Gabriel GarciaPh.D.

Gabriel Garcia
MPH Program Chair, Professor
Div. of Population Health Sciences
PSB STE 206, Room 206J
907-786-6532
ggarci16@alaska.edu

Biography

Dr. Garcia is a Philippine-born, Alaska-grown Professor of Public Health at University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA). He is also the Coordinator of UAA’s Master of Public Health Program. Dr. Garcia was the recipient of the Alaska Public Health Association’s “Short Term Service Award” in 2002 and “The Barbara Berger Excellence in Public Health Award” in 2012. At UAA, Dr. Garcia has been awarded the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Community Service, Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Diversity, and the Center for Community Engagement & Learning’s Community Builder Award. Dr. Garcia, along with a group of UAA faculty and students, were awarded the UAA’s Stewardship Award in 2014 and American Lung Association in Alaska’s Breathe Easy Champion Award in 2015 for the group’s successful effort in making the University of Alaska system smoke and tobacco-free. In 2015, Dr. Garcia was appointed as one of the health commissioners of the Anchorage Health Department.

Teaching Responsibilities

  • Graduate

Professional & Department Service

  • MPH program coordinator
Div. of Population Health Sciences Faculty & Staff