Publications
Across my 90+ journal articles and book chapters, I have developed a diverse expertise in different health related topics and methodologies, however much of my current research expertise center around:
🍏 - Dietary health and cardiovascular health promotion
🤝 - Family and community level contributors to health
🛜 - Digital health environment (including mhealth, web-based research)
I have used my strong methodological background in innovative quantitative, qualitative, and geo-spatial methods to conduct this work. Currently, this expertise is reflected in my recent work on social/family dynamics, program evaluation and implementation science, diet/eating behaviors and the food environment, as well as mhealth and the digital health environment. Additionally, my diverse topical and methodological skillset in public health research is also evidenced in my past work on COVID-19, mental health, environmental health, and injuries/violence.






























Chan SZ, Godbole N, LeCroy MN, Kuang KM, Cheng J, Beasley JM, Laynor G, Ali SH, YI SS. Diet in the general U.S. Asian American population: A scoping review. (Accepted) In press at: Curr Dev Nutr.
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Thu H, Chan FJH, Hashim J, Ali SH. Utilizing Group Chats in Digital Health Interventions: A Realist Synthesis and Systematic Review of Mechanisms that Drive Behavior Change. (Accepted) In press at: JMIR.
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Ali SH, Lee MH, Tan KXQ, Wong CJ, Tay J, Magkos F, Ang IYH, Toh SA. Real-world outcomes of hybrid obesity care using digital coaching and GLP-1 therapy in a multi-ethnic Asian setting. Int J Obes. 2026;(Online first). doi:10.1038/s41366-026-02062-x.
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Ali SH, Gu Y. How different forms of parent-child interactions shape healthy aging: Evidence from 138,243 parent-child relationships on physical function and health behaviors among Chinese older adults (2011–2020). Behav Med. 2026;(Online first). doi:10.1080/08964289.2026.2641451.
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Thu H, Thu MM, Ali SH. "The first person to reach you becomes dearest to you": Mapping Health Information Diffusion in Myanmar's Polycrisis through Digital Strategies. Soc Sci Med. 2026;399(Online first). doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119241.
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Low KMY, Chan FJH, Chong MF, Chan CMJ, Ali SH. Strategies young adults use to reduce sodium consumption in a family-led intervention: A photo elicitation study to inform contributors to implementability and success. Appetite. 2026;220(1):108465. doi:10.1016/j.appet.2026.108465.
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Ali SH, Vo MTH, Kaewchankha W, Gu Y, Anantanasuwong D, Teerawattananon Y. Holistic lifestyle framework to longitudinally evaluate cardiovascular disparities and post-diagnosis changes among older Thai adults. JACC Asia. 2026;(Online first). doi:10.1016/j.jacasi.2025.10.022.
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Kwon S, Hahm KJ, DiClemente RJ, Ali SH. Family Profiles and Perceived Family Influence on Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors: A Person-Centered Approach in Young Asian American Adults. J Health Psychol. 2026;(Online first). doi:10.1177/13591053251399061.
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Qi X, Ali SH, Pei Y, Wu B. Acculturation, Socioeconomic Status, and Cognitive Functioning among Older Immigrants in the United States: An Interaction Analysis. J Appl Gerontol. 2025;(Online first). doi:10.1177/07334648251400488.
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Ali SH, Thu H. App fatigue in mHealth: Beyond improving apps, advance equity by meeting people where they are. PLOS Digital Health. 2025;4(11):e0001107. doi:10.1371/journal.pdig.0001107.
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Ali SH, Onakomaiya D, Saif NI, Farhman F, Mohsin FM, Mohaimin S, Rakhra A, Mammen S, Hussain S, Zanowiak J, Lim S, Shelley D, Islam NS. Using longitudinal, multi-partner qualitative data to evaluate the implementation of a diabetes prevention and management intervention among South Asians Americans. Implement Sci Commun. 2025;6(1):112. doi:10.1186/s43058-025-00800-2.
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Ali SH. Care beyond caregivers: a wider spectrum of social support for older adults. Lancet Healthy Longev. 2025;6(10):100782. doi:10.1016/j.lanhl.2025.100782.
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Ali SH, Low KMY, Chan CMJ, Ang IYH. Network Dynamics in Health and Diet: Using Network Analysis to Disaggregate the Role of Family and Friends in Diet Healthfulness and Reciprocal Importance in Health. Public Health Nutr. 2025;28(1):e183. doi:10.1017/S136898002510133X.
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Low KMY, Chan CMJ, Ang IYH, Chong MF, Ali SH. Empowering young adults as agents of household dietary change: Findings from a digital, family-led sodium reduction pilot intervention in Singapore. Curr Dev Nutr. 2025;9(9):107523. doi:10.1016/j.cdnut.2025.107523.
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Low KMY, Ali SH. Advancing dietary behavior change in older adults through digital technologies: Emerging tools and behavioral mechanisms. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2025;28. doi:10.1097/MCO.0000000000001156.
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Ali SH, Bhattacharya S, Chanda A, Dhar B. South Asia's diabetes crisis needs families: How can we advance from informal care to integrated engagement? Lancet Reg Health Southeast Asia. 2025;38:100607. doi:10.1016/j.lansea.2025.100607.
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Misra S, Rahman T, Ali SH, Taher M, Mitra P. Public health research on severe mental conditions among immigrant communities: Strategies from a qualitative study with South Asian immigrants in New York City. AJPM Focus. 2025;4(3):100333. doi:10.1016/j.focus.2025.100333.
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Sharma P, Kaushik M, Ali SH, Bacong AM, Srinivasan M, Long J, Wang NE. How We Live: Characteristics of Multigenerational Households among Asian Americans (2006-2018). J Asian Health. 2025;5(1):e66. doi:10.59448/jah.v5i1.66.