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Senior Methodologist & Quantitative Evaluation Consultant (PhD)

Profile Summary

I am a PhD-trained Senior Methodologist and Quantitative Evaluation Consultant with over 10 years of experience in healthcare, public health, and policy research. I help organizations design rigorous studies, apply advanced statistical methods, and produce reproducible, evidence-based results. My expertise includes: Study design and evaluation frameworks Statistical analysis using R and Python Survey design, sampling, and large-scale data analysis Program and policy evaluation Systematic reviews and evidence synthesis I work closely with research teams, universities, NGOs, government agencies, and healthcare organizations to provide methodologically sound analysis and clear interpretation for decision-makers. I am known for accurate, transparent, and reproducible results, helping clients make confident, data-driven decisions.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Statistics
• ☆ Meta-Analysis
• ☆ Regression Analysis
• ☆ Multivariate Analysis
• ☆ Nonlinear Regression
• ☆ Correlation Analysis
• ☆ Mathematical Statistics
• ☆ Survey Design
• ☆ Study Design
• ☆ Statistical Review
• ☆ Medical Statistics
• ☆ Health Data Analysis
• ☆ Trend Analysis
• ☆ Python
• ☆ R
• ☆ Public Health
• ☆ Community Health Services
• ☆ Research Methodology
• ☆ User Research
• ☆ Quantitative User Research
• ☆ Literature Review
• ☆ Systematic Literature Review

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Data & AI

Writing Clinical Trial Documentation, Medical Writing

Research Meta-Research, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Data & AI Predictive Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization, Data Cleaning, Data Insights

Work Experience

Senior Researcher

Lawson Health Research Institute

November 2022 - December 2023

Senior Researcher

Centre for Implementation Research (CIR)

January 2022 - November 2022

Researcher

Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

November 2020 - November 2022

Research assistant

University of Ottawa

January 2020 - October 2020

Graduate research trainee

McGill University

June 2018 - December 2018

Lecturer

Alzahra University

August 2016 - June 2018

Education

Ph.D. (Information Science)

Alzahra University

2015 - 2020

Information Science

Alzahra University

September 2015 - December 2019

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Cardiology researchers’ practices and perceived barriers to open science: an international survey @article{Cobey_2024, title={Cardiology researchers’ practices and perceived barriers to open science: an international survey}, volume={11}, ISSN={2053-3624}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/openhrt-2023-002433}, DOI={10.1136/openhrt-2023-002433}, number={1}, journal={Open Heart}, publisher={BMJ}, author={Cobey, Kelly D and Alayche, Mohsen and Saba, Sara and Barnes, Nana Yaa and Ebrahimzadeh, Sanam and Alarcón, Emilio and Hibbert, Benjamin and Moher, David}, year={2024}, month=jan, pages={e002433} } . Open Heart.

Sanam Ebrahimzadeh, Marco Solmi, Kelly Cobey, David Moher, Elena Dragioti, Jae Il Shin, Joaquim Radua, Samuele Cortese, Beverley Shea, Nicola Veronese, et al. (2024). Protocol for the development of a reporting guideline for umbrella reviews on epidemiological associations using cross-sectional, case-control and cohort studies: the Preferred Reporting Items for Umbrella Reviews of Cross-sectional, Case-control and Cohort studies (PRIUR-CCC) . BMJ Publishing Group.

Sanam Ebrahimzadeh, Woo, S, Kim, T, D. F. Mclnnes, R. Gerst, Do, R. (2023). Hepatic Adenoma Subtypes on Hepatobiliary Phase of Gadoxetic Acid-Enhanced MRI: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis . American Journal of Roentgenology .

An international, cross-sectional survey of preprint attitudes among biomedical researchers . F1000Research.

Association of Accuracy, Conclusions, and Reporting Completeness With Acceptance by Radiology Conferences and Journals . Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

Sanam Ebrahimzadeh A cross-sectional audit and survey of Open Science and Data Sharing practices at The Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital. Facets.

Cross-Sectional Evaluation of Open Science Practices at Imaging Journals: A Meta-Research Study . Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal.

Diagnostic accuracy of CT for COVID-19 Re: Diagnostic accuracy of screening tests for patients suspected of COVID-19, a retrospective cohort study . Infectious Diseases.

