Samantha Garcia

Assistant Professor of Population and Public Health Sciences

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Education and Training

University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA — PhD — 07/2022 — Public Health
California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA — MPH — 05/2013 — Community Health Education
University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA — B.A. — 03/2011 — Public Policy

Publications

Building capacity for equitable cervical cancer screening and follow-up in an FQHC-NCI cancer center partnership: a mixed-methods study of multilevel implementation determinants. BMC Prim Care. 2026 May 22.. View in PubMed
AEGIS reveals epitope- and clone-resolved convergence of CNS B and T cell autoreactivity in ROHHAD. bioRxiv. 2026 May 11.. View in PubMed
Stigma and social participation among members of racial and ethnic minority groups with multiple sclerosis. Disabil Health J. 2026 07; 19(3):102063.. View in PubMed
Multilevel Factors Associated with HPV Vaccine Initiation and Completion among Mexican American Young Adult Women from Federally Qualified Health Centers in Orange County, CA. Behav Med. 2026 Jan-Mar; 52(1):16-27.. View in PubMed
Methods for community-engaged data collection and analysis in implementation research. Implement Sci Commun. 2025 Apr 07; 6(1):38.. View in PubMed
COVID-19 vaccine acceptance differences among unvaccinated foreign- and united states-born persons: A cross-sectional study, 2021. Ann Epidemiol. 2025 03; 103:21-27.. View in PubMed
Assessing multilevel barriers and facilitators to implementing strategies for cancer screening among Asian Americans in federally qualified health centers: a case study of a community-clinic partnership to improve care for safety-net patients. Transl Behav Med. 2025 Jan 16; 15(1).. View in PubMed
A validation study for measuring Asian- and Hispanic-serving sociocultural institutions in neighborhoods using business listing data and potential implications for health. Soc Sci Med. 2024 09; 356:117143.. View in PubMed
Identifying the intersection of parental HPV and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy to inform health messaging interventions in community-based settings. Vaccine. 2024 11 14; 42(25):126129.. View in PubMed
Use of concept mapping to inform a participatory engagement approach for implementation of evidence-based HPV vaccination strategies in safety-net clinics. Implement Sci Commun. 2024 Jun 26; 5(1):71.. View in PubMed
Disruptions to and Innovations in HPV Vaccination Strategies within Safety-Net Healthcare Settings Resulting from the COVID-19 Pandemic. Healthcare (Basel). 2023 Aug 24; 11(17).. View in PubMed
Multilevel perspectives on school-based opportunities to improve HPV vaccination among medically underserved adolescents: Beyond school entry mandates. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2023 08 01; 19(2):2251815.. View in PubMed
Sociopolitical stressors are associated with psychological distress in a cohort of Latina women during early pregnancy. J Community Psychol. 2023 09; 51(7):3044-3059.. View in PubMed
Predicted Health Literacy Disparities Between Immigrant and US-Born Racial/Ethnic Minorities: a Nationwide Study. J Gen Intern Med. 2023 08; 38(10):2364-2373.. View in PubMed
HPV vaccine delay and refusal among unvaccinated Mexican American young adult women: a qualitative investigation of Mexican-born and US-born HPV vaccine decision narratives. J Behav Med. 2023 04; 46(1-2):88-99.. View in PubMed
Associations between Coronavirus Crisis Perception, Perceived Economic Risk of Coronavirus, General Self-Efficacy, and Coronavirus Anxiety at the Start of the Pandemic: Differences by Gender and Race. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Mar 01; 19(5).. View in PubMed
Health Information Source Characteristics Matter: Adapting the Dissemination of an HPV Vaccine Intervention to Reach Latina and Vietnamese Women. J Prim Prev. 2021 10; 42(5):511-529.. View in PubMed
Cognitive Factors Associated with Frequency of Eating Out and Eating Takeout among Latinas. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2021 03; 121(3):520-528.. View in PubMed
A Narrative Engagement Framework to Understand HPV Vaccination Among Latina and Vietnamese Women in a Planned Parenthood Setting. Health Educ Behav. 2017 10; 44(5):738-747.. View in PubMed
Video-Based Grocery Shopping Intervention Effect on Purchasing Behaviors Among Latina Shoppers. Am J Public Health. 2017 May; 107(5):800-806.. View in PubMed