Diana R Silver
Diana R Silver
Vice Dean of Faculty Affairs
Professor of Public Health Policy and Management
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Professional overview
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Dr. Diana Silver's research explores the impact of variation in the implementation, adoption and repeal of state and local public health policies on health outcomes, particularly alcohol consumption, motor vehicle crashes, tobacco use, and food safety. Some of her other work has examined variation in access to publicly funded services such as clinics, after-school programs, parks and playgrounds. Her work has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and several other funders.
Dr. Silver's work has been published in a variety of prominent journals, including the American Journal of Public Health, the American Journal of Health Promotion, Public Health, Tobacco Control, Journal of Safety Research, Social Science and Medicine, the American Journal of Evaluation, PLoS One, Journal of Community Health, Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, International Journal of Equity in Health, Globalization and Health, Youth and Society, Public Administration Review and Policy Studies Journal. She is an associate editor for the American Journal of Health Promotion, and serves on the New York City Department of Health’s Health Advisory Committee. She began her career focused on the developing policies and programs that could address the epidemics of AIDS, substance abuse and violence in New York City, in such settings as schools, workplaces, jails, and homeless shelters.
Dr. Silver teaches undergraduate and master’s level courses at the School of Global Health, and trains doctoral students. In 2015, Dr. Silver received NYU’s Distinguished Teaching Award, the university’s highest honor for teaching excellence.
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Education
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BA, History, Bates College, Lewiston, MEMPH, Health Education, Hunter College, New York City, NYPhD, Public Administration, New York University, New York City, NY
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Honors and awards
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Distinguished Teaching Award, New York University (2015)Steinhardt Goddard Award (2011)Annual Award for Outstanding Evaluation, American Evaluation Association (2010)Public Affairs Resident Scholar, The Rockefeller Foundation (2007)
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Areas of research and study
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Access to HealthcareAlcohol, Tobacco and Driving PoliciesFood Safety PoliciesImplementation and Impact of Public Health RegulationsInjury PreventionNew York Department of Health and Mental HygienePublic Health LawPublic Health Policy
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Publications
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Transportation to clinic : Findings from a pilot clinic-based survey of low-income suburbanites
Failed retrieving data.Lifting boatswithout closing gaps : Child health outcomes in distressed us cities from 1992-2002
Failed retrieving data.Up, up, up : A review of Triumph of the City: How our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier, and Happier by Edward Glaser
Failed retrieving data.Author Talk with Paul Farmer
Failed retrieving data.People versus place, tackling urban poverty : Guest blog for Media Matters
Failed retrieving data.People versus place, tackling urban poverty : Guest blog for Media Matters
Failed retrieving data.Understanding the political context of "new" policy issues : The use of the advocacy coalition framework in the case of expanded after-school programs
Failed retrieving data.Finding the impact in a messy intervention : Using an integrated design to evaluate a comprehensive citywide health initiative
Failed retrieving data.The pros and cons of comprehensive community Initiatives at the city level: The case of the urban health Initiative
Failed retrieving data.If you build it, will they come? : Estimating unmet demand for after-school programs in america's distressed cities
Failed retrieving data.Efforts to improve public policy and programs through data practice : Experiences in 15 distressed American cities
Failed retrieving data.Following the money : Using expenditure analysis as an evaluation tool
Failed retrieving data.Integrating a comparison group design into a theory of change evalutation : The case of the urban health initiative
Failed retrieving data.What does government spend on children? : Evidence from five cities
Failed retrieving data.Facing the challenge of evaluating a complex, multi-site initiative
Failed retrieving data.Integrating a comparison group design into a theory of change evaluation : The case of the urban health initiative
Failed retrieving data.Setting an agenda for local action : The limits of expert opinion and community voice
Failed retrieving data.Shooting rapids : A review of "Down the great unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1896 discovery and tragedy through the Grand Canyon" by Edward Dolnick
Failed retrieving data.Health promotion in the city : A structured review of the literature on interventions to prevent heart disease, substance abuse, violence and HIV infection in US metropolitan areas, 1980-1995
Failed retrieving data.Everyday heroes : A review of Something Better for My Children: The History and People of Head Start by Kay Mills
Failed retrieving data.Letter : A way to cut out crime
Failed retrieving data.One method for assessing HIV/AIDS peer-education programs
Failed retrieving data.How black and Latino community organizations respond to the AIDS epidemic : a case study in one New York City neighborhood.
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