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Chokoleit (Jonathan Garcia)

Gender: Male (she/her in drag)

Sexuality: Gay

DOB: 25 June 1970  

RIP: 9 March 2019

Ethnicity: Filipino

Helping the vulnerable and the marginalized

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In 1981 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published an article in its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, describing cases of a rare lung infection. It was the first official reporting of what would later become known as the AIDS epidemic.

When the mysterious illness first emerged as a public health threat, scientists and health officials…

Global health handbook fills a gap

Assistant Professor Jonathan Garcia saw a gap of resources in the global health field. He decided to do something about it and co-edited the “Routledge Handbook on the Politics of Global Health.”

“There was a large need for a book that critically evaluates global health initiatives from a political perspective, especially as it relates to the global South” Jonathan says. “We also observed that…

Assistant Professor Jonathan Garcia has published a new book

Assistant Professor Jonathan Garcia has published a new book, “The Routledge Handbook on the Politics of Public Health,” which addresses emerging issues, political strategies, policy-making processes, humanitarian emergencies and more.

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No one should ever feel isolated. This belief motivates Jonathan Garcia, PhD, to combat social isolation among Latino lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGTBQ) youth living in the U.S.

As ethnic, sexual and gender minorities, Latino LGTBQ youth are prone to social isolationresulting from rejection from family members, religious communities and…

Assistant Professor Jonathan Garcia Jonathan Garcia is an assistant professor in public health. Before he assumed his role with the college in 2015, he worked as an associate research scientist at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University. Jonathan worked for New York City’s Department of Education doing research and evaluation for its Middle School Quality Initiative (MSQI). He…