Curriculum Vitae · 2020. 9. 8. · Updated 02/2020 Garza, Mary A., 1 Curriculum Vitae PERSONAL INFORMATION Mary A. Garza, PhD, MPH Mary A. Garza, PhD, MPH Associate Professor, Department

Updated 02/2020 Garza, Mary A., 1

Curriculum Vitae

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Mary A. Garza, PhD, MPH

Mary A. Garza, PhD, MPH

Associate Professor, Department of Public Health

College of Health and Human Services

California State University, Fresno

Adjunct Professor, Department of Behavioral and Community Health

School of Public Health, University of Maryland College Park, MD

Contact Information

2345 E. San Ramon Avenue M/S MH 30

Fresno, CA 93740-8031

Phone: 559-278-7025

Fax: 559-278-4179

[email protected]

Education

2002-2005 Department Epidemiology, Bloomberg School of Public Health,

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

Cancer Epidemiology, Post-Doctoral Fellow

2002 Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School Public Health, Baltimore, MD

Doctor of Philosophy Degree

Health Policy and Management, Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences

1989 San Diego State University, San Diego, California, School of Public Health

Master of Public Health Degree

Education & Health Promotion

1974 University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California

Bachelor of Arts

Health Science

Training

2004 National Cancer Institute, San Diego, California

Advanced Training Institute on Health Behavior Theory

2003 H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, Florida

Cancer, Culture, and Literacy Institute

Work Experience

2019-Present Research Faculty Fellow, Central Valley Health Policy Institute, College of Health and Human

Services, California State University, Fresno, CA

mailto:[email protected]


Work Experience-Continued

2018-Present Associate Professor, Department of Public Health, College of Health and Human Services,

California State University, Fresno, CA

2018-Present Adjunct Professor, Department of Behavioral and Community Health, School of Public Health,

University of Maryland, College Park, MD

2010-2018 Assistant Professor, Department of Behavioral and Community Health, School of Public Health,

University of Maryland, College Park, MD

2010-2018 Associate Director, University of Maryland Center for Health Equity, School of Public Health,

College Park, MD

2006-2010 Assistant Professor, Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences,

Deputy Director, Center for Minority Health, Graduate School of Public Health, University of

Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

2005-2006 Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, and

Acting Deputy Director, Center for Minority Health, Graduate School of Public Health,

University of Pittsburgh, PA

2002 – 2005 Post-Doctoral Fellow, Cancer Epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology

Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health , Baltimore, MD

2000 - 2002 Evaluation Scholar, Johnson & Johnson Community Health Program, The Johns Hopkins

University, Baltimore, MD

1998 – 2002 Research Associate, Department of Health Policy and Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg

School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD.

1996-1998 Health and Nutrition Coordinator, HeadStart Program, Campagna Center, Alexandria

Virginia

1989-1993 Community Health Services Coordinator, Migrant Health Center, El Progreso Del Desierto,

Coachella, California

2. RESEARCH, SCHOLARLY AND CREATIVE ACTIVITES

Refereed Research Articles: Published

1. Assini-Meytin, L. C., Garza, M.A., Green, K. M., (2019). Racial and Ethnic Differences in Teenage

Fathers’ Early Risk Factors and Socioeconomic Outcomes Later in Life, Child & Youth Care Forum.

48:361-376.

2. Jackson DN, Passmore S, Fryer CS, Chen J, Kleinman DV, Horowitz AM, Butler III J, Garza MA, Quinn

SQ, and Thomas SB. (2018) Mission of Mercy emergency dental clinics: an opportunity to promote

general and oral health, BMC Public Health 2018 18:878.

3. Butler III J, Fryer CS, Garza MA, Quinn SQ, and Thomas SB. (2018). Commentary: Critical Race Theory

Training to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities: The Public Health Critical Race Praxis. Ethicity

& Disease. Vol.28 (Suppl 1): 279-284.


Refereed Research Articles: Published-Continued

4. Le, D. **, Aldoory, L., Garza, M.A., Fryer, C.S., Sawyer, R., & Holt, C.L. (2018). Development of a

spiritually-based SMS text mesagaing program to increase cervical cancer awareness among African

American women. JMIR Formative Research. Vol.2(1), p.e5

5. Garza MA, Quinn SC, Li Y, Assini-Meytin LC, Casper ET, Fryer CS, Butler J, Brown NA, Kim KH,

Thomas SB (2017). The influence of race and ethnicity on becoming a human subject: Factors associated

with participation in research. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications. 7, 57-63.

6. Debnam KJ**, Howard DE, Garza MA. (2017) Green KM. African American Girls’ Ideal Dating

Relationship Now and In the Future. Youth and Society. 49 (3):p271-294.

7. Fryer CS, Maletta R, Petruzzelli JM, Casper ET, Brown NA, Butler J, Garza MA, Thomas, SB, and Quinn

SC. (2016) Symbolic Value and Limitations of Racial Concordance in the Engagement of Minority

Populations into Research. Qualitative Research Methods. 26(6): 830:-841. (DOI) doi:

10.1177/1049732315575708.

8. Passmore SR, Fryer CS, Butler J, Garza MA, Thomas SB, Quinn SC. (2015) Building a “Deep Fund of

Good Will”: Reframing Research Engagement. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved.

27(2): 722-740.

9. Hararah M**, Pollack CE, Garza MA, Yeh AC, Markakis D, Phelan DF, Wenzel J, Shapiro GR, Bone L,

Johnson L, Ford JG. (2015) The relationship between education and prostate-specific antigen testing among

urban African American Medicare beneficiaries. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. 2(2),

176-183. (DOI) 10.1007/s40615-014-0061-z

10. Horne H, Phelan DF, Pollack CE, Markakis D, Wenzel J, Ahmed S, Garza MA, Shapiro GR, Bone L,

Johnson L, Ford JG. (2015) Effect of patient navigation on colorectal cancer screening in a community-

based randomized controlled trial of urban African American adults. Journal Cancer Prevention Research.

Cancer Causes Control. 2015 Feb;26(2):239-46.

11. Debnam KJ**, Howard DE, Garza MA. (2014) If you don't have honesty in a relationship, then there is no

relationship': African American Girls' Characterization of Healthy Dating Relationships, A Qualitative

Study. Journal of Primary Prevention. 35(6):397-407.

12. Dagher R, Garza MA, Kozhimannil KB. (2014) Policymaking under uncertainty: Routine screening for

intimate partner violence. Violence Against Women. 20(6):728-747.

13. King CJ**, Chen J, Garza MA, Thomas SB. (2014) Breast and Cervical Screening by Race/Ethnicity:

Comparative Analyses Before and During the Great Recession. American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

46(4):359-367.

