Senior Research Scientist
Public Health Solutions
Research & Evaluation Unit
40 Worth Street
5th Floor
New York,
NY
USA
10013
sgarbers@healthsolutions.org
Biographical Sketch:
Senior Research Scientist, Public Health Solutions (2012-present)
Assistant Professor of Clinical Population & Family Health, Columbia University (2013-present)
Research Scientist, Public Health Solutions (2000-2005)
Research Associate, Public Health Solutions (2000)
Coordinator of Outreach & Community Services, New York University School of Medicine (1994-2000)
Received several awards, including Outstanding Researcher Award, Association of Reproductive Health Professionals (2011) and William Farr Award in Epidemiology (2012)
Teach Methods in Program Evaluation course
Principal Investigator for Improving Contraceptive Choice: Integration of a Computerized Counseling Module into Clinical Settings; Reaching Hard-to-Reach Youth with the GYT Campaign
Project Director for Healthy Weight for Lesbian & Bisexual Women Coordinating Center; Improving Contraceptive Method Choice with a Self-Administered Computer Module; Health Literacy & Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening & Follow-up; Informal Social Networks & Breast Cancer Screening in Black Women; Health Literacy & Cervical Cancer Screening; Breast Cancer Screening and the Multigenerational Hispanic Family
Co-Chair, Data & Monitoring Working Group, IUD Task Force for New York City
Authored 30 peer-reviewed publications (18 as first author) predominantly focusing on cancer screening and prevention, reproductive health service delivery improvement, mental and behavioral health screening, and health literacy.