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Sofia Garcia, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Medical Social Sciences, and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, at Northwestern University, and a licensed clinical psychologist. She is Director of Clinical Research for the Cancer Survivorship Institute of the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center (RHLCCC). Dr. Garcia has fourteen years of research experience in patient-reported outcome measure development and applications in oncology. Her research has focused on developing and implementing patient reported outcome measures and evaluating patient-centered care initiatives, including those that incorporate health information technology and are tailored to vulnerable populations. She has served as principal investigator of nine, and scientific project director of five, cancer control and survivorship studies. Dr. Garcia has been scientific project director, mentored investigator and site principal investigator on three Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) supplement awards. She has also served as a co-investigator on numerous federally-funded studies, including those addressing health literacy and health disparities. Dr. Garcia’s ongoing research includes evaluations of electronic health record-integrated cancer survivorship care plans and patient-reported distress screening, psychosocial oncology supportive care and palliative care services, and a smart-phone application to promote health self-management in cancer survivors. She is currently principal investigator of an AHRQ-funded R18 study, and administrative core leader of an NCI-funded UM1 project, both evaluating system-wide implementation of patient-reported symptom screening in cancer care. In her clinical role, she provides psychological treatment and evaluation through the Supportive Oncology Program of the RHLCCC.
Training Experience
2004 | Internship, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Hines |
2005 | Fellowship, Northwestern University, McGaw Medical Center (Evanston Northwestern Healthcare) |
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Clinical Psychology, PhD, Loyola University - Chicago
… → 2004
Research interests keywords
- Cancer Survivorship
- Health Disparities
- Health Literacy
- Patient Communications
- Patient-Reported Outcomes
- Psychological Issues of Patients Dealing with Medical Illness
- Quality of Life
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Scalable TELeheaLth Cancer CARe: The STELLAR Program to Treat Cancer Risk Behaviors
Spring, B., Spring, B., Garcia, S. F., Garcia, S. F., Hitsman, B. L., Hitsman, B. L., Phillips, S. M., Phillips, S. M., Alshurafa, N., Alshurafa, N., Bilimoria, K. Y., Carroll, A. J., Carroll, A. J., Cella, D., Cella, D., Holmes, K., Holmes, K., Jacobs, M., Jacobs, M., Jordan, N., Jordan, N., Kircher, S. M., Kircher, S. M., Kocherginsky, M., Kocherginsky, M., Liebovitz, D. M., Liebovitz, D. M., Mohindra, N. A., Mohindra, N. A., O'Brien, M. J., O'Brien, M. J., Persell, S. D., Persell, S. D., Pfammatter, A. F., Pfammatter, A. F., Scherr, C. E. L., Scherr, C. E. L., Wehbe, F., Wehbe, F., Yanez, B. R. & Yanez, B. R.
8/1/22 → 7/31/27
Project: Research project
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Clinical Practice Network-Core02
Spring, B., Spring, B., Garcia, S. F., Hitsman, B. L., Phillips, S. M., Carroll, A. J., Cella, D., Jacobs, M., Kircher, S. M., Liebovitz, D. M., Mohindra, N. A. & Persell, S. D.
8/1/22 → 7/31/27
Project: Research project
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Research & Methods Core-01
Spring, B., Spring, B., Garcia, S. F., Hitsman, B. L., Phillips, S. M., Alshurafa, N., Carroll, A. J., Cella, D., Jacobs, M., Jordan, N., Kircher, S. M., Kocherginsky, M., Mohindra, N. A. & Scherr, C. E. L.
8/1/22 → 7/31/27
Project: Research project
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Pragmatic Trial-Project 1
Garcia, S. F., Hitsman, B. L., Phillips, S. M., Spring, B., Spring, B., Cella, D., Jacobs, M., Jordan, N. & Yanez, B. R.
8/1/22 → 7/31/27
Project: Research project
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Technology Facilitated Behavioral Intervention for Depression among Diverse Patients in Ambulatory Oncology
Yanez, B. R., Yanez, B. R., Bass, M., Bass, M., Cella, D., Cella, D., Garcia, S. F., Garcia, S. F., Kircher, S. M., Kircher, S. M., Scholtens, D. M., Scholtens, D. M., Smith, J. D. & Smith, J. D.
3/1/21 → 2/28/26
Project: Research project
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Adverse COVID-19 experiences and health-related quality of life in cancer survivors: indirect effects of COVID-19-related depression and financial burden
Perry, L. M., Peipert, J. D., Kircher, S. M., Cantoral, J., Penedo, F. J. & Garcia, S. F., Dec 2023, In: Journal of patient-reported outcomes. 7, 1, 71.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effectiveness and implementation of an electronic health record-integrated digital health intervention for managing depressive symptoms in ambulatory oncology: The my well-being guide study rationale and protocol
Yanez, B., Czech, K. A., Buitrago, D., Smith, J. D., Schueller, S. M., Taub, C. J., Kircher, S., Garcia, S. F., Bass, M. B., Mercer, A. M., Silvera, C. A., Scholtens, D., Peipert, J. D., Psihogios, A. M., Duffecy, J., Cella, D., Antoni, M. H. & Penedo, F., Apr 2023, In: Contemporary Clinical Trials. 127, 107121.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Implementation and evaluation of an expanded electronic health record-integrated bilingual electronic symptom management program across a multi-site Comprehensive Cancer Center: The NU IMPACT protocol
Cella, D., Garcia, S. F., Cahue, S., Smith, J. D., Yanez, B., Scholtens, D., Lancki, N., Bass, M., Kircher, S., Flores, A. M., Jensen, R. E., Smith, A. W. & Penedo, F. J., May 2023, In: Contemporary Clinical Trials. 128, 107171.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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NCCN GUIDELINES® INSIGHTS Distress Management, Version 2.2023
Riba, M. B., Donovan, K. A., Ahmed, K., Andersen, B., Braun, II., Breitbart, W. S., Brewer, B. W., Corbett, C., Fann, J., Fleishman, S., Garcia, S., Greenberg, D. B., Handzo, G. F., Hoofring, L. H., Huang, C. H., Hutchinson, S., Johns, S., Keller, J., Kumar, P., Lahijani, S., & 15 others , May 2023, In: JNCCN Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. 21, 5, p. 450-457 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Positive and negative psychosocial impacts on cancer survivors
Yao, G., Lai, J. S., Garcia, S. F., Yount, S. & Cella, D., Dec 2023, In: Scientific reports. 13, 1, 14749.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
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Adverse COVID-19 experiences and health-related quality of life in cancer survivors: indirect effects of COVID-19-related depression and financial burden
Perry, L. M. (Creator), Peipert, D. (Creator), Kircher, S. M. (Creator), Penedo, F. J. (Creator) & Garcia, S. F. (Creator), figshare, 2023
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.6746651, https://springernature.figshare.com/collections/Adverse_COVID-19_experiences_and_health-related_quality_of_life_in_cancer_survivors_indirect_effects_of_COVID-19-related_depression_and_financial_burden/6746651
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