14. Dinwiddie GY, Zambrana RE, Garza MA (2014) Exploring Risk Factors in Latino Cardiovascular

Disease: The Role of Education, Nativity and Gender. American Journal of Public Health. 2014

Sep;104(9):1742-50. PMCID: PMC4133304

15. Martinez KA**, Pollack CE, Phelan DF, Markakis D, Bone L, Shapiro G, Wenzel J, Howerton M, Johnson

L, Garza MA and Ford JG. (2013) Gender differences in correlates of colorectal cancer screening among

black Medicare. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention Journal, 22(6):1037-42. PMCID:

PMC3681887

16. Butler J, Quinn SC, Fryer CS, Garza MA, Kim KH, and Thomas SB (2013) Characterizing Researchers by

Strategies Used for Retaining Minority Participants: Results of a National Survey. Journal of

Contemporary Clinical Trials, 36(1):61-7. PMCID: PMC3769439



17. Bone L, Edington K, Rosenberg J, Wenzel J, Garza MA, Klein C, Schmitt L, Ford JG, (2013) Building a

Navigation System to Reduce Cancer Disparities in Urban African American Older Adults. Journal of

Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research Education and Action, 7(2):209-18. PMCID

pending.

18. Grim P, Thomas SB, Fisher S, Reade C, Singer DJ, Garza MA, Fryer CS, Chatman J. (2012). Belief

dynamics across black and white communities: A data driven agent-based network model. Artificial

Life13:186-193. PMCID Not Applicable.

19. Thomas SB, Fryer CS, Garza MA, Butler J, Casper, E, Quinn, SC. (2012). Less talk, more action:

Accelerating innovative strategies to eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities. Howard Law Journal,

55(3), pp. 101-127. PMCID Not Applicable.

20. Quinn S, Butler J, Fryer CS, Garza MA, Kim KH, Ryan C, & Thomas SB. (2012). Attributes of

researchers and their strategies to recruit minority populations: Results of a national survey. Journal of

Contemporary Clinic Trials, 33(6), pp. 1231-1237. PMCID: PMC3468713

21. Quinn S, Garza MA, Butler J, Fryer CS, Barnard D, Casper E, Kim KH, & Thomas SB.(2012). Improving

informed consent with minority participants: Results from researcher and community surveys. Journal

Empirical Human Research Ethics, (5):44-55. PMCID: PMC3685140

22. Wilson-Frederick SM***, Williams CD, Garza MA, Navas-Acien A, Emerson MR, Ahmed S and Ford

JG. (2011). Association of secondhand smoke exposure with nicotine dependence among Black smokers.

Addictive Behaviors, 36(4): pp. 412-415. PMCID: PMC3575746

23. Thomas SB, Quinn S, Butler J, Fryer CS, Garza, MA. (2011). Toward a fourth generation of disparities

research to achieve health equity. Annual Review of Public Health, 32,399-416. PMCID: PMC3419584

24. Murthy VS**, Garza MA, Almairo D**, Vogel KJ, Wilson JW, Grubs RE, Gettig EA, and Thomas SB.

(2011). Using a family history intervention to improve cancer risk perception in a black community.

Journal of Genetic Counseling, 20(6):639-49.

25. Parks SE**, Kim KH, Day NL, Garza MA, and Larkby CA, (2011). Lifetime self-reported victimization

among low-income, urban women: The relation between childhood maltreatment and adult violent

victimization. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 26(6):1111-28.

26. Sellars B***, Garza MA, Fryer CS, and Thomas, SB, (2010). Utilization of health care services and

willingness to participate in future medical research: the role of race and social support. Journal of National

Medical Association, 102(9), pp. 776-786. PMCID: PMC3110686

27. Taioli E, Garza MA, Moore CG, Ahn YO, Bost J, Budai B, Canzian F, Chen K, Keku T, Lima C, Le

Marchand L, Matsuo K, Plaschke M, Pufulete M, Thomas SB, Toffoli G, Wolf CR, and Little J. (2009).

Meta- and pooled analyses of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677T polymorphism

and colorectal cancer: a HuGE-GSEC review. The American Journal of Epidemiology, 15:170(10):

pp.1207-21. PMCID: PMC2781761

28. Brait M, Ford JG, Papaiahgari S, Garza MA, Lee JL, Loyo M, Maldonado L, Begum S, Sidransky D,

Emerson MR, Ahmed S, Williams CD, and Hoque MO. (2009). Association between lifestyle factors and

CpG island methylation in a cancer-free population. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention

Journal, 18(11): pp. 2984-91. PMCID: PMC2878974

29. Garza MA, Abatemarco D, Gizzi C, Abbeglen L (2009). Transforming the pierce county cross

collaborative through assessment capacity building. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice,

15(1): pp. 70-4. PMCID: PMC2837662



30. Rajakumar K, Thomas SB, Musa D, Almario, D**, and Garza, MA (2009). Racial differences in parents'

distrust of medicine and research. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 163(2): pp.108-14.

PMCID: PMC2842910

31. Gielen AC, Campbell JC, Garza MA, O’Campo P, Dienemann J, Jones A, Lloyd D. (2006). Domestic

violence in the military: Women’s policy preferences and beliefs concerning routine screening and

mandatory reporting. Military Medicine, 171, pp 8-729. PMCID Not Applicable.

32. Campbell Y, McKenna LS, Campbell JC, King C, Campbell DW, Ryan J, Torres S, Lea P, Medina M,

Christi V, Garza MA, Mallard V, (2006). Postpartum mothers: Disclosure of abuse, role, and conflict.

Health Care for Women International, 27: pp.1-20. PMCID Not Applicable.

33. O’Campo P, Woods A, Kub, J, Garza MA, and Campbell JC. (2006) Depression, PTSD, and co-morbidity

related to intimate partner violence in civilian and military women. Brief Treatment and Crisis

Intervention, 6(2): pp. 99-110. PMCID not applicable.

34. Bowie JV, Curbow B, Garza MA, Dreyling E, Scott LB, McDonnell K. (2005). A review of breast,

cervical and colorectal cancer screening interventions in older women. Cancer Control, 12 Suppl 2, pp.58-

69. PMCID not applicable.

35. Garza MA, Luan J, Blinka M, Neuhaus C, Zabora J, and Ford JG. (2005). A culturally targeted

intervention to promote breast cancer screening among low-income women in east Baltimore, Maryland.

Cancer Control, 12 Suppl 2:34-41. PMCID not applicable.

36. Curbow B, Bowie JV, Garza MA, McDonnell K, Scott LB, Coyne C, & Chiappelli T, (2004).

Community-based cancer screening programs in older populations: Making progress but can we do better?

Preventive Medicine, 38(6), pp. 676-93. PMCID not applicable.

37. Campbell JC, Garza MA, & Gielen AC, et al (2003). Intimate partner violence and abuse among active

duty military women. Violence Against Women, 9(9), pp. 1072-1092. PMCID not applicable.

