Comprehensive Public Health Services To Meet Your Needs

Magpie Public Health LLC specializes in mixed-methods study designs, with particular expertise in a range of qualitative research methods. Contact us to learn more about options that fit your timeline and budget.

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Public Health Research and Practice

Study Design and Data Analysis (qualitative and quantitative)
Proposal Development
Health Communication and Market Research (e.g., message testing, formative research, consumer behavior)
Program Delivery and Monitoring
Evaluation (formative, process, outcome, and impact)
Needs Assessments
Environmental Scans and Landscape Analysis
Qualitative Data Collection and Data Analysis
Questionnaire Design for Surveys
Quantitative Data Analysis
IRB Protocol Development and Human Subjects Consultation
Literature Reviews, Systematic Reviews, and Scoping Reviews
Stakeholder Interviews
Dissertation Consultation

Scientific Writing and Communication

Grant Writing
Dissertation Consultation
Manuscript and Report Writing
Scientific Presentations

Training and Capacity Building

Curriculum Development and Training Delivery
Workshop Design and Facilitation
Meeting and Site Visit Coordination and Facilitation
Training and Capacity Building Topics:
- Evaluation
- Qualitative Research Methods
- Development of Logic Models
- Paperwork Reduction Act (OMB)
- Human Subjects Protection (IRB)
- Federal Grants Management
- Scientific Writing
- Needs Assessments
- Grant Writing
- Health Communications Research
- Social Marketing Research
- Systematic Reviews

Amanda Garcia-Williams, PhD, MPH

Founder, Magpie Public Health LLC

Dr. Amanda Garcia-Williams is a social scientist and health educator with over 15 years of experience in public health, 10 of which are at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). She is a graduate of CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service, has led dozens of mixed-methods research and evaluation projects focused on violence prevention, hygiene promotion, enteric disease prevention, and disability and health. She has extensive experience in federal grants management, serving as a Project Officer on multi-million-dollar research and practice portfolios. Dr. Garcia-Williams has supported multiple emergency response efforts including Zika, Ebola, and COVID-19. She is passionate about applying behavioral and social science methods and theories to answering public health problems. Dr. Garcia-Williams obtained a B.S. from Tuft University, and an M.P.H and Ph.D. in Behavioral Science and Health Education from Emory University.