Diana Silver MPH, PhD

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 variations 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 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.