Education
- Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health – MSPH
- Johns Hopkins University – Program in Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies Fellowship
- Boston University – BS
Bio
Elena García Fariña, MSPH (she/her/hers) joined DFMCH in 2025. García Fariña is a bilingual public health researcher focused on reproductive health equity and clinical implementation in underserved populations, particularly Hispanic communities. She holds an MSPH from Johns Hopkins with training in health systems, health economics, and mixed methods research. Her work has been published in JAMA Network Open and presented at national and international conferences, including the Population Association of America and the Society for General Internal Medicine. García Fariña received the Master’s Essay with Distinction Award from Johns Hopkins and was a 2024 fellow in the Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies Program. She is committed to advancing evidence-based, community-informed solutions that improve access and quality of care in reproductive health systems.
Research Interests
García Fariña is a public health researcher focused on health equity and clinical implementation in underserved populations. She is experienced in evaluating and strengthening health systems through equitable interventions that center Hispanic communities. García Fariña is skilled in clinical trials, qualitative and quantitative research, biostatistics, health economics, and policy analysis. She is committed to advancing innovative, evidence-based solutions that address reproductive health disparities and improve care delivery.
Publications and Presentations
- Garcia E, Rowel J, Revette A, Haakenstad E, Cleveland J, Allende R, Hassett, Scharg D, McCleary NJ. Exploring the use of electronic patient-reported outcome measurements to improve healthcare management for English and Spanish-speaking limited English proficient cancer patients in the context of oral cancer directed therapies. JAMA Netw Open. 2022;5(7):e2224479. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.24479
- Garcia E, et al. Identifying enablers of progress in family planning: a qualitative case study of Bolivia, an exemplary Latin American country [poster presentation]. Presented at: Population Association of America Annual Meeting; April 2025; Washington, DC.
- Duque J, Perez A, Garcia E, Concepcion A, Vazquez L, Jaramillo C, Lee M, Loriaux D, Feingold-Link T, Kung S, Haque T, Kishylanski M, Revette A, Johnson S. Optimization of the My Life, My Story narrative medicine program for patients with limited-English proficiency [poster presentation]. Presented at: Society for General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting; 2022; Orlando, FL.
- Garcia E. Bolivia: a Latin American exemplary country in family planning [oral presentation]. Presented at: Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies Graduate Research Symposium; November 2024; Baltimore, MD.
Awards and Honors
- Master’s Essay with Distinction Award – Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Department of Population, Family, and Reproductive Health
- Sargent College Dean’s List Academic Achievement – Boston University