Sofija Zagarins

Sofija Zagarins

she/her
SO-fee-ah ZA-gah-rinz
Director, Undergraduate Public Health Sciences Program
Senior Lecturer in Epidemiology

Public Health Education, Program Administration, Curriculum Development

Location

Arnold House

715 North Pleasant Street
Amherst, MA 01003
United States

427 Arnold House

Sofija Zagarins is a Senior Lecturer in Epidemiology, and also serves as director for the undergraduate Public Health Sciences program. Sofija holds a PhD in Epidemiology with concentrations in Biostatistics and Nutrition and brings over 20 years of clinical research experience to her work in public health education. Sofija's contributions to program administration, curriculum development, and student mentorship are centered on preparing future public health professionals for leadership and service across diverse health settings.

Education

  • PhD, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2009
  • BS, Union College, 2001

Key Publications

Banack HR, Rosella LC, ... , Zagarins SE, ... , Lesko CR. Defining methodologic and other core competencies for doctoral-level training in epidemiology. American Journal of Epidemiology. 2025 Apr; kwaf073, https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwaf073.

Zagarins SE, Ronnenberg AG, Bertone-Johnson ER. Established diet quality indices are not universally associated with body composition in young adult women. Public Health Nutrition. 2021 Apr. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980021001440.

Allen NA, Zagarins SE, Welch G. Reducing social distress for chronic disease patients in primary care: An intervention for Latino Type 2 diabetes patients seen at community health centers. Diabetes Spectrum. 2017 Nov; 30(4): 288-296.

Welch G, Zagarins SE, Santiago-Kelly P, Rodriquez Z, Bursell SE, Rosal MC, Gabbay RA. An internet-based diabetes management platform improves team care and outcomes in an urban Latino population. Diabetes Care. 2015 Apr;38(4):561-7.

Hasan FM, Zagarins SE, Pischke KM, Saiyed S, Bettencourt AM, Beal L, Macys D, McCleary N. Hypnotherapy is an Effective Aid for Smoking Cessation in Patients Hospitalized for a Cardiopulmonary Illness: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Complement Ther Med. 2014 Feb;22(1):1-8.