Faculty/Staff Detail

Diane  J.  Abatemarco, PhD, MSW
Adjunct Assistant Professor

Primary Affil: Thomas Jefferson University-School of Population Health
SPH Department: Health Education and Behavioral Science
Units: N/A
Campus: Piscataway/New Brunswick
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Phone: 215.503.6327
Fax: 215.955.0686
Email: diane.abatemarco@jefferson.edu

Degrees/Certifications:

PhD, 2000, Temple University
MSW, 1999, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - School of Social Work

Global Public Health Experience:

Yes

Research Interests:

Maternal and Child Health Issues; Factors Related to Access/Barriers to Care

Community Service/Community Research Projects:

  • Provider Partnership (developing and sustaining clinician-community partnerships) Partner: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists; and Southern New Jersey Perinatal Consortium
  • Body & Soul (evaluation of a prevention program for colorectal cancer). Partner: American Cancer Society; NJDHSS; and The Cancer Institute of New Jersey
  • Evaluation of tobacco prevention and cessation program for pregnant women and new moms. Partner: Mom’s Quit Connection 
  • Data analysis of electronic birth registry, immunization rates, and evaluation of Health Start Communities. Partner: Southern New Jersey Perinatal Consortium
  • Needs assessment & program planning to determine unmet needs of smoking prevention and cessation for minority populations living in the Greater Trenton Community. Partner: New Jersey Medical Society
  • Evaluation of Fetal Alcohol Prevention Program. Partner: Hunterdon County ARC .
  • Development of student survey to identify destructive decision-making that threatens health. Partner: East Penn, PA School District and the Weller Health Education Center

Professional Service:

  • Co-investigator and Evaluator, Practicing Safety Project at the American Academy of Pediatrics. Partner: Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

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