(* Undergraduate Student, **Graduate Student, ***Post Doctoral Fellow as Co-authors)

Research Presentations

1. Meleah Boyle, Lesliam Quiros-Alcala, Kaley Beins, Maria Aileen Amador, Darya Dokshina, Leyla Merlo,

Jennifer Rous, Robert Feldman, and Mary A. Garza, Association Between Respiratory and Allergic

Symptoms and Products Used at Work and Home Environments Among Latinos. APHA’s 146th Annual

Meeting, San Diego, CA, November 2018.

2. Maria Aileen Amador, Mary A. Garza, Meleah Boyle, Maria Suarez Pedraza, et. al. Achieving Health

Equity in the Workplace: Understanding the Effects of Stress and Perceived Discrimination in the

Workplace Among Latino Immigrants (Poster Presentation-MPH Student). APHA’s 146th Annual

Meeting, San Diego, CA, November 2018.

3. Evelyn King-Marshall, Shanelle O”Conner, Mary A. Garza, et al. “Colorectal Cancer Protective

Supplement Use: Disparities Among a Colorectal Cancer Screening Population” (Poster Presentation-MPH

student). APHA’s 146th Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, November 2018.

4. Leandra Stubbs, Mary A. Garza, Kirsten Stoebenau, Typhanye Dyer, and Mia Smith Bynum, An

Assessment of the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs of HIV-Negative Black Women Towards Pre-

Exposure Prophylaxis (Prep): A Systematic Review (Oral presentation-Doctoral student). APHA’s 146th

Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, November 2018.


Research Presentations-Continued

5. Garza MA, Quiros-Alcala L, Zambrana RE, Stewart K, Feldman R, Boyle M, DeSantiago M, Knowles L,

Dokshina D, Rivera I. Understanding and assessing the role of knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of

health, health risks, and environmental exposures in a Latino worker population. APHA’s 145th Annual

Meeting, Atlanta, GA, November 2017.

6. Suarez Pedraza M, Sabri B, Njie-Carr V, Lameiras-Fernandez M, Franco D, Garza MA, Campbell J.

Violence against Latina immigrant women: Barriers to addressing abuse and perceived needs of services.

APHA’s 145th Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, November 2017.

7. Kanfash N, Assini-Meytin L, Garza MA. Awareness of MyPlate: Assessing dietary habits among African

Americans to reduce obesity and chronic diseases. American Association for Cancer Research: The Science

of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved, Atlanta, GA.

September 2017.

8. Garza MA, Smith-Bynum M, Assini-Meytin LC, Jackson S, James IC, Parikh PJ, Pumphrey AMN,

Greene D, Egbire-Molen MO, Casper ET, Thomas SB. Utilizing Black Barbershops and Salons to Conduct

a Family Health History Intervention to Promote Colorectal Cancer Screening among African Americans.

APHA’s 144th Annual Meeting, Denver, November 2016.

9. Garza MA, Jackson S, Assini-Meytin LC, Motley D, Casper ET, Matthews R, Williams K, Smith-Bynum

M, Passmore SR, Thomas SB. Health Advocates In-Reach and Research (H.A.I.R.): Transforming Black

Barbershops and Salons to Promote Colorectal Cancer Screening. APHA’s 144th Annual Meeting, Denver,

November 2016.

10. Assini-Meytin LC, Green KM, Garza MA. Exploring Racial Differences in the Support Provided by

Family and Social Integration of Teen Mothers and Fathers in their Transition to Adulthood. APHA’s 144th

Annual Meeting, Denver, November 2016.

11. Assini-Meytin LC, Green KM, Garza MA. Exploring the Role of Family Support in Teen Mothers and

Fathers’ Socioeconomic Attainment in Adulthood. Society for Prevention Research 24th Annual Meeting,

San Francisco, May 2016.

12. Jackson DN, Passmore SR, Jackson S, Fryer CS, Butler J, Garza MA, Kleinman D, Horowitz AM, Quinn

SC, Thomas SB. Promoting Primary and Secondary Prevention: A New Approach to Identify At-Risk

African Americans for Cardiometabolic Syndrome, 2015, Presented to the 37th Annual Meeting and

Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Washington DC. March 30-April 2, 2016.

13. Thomas SB, Passmore SR, Horowitz AM, Kleinman D, Jackson S, Nalls J, Fryer CS, Butler J, Garza MA,

Chen J, Quinn SC. Taking Action in Emergency Dental Care and Prevention of Oral Health Disparities: A

Fourth Generation Health Disparities Research Initiative. APHA’s 143rd Annual Meeting, Chicago,

November 2016.

14. Garza MA, Assini L, Quinn SC, , Kim K, Casper E, Butler J, Fryer CS, and Thomas, SB. The Role of

Religion and Social Support in Willingness to Participate in Future Research among a National Sample of

African Americans and Latinos. APHA 142nd Annual Meeting and Exposition, New Orleans, November

2014.

15. Garza MA, Assini L, Wang MQ, Villacis G, Ford JG, and Thomas SB. African Americans and Colorectal

Cancer: Using Multilevel Analysis to Understand the Influence of Individual and Neighborhood Level

Factors on Screening Behavior. American Association for Cancer Research: The Science of Cancer Health

Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved, San Antonio, TX, October 2014.





16. Garza MA, Assini L, Wang MQ, Villacis G, Ford JG, and Thomas SB. Colorectal Cancer in Developed

Countries: Understanding Individual and Neighborhood Level Factors on Screening Behavior. International

Symposium on the Science of Elimination of Health Disparities, Washington, DC, December 2014.

17. Garza MA, Quinn SC, Zambrana RE, Kim K, Casper E, Butler J, Fryer CS, and Thomas, SB. Latinos’

Willingness to Participate in Research: A National Random Survey. APHA 141st Annual Meeting and

Exposition, Boston, MA, November 2013.

18. Fryer CS, Maletta R, Petruzzelli JM, Casper ET, Brown NA, Butler J, Garza MA, Thomas SB, and Quinn

SC. Symbolic Value and Limitations of Racial Concordance in the Engagement of Minority Populations

into Research. APHA 141st Annual Meeting and Exposition, Boston, MA, November 2013.

19. Hatchett L, Stone J, Akers A, Garza MA. Part of a Panel, Health Equity in Praxis: Ethics, Practice, and

Policy Implications. ASBH 15TH Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, October 2013.

20. Thomas SB, Garza MA, Fryer CS, and Reynolds C. Methods and procedures for community engagement:

Recruitment of African Americans into a clinical trial in preventing depression. 2012 Summit on the

Science of Elimination of Health Disparities: Building a Healthier Society National Harbor, MD, October

31-November 2, 2012.

