Dr. Kimberly Garza
Assistant Professor
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Degrees
- Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago, Anthropology
- MPH, University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Public Health
- B.S., Northwestern University, Anthropology
Research & Teaching Interests
- RESEARCH INTERESTS:
- Adolescent health
- Type 1 diabetes
- Barriers to access to care
- Social determinants of health and health inequities and disparities
- Impact of stress on health outcomes
- Impact of social support on health outcomes
- TEACHING INTERESTS:
- Adolescent health
- Global health
- Epidemiology
- Social determinants of health
- Biocultural anthropology
- Qualitative methods
Publications
- Papadakis, J. L., Shapiro, J. B., Evans, M., Feldman, M. A., Weil, L. E. G., Vesco, A. T., Thompson, L. G., Garza, K., Weissberg-Benchell, J. (2021). Psychometric properties of the Diabetes Skills Checklist for adolescents with type 1 diabetes and their parents. Pediatric Diabetes. 22:924-932.
- Garza, KP, Weil, LEG, Anderson LM, Naranjo, D, Barnard, KD, Laffel, L, Hood, KK, Weissberg-Benchell, J. You, Me, and Diabetes: Intimacy and Technology among Adults with T1D and their Partners. (2020) Families, Systems, and Health. 38(4), 418-427.
- Papadakis, J. L., Anderson, L. M., Garza, K., Feldman, M. A., Shapiro, J. B., Evan, M. A., Thompson, L. G., & Weissberg-Benchell, J. (2020). Psychosocial aspects of diabetes technology use: The child and family perspective. Endocrinology & Metabolism Clinics of North America. Mar; 49(1):127-141.
- Vesco, A, Garza, KP, Jedraszko, A, Weissberg-Benchell, J. (2018) Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) associated with less diabetes-specific emotional distress and lower A1c among adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology. 12(4):792-799.
- Garza, KP, Jedraszko, A, Weil, LEG, Naranjo, D, Barnard, KD, Laffel, L, Hood, KK, Weissberg-Benchell, J. (2018) Automated Insulin Delivery Systems: Hopes and Expectations of Family Members. Diabetes Technology and Therapeutics. 20(3):222-228.