Diane di Mauro, Ph.D. is the Program Director of the MAC AIDS Fund Leadership Initiative at Columbia University and UCLA. At the Mailman School of Public Health of Columbia University, she is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Sociomedical Sciences and the co-facilitator of the Sexuality and Health MPH specialized degree track. Dr. di Mauro has worked over 20 years in the field of reproductive rights and human sexuality, specializing in the design, implementation and supervision of major programmatic initiatives relating to public health and policy.

From 1995 through 2006 she directed the Sexuality Research Fellowship Program at the Social Science Council that provided research support at the dissertation and postdoctoral level in the social and behavioral sciences. In her work with public health service organizations, she has designed and directed various educational and training programs, including programs for health practitioners of city/state agencies to develop effective communication skills in contexts of foster care and juvenile law; has evaluated national legislation and policy guidelines; and has provided technical assistance to professionals, school districts, and parent associations regarding implementation and evaluation of sexuality and HIV/AIDS education programs.

She currently serves on the Editorial Board of the Sexuality Research and Social Policy Journal of the National Sexuality Resource Center (NSRC) of San Francisco State University; she is also the co-director of the 2008 NSRC Summer Institute at SFSU, and is a member of the Board of Directors and Steering Committee for the International Association for the Study of Sexuality, Culture and Society.

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