21. Garza MA, Quinn SC, Kim K, Casper E, Fryer CS, Butler J, and Thomas, SB. Toward a deeper

understanding of African American and Latino participation in research. 2012 Summit on the Science of

Elimination of Health Disparities: Building a Healthier Society, National Harbor, MD. October 31-

November 2, 2012.

22. Butler J, Quinn SC, Fryer CS, Garza MA, Kim K, and Thomas SB. National survey results on investigator

strategies used to retain minorities in research. 2012 Summit on the Science of Elimination of Health

Disparities: Building a Healthier Society, National Harbor, MD. October 31-November 2, 2012.

23. Fryer CS, Passmore S, Quinn SC , Butler J, Brown N, Garza MA, and Thomas SB. Racial concordance

and recruitment of minority populations into research. 2012 Summit on the Science of Elimination of

Health Disparities: Building a Healthier Society, National Harbor, MD. October 31-November 2, 2012.

24. González B, Hower C, Esmond S, Adams A, Sorkness C, Butler J, Fryer CS, Garza MA, Quinn SC, and

Thomas SB.. Developing workforce capacity for disparities research. The Health Equity Leadership

Institute (HELI), APHA 140th Annual Meeting and Exposition, San Francisco, CA. October 2012.

25. Quinn SC, Garza MA, Fryer CS, Butler J, Kim K, Thomas SB. Listening to the voices of African

Americans and Latinos to shape investigators’ practices. 2012 Summit on the Science of Elimination of

Health Disparities: Building a Healthier Society, National Harbor, MD. October 31-November 2, 2012.

26. Coa KI, Phelan DF, Pollack CE, Garza MA, Bone L, Wenzel J, Shapiro GR, Johnson L, and Ford JG. Are

knowledge and trust in the healthcare system predictors of cervical cancer screening in a sample of older,

urban, black women? American Society of Preventive Oncology, 36th Annual Meeting, Washington DC.

March 2012.

27. Thomas SB, Quinn SC, Butler J, Chaney J, Fryer CS, Garza MA, Himber M. The Self-Reflective

Researcher: Building Capacity to Recruit and Retain Minority Populations in Research. Public

Responsibility in Medicine and Research (PRIM&R) Advancing Ethical Research Conference,

Washington, DC. December 2011.

28. Murphy EK, Wenzel J, Phelan DF, Bone L, Shapiro G, Pollack CE, Johnson L, Garza MA, and Ford JG,.

Access to Care, Quality of Care and Cancer Screening in an African-American Medicare Population” 139th

American Public Health Conference, Washington, DC. October 2011.



29. Horne NH, Markakis D, Phelan DF, Pollack CE, Wenzel J, Garza MA, Shapiro GR, Bone L, Johnson L,

and Ford JG. Effect of patient navigation on colorectal cancer screening in a community-based randomized

controlled trial of urban African American Medicare beneficiaries. American Association for Cancer

Research: The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically

Underserved, Washington, DC. September 2011.

30. Hararah MK, Garza MA, Pollack CE, Yeh HS, Markakis D, Phelan DF, Wenzel J, Shapiro G, Bone L,

Johnson LB, Ford JG. Socioeconomic factors and correlates of prostate-specific antigen testing in urban

African-American medicare beneficiaries. American Association for Cancer Research: The Science of

Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved, Washington, DC.

September 2011.

31. Markakis D, Phelan D, Shapiro GR, Bone LR, Wenzel J, Pollack C, Johnson L, Garza MA, Ford JG.

“Geographical clustering of Cancer Screening among African American Older Adults in Baltimore City,

MD.” 35th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Preventive Oncology, Las Vegas, NV

March 5-8, 2011.

32. Martinez K, Markakis D, Phelan D, Bone L, Shapiro G, Wenzel J, Pollack C, Johnson L, Garza MA, and

Ford JG. “Gender differences in determinants of colorectal cancer screening adherence among African

American Medicare beneficiaries in Baltimore City.” 35th Annual Meeting of the American Society of

Preventive Oncology, Las Vegas, NV. March 5-8, 2011.

33. Wilson-Frederick SM, Phelan D, Bone L, Shapiro G, Wenzel J, Pollack C, Johnson L, Garza MA, and

Ford JG. “Cancer preventive behaviors among older urban African American current vs. former smokers”.

35th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Preventive Oncology, Las Vegas, NV. March 5-8, 2011.

34. Quinn SC, Thomas SB, Butler J, Fryer CS, Garza MA. “Concurrent Session: Ethical Engagement of

Minorities in Research.” Full-day Pre-Conference at the 2010 Public Responsibility in Medicine and

Research (PRIM&R) Conference, San Diego, CA. December 5-7, 2010.

35. Butler J, Fryer CS, Garza MA, Quinn SC, Thomas SB. “Building Trust between Minorities and

Researchers: Findings from the NIH Bioethics Research Infrastructure Initiative.” Full-day Pre-Conference

Workshop at the 2010 Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research (PRIM&R) Conference, San Diego,

CA. December 5-7, 2010.

36. Fryer C, Garza MA, Smith A, Butler J, Grubs R, Gettig E, Quinn S, Thomas S. “Architecture of a

Community-based Framework Designed to Increase Recruitment of African Americans into Research.” .”

Full-day Pre-Conference at the 2010 Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research (PRIM&R)

Conference, San Diego, CA. December 5-7, 2010.

37. Thomas SB, Quinn SC, Butler J, Fryer CS, Garza MA. “Listening to the Voices of Minorities and

Reseachers on Building Trust and Capacity for Respectful Engagement.” Full-day Pre-Conference

Workshop at the 2010 Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research (PRIM&R) Conference, San Diego,

CA. December 5-7, 2010.

38. Thomas SB, Quinn SC, Butler J, Fryer SC, Garza MA. “The Ethics of Minority Participation in Research:

Opportunities and Challenges.” 138th annual meeting of the American Public Health Association (APHA),

Denver, CO. November 6-10, 2010.

39. Quinn SC, Thomas SB, Garza MA, Fryer CS, Butler J. “No More Excuses: Building Trust and Capacity

through the Bioethics Research Infrastructure Initiative.” 138th annual meeting of the American Public

Health Association (APHA), Denver, CO. November 6-10, 2010.



40. Butler J, Quinn SC, Fryer CS, Garza MA, S.B. Thomas. “Challenges and Opportunities in Recruitment

and Retention: Perspectives from the Research Community.” 138th annual meeting of the American Public


41. Garza MA, Quinn SC, Fryer CS, Butler; S.B. Thomas. “To Participate or Not: Factors Associated with

Minority Communities’ Willingness to Engage in Research.” 138th annual meeting of the American Public


42. Fryer CS, Thomas SB, Butler J, Garza MA, Quinn SC. “Putting Ourselves Under the Microscope:

Researchers Examine Their Experiences regarding the Engagement and Recruitment of Underrepresented

Minority Populations.” 138th annual meeting of the American Public Health Association (APHA), Denver,

CO. November 6-10, 2010.

