Pouran D. Faghri

Pouran D. Faghri is an Adjunct Professor at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's Department of Environmental Health Sciences, affiliated with the UCLA Center for Occupational & Environmental Health (COEH). Previously, she held professorships at the University of Connecticut in Allied Health Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, and Public Health, serving as Director of the Center for Environmental Health and Health Promotion. She completed her M.D. at the University of Isfahan (1981), a Post-Doctoral Fellowship at Wright State University (1983), and an M.S. in Physiology and Biophysics (1987).

Her research focuses on occupational health interventions, biomechanics of movement in neurological disorders, and functional electrical stimulation (FES) for rehabilitation. Key areas include workplace ergonomics, Total Worker Health®, and integrating health promotion with injury prevention. She developed Connecticut’s ConnectiFIT worksite health program and pioneered FES cycling for spinal cord injury patients, holding a patent related to FES applications. Her work is funded by NSF and federal agencies.

Dr. Faghri serves on editorial boards, reviews grants for national/international agencies, and evaluates social/environmental determinants of health. She addresses chronic disease risk factors (mental health, musculoskeletal issues, diabetes) and health disparities through intervention strategies.

• Labs/Teams: UCLA COEH, Center for Promotion of Health in New England Workplace (NIOSH-funded)
• Grants: Continuous federal/private funding including NSF projects on tissue regeneration via electrical stimulation