Lauren Garcia, MPH
Public Health Project Coordinator, UNMC Department of Health Promotion
Lauren Garcia, MPH is a maternal and child health project coordinator in the Department of Health Promotion in the UNMC College of Public Health and for CityMatCH.
She also has served as a sexual and reproductive health teaching and research assistant for the Emory University Rollins School of Public Health.
Previously, she was a patient care associate for Nebraska Medicine, and an HIV test counselor and lead intern at the University of California-San Francisco Alliance Health Project.
Education
- 2016, Bachelor of Arts in Biology & Film, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY
- 2019, Masters of Public Health in Global Health – Sexual and Reproductive Health, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA
Professional Interests
- Sexual & Reproductive Health
- Abortion Access & Contraceptives
- Comprehensive Sex Education
- Maternal & Child Health
- Promotion of Black, Women-Led Doula & Midwifery Services
- Eliminating Barriers to Care for Latinx Populations
- Creating LGBTQIA2+ -inclusive care
- Scicomm & Information Accessibility
Selected Publications
- Riley,H; Garcia, L; Rigert, P; Safety beliefs, [mis]information sources & contraceptive behavior among young people who can get pregnant in the U.S.: A theory-driven, mixed methods approach, 2021
- Garcia, L; Rochet, R; Religion’s Influence on Modern Abortion Access: A Systematic Review, 2021
Professional Affiliations
- American Public Health Association
- The Center for Sex Education
- Nebraska Abortion Resources