Karla Galaviz

Adjunct Assistant Professor
Hubert Department of Global Health
Karla Galaviz

Bio

I am a North American product. I obtained my BA from the University of Guadalajara, Mexico, my MSc and PhD from Queen’s University, Canada, and completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Emory University, US. I am an implementation scientist working at the intersection of lifestyle, HIV and cardiometabolic diseases. My work encompasses implementing proven health interventions in real-world settings and developing tools to inform public health and clinical practice. Currently, I am a Scholar within the Research in Implementation Science for Equity (RISE) program at the University of California San Francisco. 

Areas of Interest

  • Behavior and Health
  • Diabetes
  • Evaluation
  • Global Health

Education

  • PhD, Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University
  • MSc, Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University
  • BA, Physical Culture and Sports, University of Guadalajara

Affiliations

Scholar, Research in Implementation Science for Equity (RISE), University of California San Francisco

Member, Georgia Center for Diabetes Translation Research, Emory University

Member, Exercise is Medicine Global Research and Collaboration Center, Emory University