43. Garza MA, Doebler D, Woody S, Butler J, Fryer C, Kim K, Grubs R, Gettig E, Quinn S, Thomas S.

“Utilizing Family History to Assess Objective Risk for Chronic Disease among African Americans:

Building a Culturally Tailored, Community-Based Intervention.” 138th annual meeting of the American

Public Health Association (APHA), Denver, CO. November 6-10, 2010.

44. Markakis D, Phelan D, Shapiro GR, Baffi C, Bone LR, Wenzel J, Johnson L, Garza MA, Ford JG.

“Geographic Variation in Cancer Screening among African American Older Adults in Baltimore City,

MD.” DiversityRx 2010: The Seventh National Conference on Quality Health Care for Culturally Diverse

Populations, Baltimore, MD. October 18-21, 2010.

45. Kimbrough-Sugick J, Mbah O, Phelan D, Shapiro G, Wenzel J, Bone L, Garza MA, Johnson L, Howerton

M, Ford JG. “Effect of Patient Navigation on Mammography Screening Adherence among African

American Medicare Beneficiaries at Risk for Low Health Literacy.” The 3rd Annual American Association

for Cancer Research: The Science of Cancer Health Disparities, Miami, FL. September 30-October 3, 2010.

46. Sellars BC, Garza MA, Fryer CS, Spencer SM, Thomas SB. “Racial Differences in Social Support and

Medical Mistrust on Utilization of Health Care Services,” American Public Health Association 137th

Annual Meeting & Exposition Conference, Philadelphia, PA. November 7-11, 2009.

47. Garza MA, Chatman J, Hall DE, Fryer CS, Thomas SB. “Examining Racial Differences in the

Association of Religiousness and Trust in Research and Participation” American Public Health Association

137th Annual Meeting & Exposition & Conference, Philadelphia, PA. November 7-11, 2009.

48. Chatman J, Garza MA, Thomas SB. “Racial Differences in Social Support and Depression among Adult

Mothers.” American Public Health Association 137th Annual Meeting & Exposition & Conference,

Philadelphia, PA. November 7-11, 2009.

49. Garza MA, Fryer CS, Beason TS, McCarthy S, and Watson C. “Trust and Faith: An Assessment of

Barriers and Facilitators of Colorectal Cancer Screening in Blacks.” American Public Health Association

137th Annual Meeting & Exposition & Conference, Philadelphia, PA. November 7-11, 2009.

50. Bray LA, Garza MA, Gonzalez ET, Fleisher L, and Thomas SB. “Strategic Partnering to Deliver Cancer

Services to Underserved Communities,” American Public Health Association 137th Annual Meeting &

Exposition & Conference, Philadelphia, PA. November 7-11, 2009.

51. Wilson SM, Williams CD, Garza MA, Navas-Acien A, Emerson MR and Ford JG. “Association between

second hand smoke exposure and nicotine dependence,” American Association for Cancer Research,

Cancer Health Disparities Summit. Carefree, AZ, February 3-6, 2009.



52. Huskins C, Thomas SB, Ford A, Browne MC, Greene EL, Robins AG, Weavers KM, Fryer CS, Garza

MA, Gabriel SE. “Using Innovative Community Engagement Strategies to Enhance the Education and

Training of Scholars in Minority Health and Health Disparities Research,” National Institutes of Health,

Science of Health Disparities Research Conference, Washington, DC, December 17-18, 2008.

53. Garza MA, Bowie JV, Lim H. “Exploring the Link Between Religiosity and Colorectal Cancer Screening

among African Americans,” American Public Health Association 136th Annual Meeting & Exposition,

Conference, San Diego, CA. October 25-29, 2008.

54. Garza MA, Ahn YO, Budai B, Canzian F, Chen K, Fine M, Keku T, Lima CSP, Le Marchand L, Little J,

Matsuo K, Moore CG, Plaschke J, Pufulete M, Thomas SB, Toffoli G, Wolf CR, and Taioli E. “Exploring

Cancer Health Disparities through Gene-Environment Interactions: A Meta- and Pooled Analysis of the

MTHFR C677T Genetic Polymorphism and Colorectal Cancer,” American Association for Cancer

Research, Cancer Health Disparities Summit, Atlanta, GA, November 27-30, 2007.

55. Garza MA, Blinka M, Neuhaus C, Zabora J & Ford JG. “Breast Cancer in East Baltimore: An Innovative

Intervention to Promote Breast Cancer Screening Among Low-Income Women.” The American Public

Health Association’s 132nd Annual Meeting & Exposition, Washington, DC, November 6-10, 2004.

56. Garza MA, Blinka M, Neuhaus C, Zabora J & Ford JG. “Breast Cancer in East Baltimore: An Innovative

Intervention to Promote Breast Cancer Screening Among Low-Income Women”. The 9th Biennial

Symposium on Minorities, The Medically Underserved & Cancer, Washington, DC, March 24-27, 2004.

57. Garza MA. “Domestic Violence: Mental Health Outcomes Affecting Women and Children.” Woodrow

Wilson/Johnson & Johnson Foundation Symposium, New Brunswick, NJ, 2003.

58. Garza MA, Gielen AC, Campbell JC, Diener-West M & Curbow B. “Domestic Violence 101”. The

Summer Institute for Principles and Practice of Injury Prevention, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore,

MD, 2003.

59. Garza MA, Gielen AC, Campbell JC, Diener-West M & Curbow B. “Evaluation of a Battered Women’s

Shelter: Outcomes to Measure Effectiveness”. American Public Health Association’s 130th Annual

Meeting & Exposition, Putting the ‘Public’ Back into Public Health, Philadelphia, PA, November, 2002.

60. Garza MA, Gielen AC, Campbell JC, Diener-West M & Curbow B. “Evaluation of a Battered Women’s

Shelter: Outcomes to Measure Effectiveness”. 6th World Injury Prevention and Control Conference,

Montreal, Canada, May 2002.

