Sierra Garth, MPH

Research Project Coordinator, UNMC Department of Epidemiology

Phone: 402-559-1929

Sierra Garth, MPH, is a research project coordinator in the UNMC College of Public Health Department of Epidemiology.

She previously was a contact tracer for the Douglas County (Nebraska) Health Department, and was a student research assistant in the UNMC departments of epidemiology and health promotion.

Education

2020, Master of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center
2017, Bachelor of Science in Public Health, University of Nebraska at Omaha

Professional Interests

Social Epidemiology
Chronic and Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Emergency Preparedness
Health Disparities

Selected Publications

Chengane, S., Cheney, A., Garth, S., & Medcalf, S. (2020). The COVID-19 response in Nebraska: How students answered the call. Preventing Chronic Disease,17. http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd17.200269
Smith, A.K., Katrinli, S., Cobb, D.O., Goff, E.G., Simmond, M., Christensen, G.M., Prusisz, T., Garth, S.N., Brashear, M., Huls, A., Wolf, E.J., Trapido, E.J., Rung, A.L, Nugent, N.R., & Peters, E.S. (2024). Epigenetic age acceleration and disparities in posttraumatic stress in women in southeast Louisiana. JAMA Network Open. 7(7):e2421884. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.21884

Professional Affiliations

American Public Health Association
Project Management Institute
Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health