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Diane di Mauro, Ph.D.
Program Director of the MAC AIDS Fund Leadership Initiative
Assistant Professor of Clinical Sociomedical Sciences

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email: dd2041@columbia.edu

last update: 8/13/08

 

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.

EDUCATION

Montclair State University Psychology
Summa cum laude
B.A. 1976 
Montclair State University Educational Psychology M.A. 1977
State University of New York, Stony Brook University Psychology M.A. 1981
State University of New York, Stony Brook University Psychology Ph.D. 1986

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1986-1990 Senior Program Director/Evaluation Researcher, Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS)
1989 Consultant, United Nations Development Programme Mission for the National Sex Education Program of Central America
1991-1992 Consultant/Educational Trainer, National Sexuality Training Center, Children’s Aid Society
1993-1995 Project Director, Sexuality Research Assessment Project, The Social Science Research Council
1995-2006 Program Director, Sexuality Research Fellowship, The Social Science Research Council Program
1999-2003 Program Director, ACLS/SSRC Working Group on Cuba, Director, Sexuality and Reproductive Health Fellowship Program for Vietnam, The Social Science Research Council
2000-2002 Programmatic Consultant, New York Knowledge, Creativity, and Freedom Program, The Ford Foundation
2002-present Programmatic Consultant and Co-Director, Summer Institute on Sexuality, Education and Politics, National Sexuality Resource Center, San Francisco State University
2003-2004 Program Director, Working Group on Integrative Doctoral Programs in Health and the Social Sciences
2003-present Assistant Professor, Clinical Sociomedical Sciences, Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, New York
2003-present Board of Directors/Steering Committee, International Association for the Study of Sexuality, Culture and Society
2004-2007 Chair, Board of Directors, Center for the Advancement of Women
2005-2007 International Working Group on Sexuality and Social Policy
2005-2008 Research Coordinator/Programmatic Consultant, Center for the Advancement of Women
2005-present Editorial Board, Sexuality Research and Social Policy: Journal of the National Sexuality Resource Center, San Francisco State University
2006-2007 Programmatic Consultant, The Center of Excellence for Sexual Health Fellowship Program, Morehouse School of Medicine, The National Center for Primary Care
2007-present Co-Investigator, Social Science Training and Research (STAR) Partnership, NIH funded initiative partnering with Hanoi Medical University of Vietnam

PUBLICATIONS

di Mauro D. (1988) Sexuality Education and the Schools: Issues and Answers. SIECUS, New York, NY.

di Mauro D (1990) Winning the Battle: Developing Support for Sexuality and HIV/AIDS Education. SIECUS, New York, NY.

di Mauro D, Patierno C. (1990) Communication Strategies for HIV/AIDS and Sexuality: A Workshop for Mental Health and Health Professionals. SIECUS, New York, NY.

di Mauro D. A Review of State Sexuality and AIDS Education Curricula. SIECUS Report 1990; 18(2): 23-45.

di Mauro D. (1990) How to Talk to Your Children about AIDS. SIECUS, New ork, NY

Anderson P, di Mauro D, Noonan R. (1991) Does Anyone Still Remember When Sex Was Fun? Kendall/Hunt Publications, New York, NY. First Editions, 1990, Second Edition, 1991.

di Mauro D, Haffner D. (1992) Future Directions: HIV/AIDS Education in the Nation's Schools. SIECUS, New York, NY.

di Mauro D. (1995) Sexuality Research in the United States: An Assessment of the Social and Behavioral Sciences. The Social Science Research Council, New York, NY.

di Mauro D. (1997) Sexuality Research in the United States, in J. Bancroft (ed.): Researching Sexual Behavior. Indiana University Press, Bloomington, IN.

di Mauro D. (2000) Sexuality Research and Training 2000, Current Trends and Future Directions. Social Science Research Council, New York, NY.

di Mauro D. (2001) Regulation of Sexual Behavior, in N.J. Smelser and Paul B. Baltes (eds): International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences. Elsevier Science Publishers, Pergamon, Oxford.

di Mauro D, Herdt G, Parker P. (2003) Handbook of Sexuality Research Training Initiatives. Social Science Research Council, New York NY.

di Mauro D. (2003) Conclusions from Research, Policy and Advocacy Perspectives, in J. Bancroft (ed.): Sexual Development in Children. Indiana University Press, Bloomington, IN.

Parker R, di Mauro D, Filiano B, Garcia J, Muňoz-Laboy M and Sember R. (2004) Global Transformations and Intimate Relations in the 21st Century: Social Science Research on Sexuality and the Emergence of ‘Sexual Health’ and ‘Sexual Rights’ Frameworks. Annual Review of Sex Research 2004, Vol. XV: 362-398.

di Mauro D. (2006) Guest Editor of Special Issue: New Trends in Sexuality Research and author of Introduction to New Trends in Sexuality Research: Contributions from Fellows in the Sexuality Research Fellowship Program. Sexuality Research and Social Policy: Journal of the NSRC September 2006; 3: 1-6.

di Mauro D, Joffe C. (2006) The Religious Right and the Reshaping of Sexuality Policies: The Cases of Reproductive Rights and Sexuality Education, Sexuality Research and Social Policy: Journal of the NSRC February 2007, 4 (1).

di Mauro D, Cohall A. (2008) Adolescent Sexual Health, in Textbook of Adolescent Health Care. American Academy of Pediatrics, Elk Grove Village, IL (In press).

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