Faculty/Staff Mary A. Garza, PhD, MPH

 

Assistant Professor
Deputy Director, Center for Minority Health

231A Parran Hall
Pittsburgh, PA 15261

Phone: 412-624-5531
Fax: 412-624-5510
E-mail: mgarza@cmh.pitt.edu

RESEARCH

My research activities embrace the full spectrum of the intervention research process—planning, developing, implementing, evaluating, and disseminating evidence-based health interventions using a community-based participatory research approach. I also have a strong interest in health disparities research and understanding the psychosocial and behavioral determinants of health behavior, specifically factors related to sustained compliance with cancer screening and health-related decision making. My research experiences include behavioral studies related to breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer and domestic violence. I also have an interest in exploring the role and influence of religion and spirituality on health outcomes.

TEACHING

I have several years of experience teaching graduate-level courses in women’s health, social and behavioral sciences, and program evaluation.

SERVICE

I am a member of the American Public Health Association and the American Society of Preventive Oncology. I serve as a reviewer for the following journals: Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, Journal of Gerontology, Journal of General Internal Medicine, and Journal of the National Medical Association & NMA News. I have also served as a grant reviewer for the Office of Minority Health, Johnson & Johnson Community Health Program, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Special Emphasis Panel.

MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS

• Campbell  JC, Garza MA, & Gielen AC, et al (2003). Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse Among Active Duty Military Women. Violence Against Women.  9(9), 1072-1092.
• 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.  June, 38(6), 676-93.
• Garza M A,  Luan J, Blinka M, Neuhaus C, ZaboraJ, and Ford JG. (2005) A Culturally Targeted Intervention to Promote Breast Cancer Screening Among Low-Income Women in East Baltimore, Maryland. Cancer Control. Nov; 12 Suppl 2:34-41.
• 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. Nov; 12 Suppl 2:58-69.
• 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. Vol 171, 8:729.
• 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. Vol. 27: 1-20.
• 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):99-110.