Division of Environmental Health
Associate Professor
Division Head
Email: pstiglergranados@sdsu.edu
Live CV (pdf)
Biography
Dr. Paula Stigler Granados is an Associate Professor in the School of Public Health – Division Head for Environmental Health. Her main areas of interest include Chagas disease, water quality, global health, public health policy, environmental health and neglected tropical diseases. She received her MS degree in Environmental Health Sciences at San Diego State University and her PhD in Global Health in the joint doctoral program with the University of California, San Diego and San Diego State University. Dr. Granados has expertise in environmental exposure risks, socio-economic determinants of health, geo-spatial analysis of environmental hazards, climate change and community based participatory research. She has worked throughout Latin America and the United States with indigenous and rural populations on a multitude of projects addressing public health. Dr. Granados has several on-going research projects, including a Center for Disease Control and Prevention funded award to raise awareness among healthcare providers in the U.S. about Chagas disease. She is also utilizing the ECHO model of tele-mentoring to provide learning opportunities for physicians regarding Chagas disease. Dr. Granados also leads a Department of Defense Global Health Initiative grant to conduct surveillance of Chagas disease in military communities along the U.S. Mexico border region. She is an advocate for community-led projects and has a deep commitment to multi-disciplinary collaborations to solve important public health issues.
