Gabrielle DiFiore, MPH
Locations: Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care
About Gabrielle DiFiore, MPH
Titles
Clinical Research Study Lead
Education & training
Undergraduate Degree
BS in Neuroscience - University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Graduate Degree
MPH in Community Health and Prevention & Maternal and Child Health - Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
Publications
Publications
2024
DelFerro J, Whelihan J, Min J, Powell M, DiFiore G, Gzesh A, Jelinek S, Schwartz KTG, Davis M, Jones JD, Fiks AG, Jenssen BP, Wood S. (2024). The Role of Family Support in Moderating Mental Health Outcomes for LGBTQ+ Youth in Primary Care. JAMA Pediatrics. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.1956
Jenssen BP, DiFiore G, Powell M, Luberti A, Rapposelli A, Lawton G, Dalembert G, Wood S, Ford CA, Biggs L, Fiks AG. (2024). Accelerating Innovation in Primary Care to Support Adolescent Health Discussions. Pediatrics 2024; e2023064285. 10.1542/peds.2023-064285
Vasan A, Beatty B, DiFiore G, Powell M, Morrow K, Gwynn K, McPeak K, Fiks AG, Dalembert G. Connecting Families to Benefit Programs Through a Standardized Nutrition Screener. Annals of Family Medicine. 2024, 22 (3) 259; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.3095
2023
DiFiore G, Wood S, Jenssen BP, Fiks AG, Mayne SL. Cumulative Health Vulnerabilities Among Adolescents by Age and
Neighborhood Opportunity. Pediatrics. 2023 Dec 1;152(6):e2023062657. doi: 10.1542/peds.2023-062657. PMID: 37974515; PMCID: PMC10774653.
Jenssen BP, Ramachandran J, DiFiore G, Powell M, Fuller KM, Luberti A, Fiks AG. Meeting Adolescents Where They Are: Hybrid Virtual-in-Person Visits for Routine Preventive Care. Ann Fam Med. 2023 Jul-Aug;21(4):376. doi: 10.1370/afm.2996. PMID: 37487724; PMCID: PMC10365878.
Mayne SL, DiFiore G, Hannan C, Nwokeji U, Tam V, Filograna C, Martin T, South E, Mitchell JA, Glanz K, Fiks AG. Feasibility and acceptability of mobile methods to assess home and neighborhood environments related to adolescent sleep. Sleep Health. 2023 Jun;9(3):331-338. doi: 10.1016/j.sleh.2023.01.014. Epub 2023 Feb 11. PMID: 36781356; PMCID: PMC10293018.
2022
DiFiore G, Hannan C, Fiks AG, Virudachalam S, Glanz K, Mayne SL. Associations Between Food Insecurity and Neighborhood Safety, Social Cohesion, Social Control, and Crime Among Mothers of Preschool-Aged Children. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2022;33(3):1258-1274. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2022.0111. PMID: 36245162.
Mayne SL, DiFiore G, Hannan C, Virudachalam S, Glanz K, Fiks AG. Association of Neighborhood Social Context and Perceived Stress Among Mothers of Young Children. Acad Pediatr. 2022 Nov-Dec;22(8):1414-1421. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2022.03.013. Epub 2022 Mar 25. PMID: 35346861.
2021
Mayne SL, Hannan C, DiFiore G, Virudachalam S, Glanz K, Fiks AG. Associations of Neighborhood Safety and Collective Efficacy with Dietary Intake among Preschool-Aged Children and Mothers. Childhood Obesity. 2021;18(2). doi: 10.1089/chi.2021.0144.
Akers AY, Skolnik A, DiFiore G, Harding J, Timko CA. Feasibility study of a health coaching intervention to improve contraceptive continuation in adolescent and young adult women in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Perspect Sex Reprod Health. 2021 Sep;53(3-4):27-43. doi: 10.1363/psrh.12188. Epub 2022 Mar 24. PMID: 35322923.
Mayne SL, Hannan C, Faerber J, Anand R, Labrusciano-Carris E, DiFiore G, Biggs L, Fiks AG. Parent and Primary Care Provider Priorities for Wellness in Early Childhood: A Discrete Choice Experiment. J Child Fam Stud 30, 2238–2249 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-021-02044-9