61. Garza MA, McDonnell KA, Gielen AC, Burke J, & O’Campo P. “Low Income Battered Women:

Understanding and Meeting Their Needs”. American Psychological Association Meeting, Enhancing

Outcomes in Women’s Health Conference, Washington, DC, October, 2001


Grants and Contracts Received and Pending

Principal Investigator on Grants

Years

Inclusive

Grant and/or Contract

Number and Title

Source Annual

Direct Costs

% Effort

2016-2018 Latino Employees at

UMD: Assessing their Health

Needs to Promote Health and

Well-being,

(PIs: Garza, MA & Quiros

Alcala. L)

UMD Tier 1 Seed

Grant

$50,000

2014-2017 Health Advocates In-Reach

and Research (HAIR):

Transforming Black

Barbershops to Promote

Cancer Screening

Role: Prinicipal Investigator

(Grant #0155756:

Garza MA, PI)

Cigna Foundation $100, 000 1.08 academic

& 0.9 summer

months

2015-2017 Going National: Addressing

Spiritual Factors in Public

Health Education

Role: Co-PI of Subcontract

with UC Berkeley

University of

California, Berkeley

Templeton

Foundation

$3,474 NA

8/31/10-

8/31/14

: NCI Mentored Research Scientist

Development Award to

Promote Promote Diversity (K01)

(Grant # 7K01CA140358)

National Cancer

Institute

$123,741 75%

9/1/06-

6/30/07

Pilot Grant, African

Americans and Colorectal

Cancer: A Qualitative Study

U of Pitt, Center for

Minority Health

$20,000 Completed

2/1/09-

2/1/10

Pilot Grant, Computational

Modeling, Graduate School of

Public Health

U of Pitt

Graduate School

Public Health

$20,000 Completed


Co-Investigator on Grants

Years

Inclusive

Grant and/or Contract

Number and Title

Source Annual

Direct Costs

% Effort

2019-2023 Comparing Approaches to

Enhanced Prenatal Care to

Improve Maternal and Child

Health in Central California

Patient Centered

Outcomes Research

Institute (PCORI)

$584,684 10%

2012-2017 Center of Excellence on Race,

Ethnicity and Health

Disparities Research at UMD

(P20MD006737:

Thomas SB, PI)

National Institute on

Minority Health and

Health Disparities

(NIMHD)

$846,405 10%

04/01/2013 –

03/31/2018

University of Maryland

Summer Training and

Research (UMSTAR) Program

(2R25HL092604-06;

Hagberg J, PI)

NIH-NHLBI $99,080 In-Kind

2007-2012

Research Center of Excellence

on Minority Health Disparities

at UPITT (2P60MD000207-

06:Thomas SB, PI)

National Institute on

Minority Health and

Health Disparities

(NIMHD)

Completed

2009-2011 Building Trust Between

Minorities and Researchers

(1RC2MD004766,Thomas,

SB, PI)

NIH-NIMHD Completed

9/1/06-6/30/10

K12 Scholar (Internal K

Award)

The University of

Pittsburgh School

of Medicine funded

by National

Institutes of Health

Completed

2008-2009 Assessment of Attitudes and

Beliefs towards Participation in

Health Research

NIMHD Completed

2007-2010 Healthy Black Family Project:

Assessing the Response of

African Americans to Genetic

Family Health Histories

NIMHD Completed

2005-2007 Pilot Education Program:

Education Network to Advance

Cancer Clinical Trials

(ENACCT)

ENACCT

Foundation

Completed


Awards

2009 Health Disparities Scholar, National Institutes of Health, Loan Repayment Program 2002 John C. Hume Doctoral Award, Johns Hopkins University

2002 Delta Omega Honor Society Inductee, Johns Hopkins University

2001 Woodrow Wilson-Johnson & Johnson Dissertation Grant in Women’s Health, The Woodrow

Wilson National Fellowship Foundation 2001 The Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy Dissertation Grant, National Center for

Injury Prevention and Control, CDC

2000-2002 Johnson & Johnson Community Health Program Award, Johns Hopkins University

1999- 2002 National Research Service Award, National Institute of Mental Health/National Institute of Health

1996- 1998 Minority Health Student Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University

Membership in Professional and Scientific Societies

1983-Present American Public Health Association

2004-2008 American Society of Preventive Oncology

2007-2010 American Cancer Society

2007-Present American Association for Cancer Research

2011-Present American Academy of Health Behavior

3. TEACHING, MENTORING AND ADVISING

Courses Taught

2020 PH 114: Health Behavior,

(Spring) California State University, Fresno: 3 credits

2020 PH 131: Principles of Health Education,

(Spring) California State University, Fresno: 3 credits 2019 PH 114: Health Behavior,

(Spring) California State University, Fresno: 3 credits

2019 PH 131: Principles of Health Education,

(Spring, Fall) California State University, Fresno: 3 credits

2018 PH 114: Health Behavior,

(Fall) California State University, Fresno: 3 credits 2018 PH 131: Principles of Health Education,

(Fall) California State University, Fresno: 3 credits

2018 HONR238N: Public Health and Contemporary Health Issues: Saving Lives Millions at a Time,

(Spring) University of Maryland, College Park: 3 credits 2013-2018 HLTH460: Minority Health, Department of Behavioral and Community Health,

(Spring, Fall) University of Maryland, College Park: 3 credits 2011-2014 HLTH391: Principles of Community Health l, Department of Behavioral and Community Health,

(Spring, Fall) University of Maryland, College Park: 3 credits


Courses Taught Continued

2008-2010 BCHS 2526: Health Disparities Research: Methods and Interventions

Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, University of Pittsburgh: 3 credits

2002 PMO 5’30: The Behavioral and Social Sciences Applied to Public Health

Department of Preventive Medicine, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD.: 3 credits

Guest Lecturing

1999 PH 303.606: Implementation and Sustainability of Community Based Health Programs.

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Instructor: Janice V. Bowie, PhD.

1998, 1999 PH 303.602: Fundamentals of Health Education and Health Promotion.

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Instructor: Andrea C. Gielen, ScD.

2002 PH 303.604: Program Effectiveness in Health Education and Health Promotion

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Instructor: Linda Fogarty, PhD.

2002, 2003 PUBH 266: Introduction to Maternal and Child Health

George Washington University, Instructor: Karen McDonnell, PhD.

2003 PUBH 226: Health Behavior and Health Education

George Washington University, Instructor: Jessica Burke, PhD.

2003 PUBH 261: Women’s Health: Issues & Controversies

Department of Maternal and Child Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC.

2003 PH 301.627: Understanding and Preventing Violence.

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Instructor: Daniel Webster, PhD.

2006 BCHS 2524: Overview of Minority Health and Health Disparities.

University of Pittsburg, Graduate School of Public Health, Instructor: Stephen Thomas, PhD

2007 PH 410.630: Implementation and Sustainability of Community Based Health Programs.

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Instructor: Janice V. Bowie, PhD.

