Carolyn M. Garcia, PhD, MPH, RN Assistant Professor Telephone Number: 612-624-6179 FAX Number: 612-625-7091 E-mail Address: garcia@umn.edu Office Location: 6-172 Weaver-Densford Hall

Mailing Address:
School of Nursing
University of Minnesota
5-140 Weaver-Densford Hall
308 Harvard Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Educational Background:

PhD, 2004, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (Nursing)
MS, 2000, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (Occupational and Environmental Health)
MPH, 1997, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (Maternal and Child Health)
MS, 1997, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (Public Health Nursing)
BS, 1994, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (Nursing)

Certification:

RN
PHN

Teaching Areas:

Population-based public health nursing

Research Interests:

Improving coping and stress response of Latina adolescents; reduced barriers to accessing culturally meaningful healthcare services.

Current Funded Research Projects:

Title of Project: Piloting a Culturally Tailored Coping Intervention with Latina Adolescents
Funding Agency: NIH K12 Career Development Award
Role: Principal Investigator
Project Dates: 2008-2011

Title of Project: Health Insurance Affordability and Health Care Access/Quality in High and Low Uninsurance Communities
Funding Agency: Center for Regional and Urban Affairs (CURA)
Role: Principal Investigator
Project Dates: 2007-2008

Title of Project:  Using Health Realization with Latino Adolescents: Piloting the "No Te Quebres El Coco" Program
Funding Agency: U of MN President's Multicultural Faculty Award
Role: Principal Investigator
Project Dates: 2007-2008

Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications:

Garcia C., Gilchrist L., Centro Campesino, Raymond N., Naughton S., and Patino J. (In Press). Using community-based participatory research to develop a bilingual mental health survey for Latinos. PCHP Journal.

Garcia C., Skay C., Sieving R., Naughton S., Bearinger L. (In Press).  Family and Racial Factors Associated with Suicide and Emotional Distress among Latino Students. Journal of School Health.

Garcia C. (2007). Air, Water, Land: Mexican-Origin Adolescents' Perceptions of Health and the Environment. Revista Electronica de Enfermagen (Electronic Journal of Nursing), 9(4), 574-587.

Garcia C., Duckett L., Saewyc E., and Bearinger L. (2007). Perceptions of Health Among Immigrant Latino Adolescents from Mexico. Journal of Holistic Nursing, 25(2), 81-91.

Robertson C., Kerr MJ., Garcia C., and Halterman E. (2007). Noise and Hearing Protection: Latino Construction Workers' Experiences. AAOHN Journal: Special Issue on Hearing Conservation, 55(4), 153-160.

Garcia C., & Saewyc E. (2007). Perceptions of Mental Health Among Recently Immigrated Mexican Adolescents. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 28(1), 37-54.

Porta, C., Handelman, E., & McGovern, P. (1999). Needlestick injuries among health care workers. A literature review. AAOHN Journal, 47(6).

Porta, C., & Handelman, E. (1999). Safer needle devices and needlestick injuries. Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, 14.

Center Membership:

Center for Child and Family Health Promotion Research

Center for Adolescent Nursing