Ashvita Garg, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Public Health Sciences
Cancer Focus:
Human Papillomavirus (HPV)-related cancer prevention research
Research Program:
Research Interest
My research focuses on understanding and addressing disparities in access to and utilization of HPV-related cancer prevention and treatment in the vulnerable and at-risk populations.
Positions and Scientific Appointments
2022-Present: Postdoctoral Fellow, Hollings Cancer Center and Department of Public Health Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
2018-2022: Graduate Research Assistant, Epidemiology, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX
2016-2018: Research Assistant, Center for Reducing Health Disparities, UNMC College of Public Health, Omaha, NE
2016-2017: Research Assistant, Department of Health and Human Services, Lincoln, NE
2015-2016: Research Coordinator, UNMC Department of Internal Medicine, Omaha, NE
2014-2014: Research Assistant, Health Promotion Social and Behavioral Health Department, UNMC College of Public Health, Omaha, NE
Education
PhD
July 2022
Epidemiology
University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX
MPH
July 2017
Health Promotion
University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
MBBS
August 2012
Medicine
Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Nepal
Postdoctoral
Cancer Epidemiology
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC