Dr. David GarciaWed, July 20

David Garcia, PhD, FACSM

Dr. Garcia is an Associate Professor in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health at the University of Arizona. He is also the Director and Founder of “Nosotros Comprometidos a Su Salud (Committed to Your Health)”, a program developed to foster community-engaged research collaborations, service, and education to advance health equity in Southern Arizona. He has extensive experience in short and long-term intervention trials in the areas of physical activity, diet, and weight management. Dr. Garcia is among the first to develop a gender and culturally-sensitive weight loss interventions for Hispanic males.