- Curriculum Vitae Margaret Giorgio, PhD MPH
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EDUCATION
June 2014
PhD
New York University, NY, NY (Public Health)
Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
Department of Nutrition, Public Health, and Food Studies
May 2009
MPH
Columbia University, NY, NY (Sexuality and Health)
Mailman School of Public Health
Department of Population and Family Health
May 2004
BA
Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA (Political Science and Philosophy)
College of Arts and Sciences
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
August 2014 – present
Visiting Assistant Professor in Public Health
NYU Steinhardt, Department of Nutrition, Public Health, and Food Studies, NY, NY
October 2011 – July 2014
Co-investigator
Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa
July 2012 –July 2014
Research Associate
Institute for Human Development and Social Change, NYU Steinhardt, NY, NY
June 2010 – June 2012
Research Consultant
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, NY, NY
March 2010 – February 2011
Project Manager
New Yorkers for Parks/NYU Steinhardt, NY, NY
September 2009 – September 2011 Doctoral Graduate Assistant
Department of Nutrition, Public Health, and Food Studies, NYU Steinhardt, NY, NY
January 2008 – August 2009
Fielding Assistant
Guttmacher Institute, NY, NY
February 2009 – August 2009
Research Assistant
Healthy Schools Healthy Families, NY, NY
May 2008 – August 2008
Research Assistant
Rakai Health Sciences Program, Kalisizo, Uganda
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
January 2013 – present
August 2008 – May 2011
Adjunct Professor
NYU, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
(Courses: Research Methods in Public Health, Epidemiology)
Teaching Assistant
NYU, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
(Courses: International Community Health Program in South Africa, History and
Principles of Public Health, Intro to Epidemiology, Health and Society)
Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health
(Courses: Research Design and Data Collection)
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
July 2006 – August 2009
Assistant to the Director of Special Populations
Unity Health Care, Washington, DC
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August 2005 – July 2006
GRANT SUPPORT
July 2013 – December 2013
AmeriCorps Volunteer (HealthCorps)
Unity Health Care, Washington, DC
Title: Conducting Regular HIV Behavioral and Biological Surveillance,
Men’s Health and Migration Study
(Co-PI: C. Matthews; Co-PI: L. Townsend, Co-I: M. Giorgio; Cooperative agreement
no: 1U51PSOOO729-04)
Funder: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Description: Cross-sectional research to study social and behavioral factors
associated with HIV serostatus among self-settled male foreign migrants in Cape
Town, South Africa
February 2012 – August 2012
Title: Conducting Regular HIV Behavioral and Biological Surveillance,
Women’s Health and Migration Study
(Co-PI: C. Matthews; Co-PI: L. Townsend, Co-I: M. Giorgio; Cooperative agreement
no: 1U51PSOOO729-03)
Funder: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Description: Cross-sectional research to study social and behavioral factors
associated with HIV serostatus among self-settled female foreign migrants in Cape
Town, South Africa
January 2013 – December 2013
Title: Institute for Human Development and Social Change Seed Award (Co-I: M.
Giorgio, PI: D. Silver)
Funder: Institute for Human Development and Social Change, NYU Steinhardt
Description: To investigate the association of city-level economic characteristics on
avoidable mortality in the United States using publically available data sources
PUBLICATIONS
Published Peer-reviewed Journal Articles:
1. Townsend, L., Giorgio, M., Zembe, Y., Cheyip, M., Mathews, C. (2014). HIV prevalence and risk behaviours
among foreign migrant women residing in Cape Town, South Africa. AIDS and Behavior, 1-10.
2.
Silver, D., Giorgio, M., Mijanovich, T. (2014). Utilization patterns and perceptions of playground users in New
York City. Journal of Community Health. 39(2): 363-371.
3.
Giorgio, M., Kantor, L., Levine, D., Arons, W. (2013) Using chat and text technologies to answer sexual and
reproductive health questions: Planned Parenthood pilot study. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 15(9):e203.
Under Review:
1. Mathews, C., Townsend, L., Giorgio, M., Zembe, Y., Carrara, H., Cheyip, M., & Guttmacher, S. Women’s
migration from sub-Saharan African countries to South Africa, exposure to violence and serious mental illness.
American Journal of Public Health. (submitted 4/25/14).
2.
Macinko, J., Silver, D., Bae, J., Giorgio, M., Jimenez, G. State variation in child safety legislation is related to
excess motor vehicle-related injuries and deaths in the United States. Pediatrics. (submitted 7/2/2014).
3.
Silver, D., Mijanovich, T., Giorgio, M. City-level economic distress, race, and avoidable mortality. Health and
Place. (submitted 3/29/2014)
In Progress
1. Giorgio, M., Mathews, C., Townsend, L., Kapadia, F., Hagan, H., Zembe, Y., Cheyip, M., Guttmacher, S. The
relationship between social support and HIV related outcomes among female foreign migrants in Cape Town,
South Africa.
2.
Giorgio, M., Mathews, C., Townsend, L., Kapadia, F., Hagan, H., Zembe, Y., Cheyip, M., Guttmacher, S. Social
support as an effect modifier in the relationship between sexual violence and transactional sex among female
foreign migrants in Cape Town, South Africa.
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3.
Giorgio, M., Kapadia, F., Guttmacher, S., Hagan, H. A systematic review of HIV-related risk factors among selfsettled female foreign migrants in global contexts; an application of the vulnerable population conceptual
model.
4.
Kapadia, F., Giorgio, M., Frye, V., Latka, M. Peer support and involvement in sexual and drug risk behaviors in
a sample of Hispanic/Latino adolescents.
5.
Macinko, J., Silver, D., Giorgio, M. Trends in child/young adult motor vehicle crash fatalities, 2010-2012.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Oral Presentations
1.
Silver, D., Macinko, J., Bae, J., Giorgio, M. Modeling the impact of a state alcohol and traffic safety laws on
motor vehicle fatalities using IV approaches, 1980-2009. American Public Health Association 141 Annual Meeting.
Boston, MA: November 2-6, 2013.
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2.
Silver, D., Mijanovich, T., Giorgio, M. City-level economic distress, race, and avoidable mortality. American
Public Health Association 141 Annual Meeting. Boston, MA: November 2-6, 2013.
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3.
Silver, D., Macinko, J., Paul, M., Bae, J., Giorgio, M. Are more laws better? The case of traffic fatalities in the US,
1982-2008. American Public Health Association 140 Annual Meeting. San Francisco, California: October 27- 31,
2012.
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4.
Kantor, L., Levine, D., Giorgio, M. Planned Parenthood Chat/Text Program, Evaluation of the Pilot. American
Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists 43rd Annual Conference. San Diego, California: April
27–May 1, 2011.
5.
Giorgio, M., Mathews, C., Guttmacher, G., Cox, C. “They will just act as if you are not there”: Barriers to
accessing health and education services for Zimbabwean migrants in South Africa. American Public Health
Association 139 Annual Meeting. Washington, DC: October 29- November 2, 2011.
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Poster Presentations
1.
Giorgio, M., Kantor, L., Levine, D. Using chat and text technologies to answer sexual and reproductive health
questions: A pilot conducted by Planned Parenthood. American Public Health Association 139 Annual Meeting.
Washington, DC: October 29- November 2, 2011.
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2.
Kapadia, F., Giorgio, M., Frye, V., Samples, C., Emmanuel, P., Bonner, S., Latka, M. Association between
individual-, peer- and network-characteristics and receipt of friendship and risk-behavior related social support
among Latino adolescents. American Public Health Association 139 Annual Meeting. Washington, DC: October 29November 2, 2011.
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