Diane M. Straub, MD, MPH
Dr. Straub is board certified in pediatrics and adolescent medicine, and currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Chief of the Division of Adolescent Medicine. She also directs the adolescent medicine residency training for USF. Other positions/interests include serving as Co-Director of the Healthy Weight Clinic, a multi-disciplinary clinic serving patients on the eating disorders spectrum; Director of Teen Outreach for the Department's Ronald McDonald Care Mobile; and Medical Director for the Department's collaboration with the Department of Juvenile Justice in west central Florida. She also serves as Co-Principal Investigator on several research grants, including the Adolescent Trials Network, a multi-center NIH funded network addressing all aspects of adolescent HIV/AIDS.
Education & Training
| M.D. | Johns Hopkins University, 1995 |
| M.P.H. | Harvard University, 1996 |
| Pediatric Residency | Johns Hopkins University, 1999 |
| Adolescent Medicine Fellowship | University of California, San Francisco, 2002 |
Research and Scholarly Interests
- Sexually transmitted infections and HIV/AIDS in adolescents
- Gynecology and contraception in adolescents
- High-risk youth
- Transition of youth with special health care needs to adult care
Selected Publications
Co-author on position paper on Expedited Partner Therapy recently accepted for publication by the Society for Adolescent Medicine, the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Gilliam, P.P., & Straub, D.M. "Prevention with Positives: A review of published research 1998-2008." Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, in press.
Deeds BG, Straub DM, Willard N, Castor J, Ellen JM, Peralta L. "The role of community resource assessments in the development of 15 adolescent health community-researcher partnerships." Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action. 2008. 2(1): 31-39.
Straub, DM, Pomputius P, Boyer CB, Someillan NS, Perrin K. "HIV prevention education and testing among youth: Is there a correlation?" J Adolescent Health. 2007 Jul;41(1):105-7. Epub 2007 Apr 12.
Straub, DM, Deeds BG, Willard N, Castor J, Peralta L, Francisco VT, Ellen J; Adolescent Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions. "Partnership selection and formation: a case study of developing adolescent health community-researcher partnerships in fifteen U.S. communities." J Adolescent Health. 2007 Jun;40(6):489-98. Epub 2007 Feb 20.
Straub, D. Hills, N., Thompson, P., Moscicki, AB. "Effects of pro- and anti-tobacco advertising on non-smoking adolescents' intentions to smoke.." J Adolescent Health, 32 (1), January, 2003, pp 36-43.
