Krista Garcia

Krista Garcia is currently a PhD student at the USC Davis School of Gerontology whose research is done within the USC/UCLA Center on Biodemography and Population Health. Krista's research focuses on cross-country comparisons in health outcomes and secondary prevention strategies. Her previous work focused on a collaborative project examining whether international differences in health are similar to international differences in life expectancy. Her current research examines prostate, breast, and colorectal cancer screening prevalence and trends in cancer-specific incidence and mortality rates in the U.S. and Europe. Krista's goal is to increase understanding of the factors associated with cancer survival as well as the challenges and needs associated with the growing population of older cancer survivors.

Krista received her bachelor's degree in Psychology and Sociology, with a minor in Human Development-Adulthood and Aging from the University of California, Davis in 2005. She worked on her master's degree in Gerontology prior to entering the doctoral program in 2009.

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