. Golbabaei, A. Fathi, L. Barzegar and N. Heidarnejad, 2018. Assessment of semen quality among workers exposed to heat stress: a cross-sectional study in a steel industry. Saf. Health Work, 9: 232-235.
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