Knowledge and use of Web 2.0 by librarians in university libraries of East Azerbaijan, Iran . The Electronic Library.

Re: Is COVID-19 pneumonia differentiable from other viral pneumonia on CT scan? . Respiratory Medicine and Research.

The Cochrane Systematic Review on Thoracic Imaging Tests for the Diagnosis of COVID-19 . Radiology.

Thoracic imaging tests for the diagnosis of COVID-19 . Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.

Thoracic imaging tests for the diagnosis of COVID-19 . Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.

Triggers and strategies related to the collaborative information-seeking behaviour of researchers in ResearchGate . Online Information Review.

WORKING PAPER

Sanam Ebrahimzadeh (2023). Cannabis use and perceptions among Canadians with Spinal Cord Injury.

Sanam Ebrahimzadeh (2023). Intra-articular Corticosteroid Injections vs. Platelet Rich Plasma as a Treatment for Cervical Facetogenic Pain.

Sanam Ebrahimzadeh (2023). PVA GUIDELINES FOR PAIN MANAGEMENT.

CONFERENCE PAPER

Sanam Ebrahimzadeh (2022). Cochrane ‘Living’ Systematic Review On Diagnostic Accuracy of Chest Imaging for COVID-19: Version 4. Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR).

Sanam Ebrahimzadeh (2022). Open Science and Data Sharing at The Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital. Faculty of Medicine Postdoctoral Association's 14th Annual Research Day.

Sanam Ebrahimzadeh (2021). Thoracic imaging tests for the diagnosis of COVID‐19. The 13th Annual Faculty of Medicine Postdoctoral Research Day.

Sanam Ebrahimzadeh (2021). Metrics Literacies: Improving understanding and use of scholarly metrics in academia. Session presented at Ontario Library Association Super Conference.

Sanam Ebrahimzadeh (2021). Metrics Literacies: On the State of the Art of Multimedia Scholarly Metrics Education. Presented at 18th International Conference on Scientometrics & Informetrics (ISSI2021).

Sanam Ebrahimzadeh (2021). Thoracic imaging tests for the diagnosis of COVID‐19. 31st Annual University of Ottawa / 5th Annual Dr. Cheemun Lum Radiology Research Day.

ONLINE RESOURCE

Sanam Ebrahimzadeh (2022). Free Online Training on Data Handling Practices .

BOOK CHAPTER

Sanam Ebrahimzadeh, Alperin, J.P, Haustein, S (2022). Social media and altmetrics. Handbook on Research Assessment in Social Sciences.

CONFERENCE POSTER

Sanam Ebrahimzadeh (2021). Cochrane ‘Living’ Systematic Review on Diagnostic Accuracy of Chest Imaging for COVID-19: Version 4. RSNA.

Sanam Ebrahimzadeh (2021). Cochrane ‘living’ systematic review on the diagnostic accuracy of chest imaging for COVID-19 (version 4). 2021 Virtual Edition of the uOttawa Faculty of Medicine Virtual Research Day.

PREPRINT

Sanam Ebrahimzadeh (2020). Metrics Literacies: Introduction of researcher personas for the understanding and use of scholarly metrics .

OTHER

Development of a reporting guideline for umbrella reviews on epidemiological associations using cross-sectional, case-control, and cohort studies: the Preferred Reporting Items for Umbrella Reviews of Cross-sectional, Case-control, and Cohort studies (PRIUR-CCC) @article{Solmi_2022, title={Development of a reporting guideline for umbrella reviews on epidemiological associations using cross-sectional, case-control, and cohort studies: the Preferred Reporting Items for Umbrella Reviews of Cross-sectional, Case-control, and Cohort studies (PRIUR-CCC)}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2022.12.28.22283572}, DOI={10.1101/2022.12.28.22283572}, publisher={Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory}, author={Solmi, Marco and Cobey, Kelly D and Moher, David and Ebrahimzadeh, Sanam and Dragioti, Elena and Shin, Jae Il and Radua, Joaquim and Cortese, Samuele and Shea, Beverley and Veronese, Nicola and Hartling, Lisa and Pollock, Michelle and Egger, Matthias and Papatheodorou, Stefania and Ioannidis, John P.A. and Carvalho, Andre F.}, year={2022}, month=dec } .