2008 PH 2559: Community Development Approaches to Public Health,

University of Pittsburg, Graduate School of Public Health, Instructor: James Butler, DrPH

2008-2010 SWGEN 3044: Social Science Theory II

University of Pittsburg, School of Social Work, Instructor: Valire Carr Copeland, PhD

2009 PUBHLT 2011: Essentials of Public Health

University of Pittsburg, Graduate School of Public Health, Instructor: Jeremy Martinson, MD

2011-2013 HLTH 200: Research Methods

University of Maryland, School of Public Health, Instructor: Carolyn Voorhees, PhD

Fall 2012 HLTH 130: Introduction to Public and Community Health

University of Maryland, School of Public Health, Instructor: Donna Howard, PhD


Course Development

2017 Redesigned HONR238N: Public Health and Contemporary Health Issues: Saving Lives Millions

at a Time, University of Maryland, College Park: 3 credits

2015 Redesigned HLTH460: Minority Health, Department of Behavioral and Community Health,

University of Maryland, School of Public Health, College Park

2013/2014 HLTH460: Minority Health, Department of Behavioral and Community Health,


2010 HLTH 391: Community Health, Department of Behavioral and Community Health,


2006-2007 BCHS 2526: Health Disparities: Research and Interventions

University of Pittsburg, Graduate School of Public Health

2002 PMO 530: The Behavioral and Social Sciences Applied to Public Health

Department of Preventive Medicine, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD.

Teaching Assistant

1997 PH 302.683: Principles of Health Behavior Change

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Instructor: Ivan Barofsky

1997-1999 PH 303.602: Fundamentals of Health Education and Health Promotion

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Instructor: Andrea Gielen, ScD

1999 PH 301.603: Political Context of Public Health

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Instructor: Harvey Brenner, PhD.

1999, 2000 PH 303.606: Implementation and Sustainability of Community Based Health Programs,

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Instructor: Janice Bowie, Ph.D.

2001, 2002 PH 305.670: Principles and Practice of Injury Prevention. Summer Institute.

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Instructors: Carolyn Fowler, PhD. and Ellen

Mckenzie, PhD.

Major Advisor for Graduate Student Essays, Theses, and Dissertations

Jonathan Lever, MPH, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA (2009)

Courtney Kase, MPH, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA (2009)

Ashley Funk, MPH, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA (2009)

Natasha Paleau, MPH, University of Maryland, College Park, MD (2011)

Alicia Wallace, MPH, University of Maryland, College Park, MD (2012)

Jamie Livengood, MPH, University of Maryland, College Park, MD (2012)

Mary Wahl, MPH, University of Maryland, College Park, MD (2013)

Luciana Assini, PhD, University of Maryland, College Park, MD (2014)

Cecilia Suzrez, PhD, University of Maryland, College Park, MD (2015)

Felicia Davenport, MPH, University of Maryland, College Park, MD (2015)

Noora Kanfash, MPH, University of Maryland, College Park, MD (2016)

Leandra Stubbs, PhD, University of Maryland, College Park, MD (2016)


Thesis/Dissertation Committees

Master’s Project/Thesis Committees 2005-2006 Roseanna Guzman, MPH, IDM, “A literature Review on HIV Infection Among Migrant Farm

workers in the United States,” University of Pittsburg, Graduate School of Public Health

2006-2007 Edward Teeple, MD, MMPH, “The Relation Between Self-Reported Childhood Maltreatment and

Subsequent Adult Violent Victimization,” University of Pittsburg, Graduate School of Public

Health

2007-2008 Rabia Razi, MPH, HPM, “Decreasing Medicaid Coverage for Immigrants: Recent Legislation,”


2007-2008 Caroline Marie DeMeis, MPH, BCHS, “Addressing Barriers to Type 2 Diabetes Intervention

Programs for African American Women Using Social Cognitive,” University of Pittsburg,

Graduate School of Public Health

2009-2010 Sarah E. Woody, MHS, Human Genetics, “The Role of Risk Perception in the Physical Activity

Level of a Group of Black Women,” University of Pittsburg, Graduate School of Public Health

2009-2010 Andrea L. Smith, MHS , “Human Genetics, An Assessment of the Factors Associated with the

Willingness of African Americans to Participate in a Minority Research Recruitment Database,”


2009-2010 Meghan Byrne, MPH, BCHS, “The Subjection of Women to a Patriarchal Society in Mexico and

its Effect on Cervical Cancer Screening Behavior,” University of Pittsburg, Graduate School of

Public Health

2009-2010 Diana L. Connor, MPH, IDM, “The Challenge of HPV Vaccine Acceptability among African

American Women,” University of Pittsburg, Graduate School of Public Health

2011-2013 Natasha Paleau, MPH, “Barriers and Facilitators to Needle Exchange Implementation: Perceptions

of Community Stakeholders in Prince George’s County, MD”University of Maryland, School of

Public Health (Chair of the Thesis Committee)

2011-2014 Julia Matute-Kumbalasiri, “Health Communication, Breast Cancer, and Latina/o Community”

University of Maryland, School of Public Health

2012-2015 Jamie Livengood, “The State of Health Journalist Training and Education: An Exploratory

Qualitative Study” University of Maryland, School of Public Health (Chair of Thesis

Committee)

2013-2015 Mary Wahl, “Assessing Gender Equity in the Workplace: A Case Study”

University of Maryland, School of Public Health (Chair of Thesis Committee)

2012-2016 Alicia Wallace, “Worksite Wellness: An Employee Opinion Study For The District Of Columbia

Department Of Human Resources” University of Maryland, School of Public Health (Chair of

Project Committee)

2019-Present Monica Lopez, Understanding Correlates of Depression among Mothers with Children ages 3-18

years. California State University, Fresno, Department of Public Health, College of Health and

Human Services (Committee Member)


Doctoral Dissertation Committees

2006-2008 Sharyn Parks, “The Relation between Self-Reported Childhood Maltreatment and Subsequent

Adult Violent Victimization,” University of Pittsburg, Graduate School of Public Health

2011-2012 Katrina Joy Debnam, “African American Girls and the Ideal Dating Relationship”

Department of Behavioral and Community Health


2012-2013 Christopher Jerome King, “Health Care Access Barriers among Cancer Survivors by

Race/Ethnicity”

Department of Health Services Administration University of Maryland, School of Public Health

2014-2014 Devlon Nicole Jackson, “What is going on?: An Exploratory Study of Shared Decision-Making in

PSA Testing Among Blacks After the 2012 USPSTF Recommendations”

Department of Communications, Culture, and Media Studies

Howard University, Washington, DC 20059

2013-2014 Kimberly Mitchell, “Assessment of the West Nile Virus”



2014-2016 Erin Kelly Tagai, “Health literacy and colorectal cancer screening decision making among African

Americans”


University of Maryland, School of Public Health (Co-Chair of Dissertation Committee)

2014-2016 Daisy Le, “A Spiritual-Based SMS Text Messaging Pilot Intervention to Increase Cervical

Cancer Awareness and Pap Test Screening Intention among African American Women”



2012-2017 Christye Brown, “The Military Spouse: An Examination of Stigma and Associated Factors

Surrounding Spousal Intent to Support Service Members’ Help-Seeking Behaviors for Mental

Health Services after Deployment”



Mentoring

Mentoring of Post- Doctoral Fellows and Junior Faculty

2015-Present Dr. Lesliam Quiros-Alcala

Maryland Institute of Environmental Health


College Park, MD

2015-2016 Dr. Tonia Poteat

Department of Epidemiology

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Baltimore, MD

2010-2012 Dr. Shondelle Wilson

Department of Epidemiology

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Baltimore, MD


Mentoring Continued

2011-2013 Dr. Natasha Brown

Maryland Center for Health Equity


College Park, MD

Mentoring Programs

2016-17 Amelia Feng, Honors’ Program



2015 Summer Davette Vice: McNair Scholars’ Program



2013 Summer Rhonda Roach: McNair Scholars’ Program

Department of Family Science


2013 Summer Jeffery Johnson (Alabama State University): The University of Maryland School of Public Health

Summer Training and Research (UM STAR) program.


