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Diana Romero
Associate Professor
Degrees/Diplomas: PhD (Sociomedical Sciences), Columbia University
Campus Affiliation: Hunter College
Research Interests: Research related to poverty and maternal, child and reproductive health; racial/ethnic health disparities, particularly among Latina women; reproductive health policy with an emphasis on abortion.
Phone: 212-396-7743
Email: diana.romero@hunter.cuny.edu

CUNY Institute for Demographic Research (CIDR)

Primary Teaching Areas

Research methods (quantitative and qualitative data collection [mixed methods]); poverty policy and health analyses.

Selected Publications

  • Romero D, Fortune-Greeley H, Verea JL, Salas-Lopez D. Meaning of the Family-Cap Policy for Poor Women: Contraceptive and Fertility Decision-Making. Journal of Health and Social Policy. 2007;23(1):165-182.
  • Romero D. Penalizing Poor Women: Welfare Policies in the United States Penalize Larger Families While Denying the Means to Plan for Smaller Ones. Conscience. Winter 2005- 2006;26(4):28-30.
  • Romero D. Children’s chronic illnesses and mothers’ health and employment. Focus. 2004;23(2):48-50. ( Univ. of Wisconsin—Madison, Institute for Research on Poverty)
  • Romero D, Chavkin W, Wise P, Smith L. Low-Income Mothers’ Experience with Poor Health, Hardship, Work, and Violence: Implications for Policy. Violence Against Women. 2003;9(10):1231-1244.
  • Romero D. Welfare Reform and Its Impact on the Health of Latino Families. In Aguirre-Molina M, Molina C, eds. Latina Health in the United States. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Inc., 2003. (pp 591-612)
  • Chavkin W, Romero D, Wise PH. What do sex and reproduction have to do with welfare? In Piven FF, Acker J, Hallock M, Morgen S, eds. Work, Welfare, and Politics. Eugene, OR: University of Oregon Press, 2002.
  • Romero D, Chavkin W, Wise PH, Smith L, Wood P. Welfare to Work? Impact on Maternal Health on Employment. American Journal of Public Health. 2002;92(3):1462-1468
  • Romero D, Chavkin W, Wise PH. State Welfare Reform Policies and Maternal and Child Health Services: A National Study. Maternal and Child Health Journal . 2001;5(3):199-206.

  • Romero D, Chavkin W, Wise PH. The Impact of Welfare Reform Policies on Child Protective Services: A National Study. Journal of Social Issues . 2000;56(4):799-810.

  • Chavkin W, Romero D, Wise PH. State Welfare Reform Policies and Declines in Health Insurance. American Journal of Public Health. 2000;90:900-908.

  • Cushman L, Romero D, Kalmuss D, Davidson AR, Heartwell S, Rulin M. Condom Use Among Clinic Patients Using Norplant and Depo-Provera. Family Planning Perspectives . 1998;30:240-243.

 Research Projects

  • Welfare State Family-Cap Policy Analysis: Status, Implementation, and Evaluation

  • Health, Hardship, and Race/Ethnicity in Vulnerable Families: A Multifactorial Examination of the Fragile Families Dataset

  • Fertility & Disadvantage Among Low-Income Adults: A Mixed Methods Approach

Programs

  • Latino Health Fellowship Initiative (Hunter College)

Education

 

  • BA (Biology), New York University
  • MA (Scientific Journalism), New York University
  • MA and MPhil (Sociomedical Sciences), Columbia University
  • PhD (Sociomedical Sciences), Columbia University