Diane Abatemarco, PhD, MSW
Professor
Director, Maternal Addiction Treatment, Education & Research
Contact
1233 Locust Street
Suite 400
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Diane Abatemarco, PhD, MSW
Professor
Director, Maternal Addiction Treatment, Education & Research
Education
PhD, Health Studies, Temple University (2000)
MSW, Social Work Research, Rutgers University (1990)
BA, Psychology, Richard Stockton State University (1975)
Publications
- Perspectives of physicians and doulas on shared decision-making and decision counseling in the treatment of pregnant women with opioid use disorders
- Patient and navigator experiences with the opioid use disorder treatment system in Philadelphia, PA
- Scarce perinatal social support for women with OUD: Opportunities for doula services
- Maternal Perspective of Inpatient Methadone Initiation: Opportunities to Increase Retention in Treatment
- Group prenatal care for pregnant women with opioid use disorder: Preliminary evidence for acceptability and benefits compared with individual prenatal care
Awards, Honors & Honorary Societies
2015, American Academy of Health Behavior Research Selected Scholar’s Mentor Program Award
2005, Community/Campus Partnership Award, School of Public Health, Rutgers University
2004, Award for Outstanding Service to Croatia/US Partnership, American International Health Alliance
2002m Mentored Award Recipient, Association of Teachers of Maternal Child Health
2002, Public Health Social Worker of the year Award, APHA
2001, Short Term Training Award (Dissertation Funding), Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine
2001, Class Fellow, Leadership New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ
1990, Outstanding Student in Research, Graduate School of Social Work, Rutgers University
1980, Counselor of the Year, Human Services, Atlantic County, NJ