4. SERVICE

Manuscript and Other Document/Publication Review

2003-Present Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

2003-Present Journal of the American Medical Association

2003-Present Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences

2003-Present Journal of Health Communication

2003-Present Journal of Interpersonal Violence

2003-Present Health Promotion Practice

2011-Present Sociology of Religion

2011-Present Journal of Managed Care

2018-Present Journal of Community Health

2019-Present Journal of Health Equity

Study Sections and Review Panels

2017-Present Grant Reviewer, National Institutes of Health/NCI (February 22, 2017)

2016-Present Grant Reviewer, Pennsylvania Department of Health’s Research Programs.

2016 Grant Reviewer, National Institutes of Health/NCI (March 2-3, 2016)

2015 Grant Reviewer, National Institutes of Health/NCI (February 24-25; June 24, November 4, 2015)

2015-Present Grant Reviewer, Florida Department of Health’s Biomedical Research Programs

2014 Grant Reviewer, National Institutes of Health/NCI, June 2014 (K awards); October 2014 (R03s)

2013 Grant Reviewer, Cancer Research Program, North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC

2013 Grant Reviewer, University of Maryland Cancer Epidemiology Alliance (UMCEA)

2012 Grant Reviewer, National Institutes of Health/NCI, Behavioral Research, June 7, 2012, Bethesda,

MD


Study Sections and Review Panels Continued

2010 Grant Reviewer, National Institutes of Health, Special Emphasis Panel, July 12-14, 2010,

Rockville, MD

2009 Grant Reviewer, National Institutes of Health, Special Emphasis Panel,, September 21-23, 2009,

Rockville, MD

2008 Grant Reviewer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Special Emphasis Panel, Atlanta GA

2005 Grant Reviewer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,, Special Emphasis Panel, Atlanta

GA

2004-2005 Grant Reviewer, Office of Minority Health, Department of Health and Human Services

(Community Grants), Rockville, MD

2002-2005 Grant Reviewer, Johnson & Johnson Community Health Program, The Johns Hopkins University

Editorial Board

2013-Present Journal of Family and Community Health

Miscellaneous Service

2012-Present Hispanic-Serving Health Professions Program: Served as a reviewer for student applications

2010-Present American Public Health Association: Served as a reviewer for conference abstracts

2012 American Public Health 2012 Conference: Served as a Session Moderator (Latino Caucus)

2013-Present American Academy of Health Behavior: Served as a reviewer for conference abstracts

2018-Present Society of Behavioral Medicine: Served as a reviewer for conference abstracts

Advisory Boards

2004-2010 Johns Hopkins University Alumni Council

2007-2010 American Cancer Society, Pittsburgh Chapter

2012-Present Maryland State Council on Cancer Control

2012-Present Johns Hopkins Cigarette Restitution Fund Statewide Program

2015-Present Susan Cohan Colon Cancer Foundation

Service to Governmental and Other Public Organizations

2006 External Interviewer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

2015-2018 Health Disparities Subcommittee of the Advisory Committee to the Director, Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention

Consultant

2002-2005 Kellogg Community Health Scholars Postdoctoral Program. The Johns Hopkins University

Membership in University/Institute of Higher Learning

2005-2010 The NIH-funded Center for Excellence in Minority Health Disparities, Member, University of

Pittsburgh, School of Public Health, (UPITT) Center for Minority Health (CMH)

2005-2010 The Community Research Advisory Board (CRAB), Member (UPITT/CMH)

2005-2007 The Healthy Black Family Project Learning Collaborative, Member (UPITT/CMH)

2005-2010 The University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute - Minority Outreach Recruitment Committee,

Member

2005-2007 The Center for Minority Health – Health Disparities Working Group, Member (UPITT/CMH)


Membership in University/Institute of Higher Learning Continued

2010-2018 Co-Chair of the University of Maryland (UMD) Community Research Advisory Board (MD-

CRAB), Center of Excellence on Race, Ethnicity and Health Disparities Research (UMD, School

of Public Health (SPH))

2012-2018 Co-Director of the Community Engagement and Outreach Core, Center of Excellence on Race,

Ethnicity and Health Disparities Research (UMD, SPH)

2010-2013 Graduate Program Committee, Member, Department of Behavioral and Community Health,

(BCH) University of Maryland, (UMD) School of Public Health (SPH)

2010-2013 Diversity Council, Member (UMD, SPH)

2013-2018 Institutional Review Board Liaison, Co-Chair (UMD, BCH)

2013, 2017 Banneker/Key Scholarship Program (UMD)

2013-2018 University of Maryland Cancer Epidemiology Alliance (UMCEA)

2015-2016 Public Health Science Committee (SPH)

2015-2018 Human Subjects and Research Committee Co-Chair (BCH)

2018-Present Community Health Option (CSU, Fresno, Department Level)

2019-Present Honor’s Council (CSU, Fresno, College Level)

2019-Present Committee on the Protection of Human Subjects, (CSU, Fresno, University Level)

Service to Community-Based Organizations

2015-2018 St. Joseph’s Food Pantry, Beltsville, MD

2007-2010 Member, Soroptimist International of Pittsburgh, Womens’ business organization to raise funds

for charitable organizations

1994 – 2005 Crisis Counselor, Alexandria Battered Women’s Shelter, Alexandria, Virginia, Services to

battered women and children (e.g., counseling, sexual assault crisis hotline, shelter)

1994 -1999 Family Counselor, ECHO (Ecumenical Churches Helping Others) Springfield, VA

Family Services (e.g., food, rent and utility assistance)

1991 - 1994 Bilingual Health Educator, LIGA International (Flying Doctors of Mercy), Mexico, Medical

Services

1980 – 1982 Bilingual Health Educator, Outreach Mobile Migrant Health Clinics, Bakersfield, California

Medical Services

Documents

Curriculum Vitae · 2020. 9. 8. · Updated 02/2020 Garza, Mary A., 1 Curriculum Vitae PERSONAL INFORMATION Mary A. Garza, PhD, MPH Mary A. Garza, PhD, MPH Associate Professor, Department