Gloria DiFulvio

Gloria DiFulvio

Associate Dean of Undergraduate Academic Affairs
Senior Lecturer in Community Health Education
Co-Director, Center for Program Evaluation

Substance abuse prevention, suicide prevention, adolescent health, LGBT health, evaluation

Location

Arnold House

715 North Pleasant Street
Amherst, MA 01003
United States

308 Arnold House

As the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Academic Affairs at the School of Public Health and Health Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, I am deeply committed to supporting students through both academic guidance and meaningful mentorship that fosters a strong sense of belonging and community. Since joining the university in 2004, I have been dedicated to advancing undergraduate education, notably serving as Program Director of the Public Health Sciences program for over a decade. In 2021, I was honored to receive the ASPPH Riegelman Award for Excellence in Public Health Education. 

My research and teaching center on community-based prevention and intervention strategies, with a particular focus on substance abuse, suicide prevention, mental health promotion, and LGBT health. As Co-Director of the Center for Program Evaluation, I collaborate closely with communities to design tailored mixed-method evaluations that address their unique needs and challenges. 

What I find most rewarding is teaching and mentoring students—helping you to navigate your academic journey, bridge classroom knowledge with real-world public health and health science issues, and empowering your development as a thoughtful leader and committed change-maker in the field.  

 

Education

  • PhD, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2004
  • MPH, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 1993
  • MEd, Counseling Psychology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 1993
  • BA, Psychology, Binghamton University, 1988

Key Publications

Zucker, D.M., Rataj, S. DiFulvio, GT, Dion, K., Fedorchak, D., Linowski, S.A. (2021). Student Nurse SBIRT Training Program: Analysis 2016-2019. Journal of Addictions Nursing, Under Revision. 

Gubrium, A.C., Lowe, S., Fiddian-Green, A., DiFulvio, G.T., & Peterson, J. (2018). Digital storytelling as critical narrative intervention with adolescent Puerto Rican women. Critical Public Health. 

Rataj, S. Weber, L., Heffernan, D., DiFulvio, GT., Gerber, D., Chipkin, S. (2016). Gaps between Self-Rated Job Importance and Abilities for Community Health Workers in Massachusetts. International Quarterly of Community Health. 36(4):211-217. 

DiFulvio, G.T., Gubrium, A.C., Fiddian-Green, A. Lowe, S. & Del Toro-Mejías, L. (2016). Digital storytelling as a narrative health promotion process: Evaluation of a pilot study. International Quarterly for Community Health Education. 36, 157-164.