"Modeling US Adult Obesity Trends: A System Dynamics Model for Estimating Energy Imbalance Gap."

Fallah-Fini, Saeideh, Hazhir Rahmandad, Terry T. K. Huang, Regina M. Bures and Thomas A. Glass. American Journal of Public Health Vol. 104, No. 7 (2014): 1230-1239.

"Best-fitting Prediction Equations for Basal Metabolic Rate: Informing Obesity Interventions in Diverse Populations."

Sabounchi, N.S., Hashir Rahmandad and A. Ammerman. International Journal of Obesity Vol. 37, No. 10 (2013): 1364-1370.

"Connecting Micro Dynamics and Population Distributions in System Dynamics Models."

Fallah-Fini, Saeideh, Hazhir Rahmandad, Hsin-Jen Chen, Hong Xue and Youfa Wang. System Dynamics Review Vol. 29, No. 4 (2013): 197-215.

"Reconciling Statistical and Systems Science Approaches to Public Health."

Ip, Edward H., Hazhir Rahmandad, David A. Shoham, Ross Hammond, Terry T. K. Huang, Youfa Wang and Patricia L. Mabry. Health Education Behavior Vol. 40, No. 1 (2013): 123-131.

"Reconstructing Online Behaviors by Effort Minimization."

Ashouri Rad, Armin and Hazhir Rahmandad. In Social Computing, Behavioral-Cultural Modeling and Prediction, edited by Ariel M. Greenberg, Nathan D. Bos, and William G. Kennedy, 75-82. Berlin, Germany: Springer, 2013.

"Reporting Guidelines for Simulation-based Research in Social Sciences."

Rahmandad, Hazir, and John D. Sterman. System Dynamics Review Vol. 28, No. 4 (2012): 396–411. Download Models and Documentation [zip file].