Student - College of Education

Case Garza

Graduate Research Assistant, People, Health, and Place Lab
Ph.D. in Health Behavior and Health Education, The University of Texas at Austin, expected 2029
M.S. in Health Behavior and Health Education, The University of Texas at Austin, 2025
B.S. in KHE: Health Promotion and Behavioral Science, The University of Texas at Austin, 2021
B.S. in ALD: Youth and Community Studies, The University of Texas at Austin, 2021

Email: casegarza@austin.utexas.edu
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Case is a PhD student in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education at the University of Texas at Austin. His research interest focuses on understanding the role of the built environment in shaping youth physical activity behaviors and promoting active living opportunities in high-need communities with a focus on advancing health equity. He is particularly interested in outdoor community recreation spaces such as parks, playgrounds, green spaces, and city infrastructure that make active living possible. Case is a member of the People, Health & Place Lab (PI: Deborah Salvo, PhD) and a Center for Research to Community Impact (CRCI) graduate student affiliate.

Deborah Salvo (Supervisor)
My research interests and expertise center in the reduction of spatial health disparities in access to environments that enable physically active lifestyles. Specifically, my work focuses on understanding the context-specific relations between the built environment and physical activity; documenting and ameliorating geospatial health disparities; and using and improving objective measures to quantify physical activity and geospatial exposures (social & built environment). I also lead capacity building efforts for the fields of physical activity, public health,...