Joanna DiLoreto, MPH is the Coordinator of Information Management, Evaluation and Development for the DMHAS SPF-SIG program. In collaboration with other staff members on the project and the West Hartford Substance Abuse Prevention Commission, she develops, coordinates, and evaluates strategic efforts to enhance and promote comprehensive alcohol, prescription drug and other drug abuse prevention among West Hartford High School Students. Her research interests include brand-specific alcohol consumption among youth, alcohol and tobacco marketing strategies, and patterns of alcohol and other drug addiction.

Education:
2010- B.S., Health Science, Boston University
2011- M.P.H., Social and Behavioral Sciences, Boston University School of Public Health

Publications:
DiLoreto JT, Siegel M, Hinchey D, Valerio H, Kinzel K, Lee S, Chen K, Shoaff JR, Kenney J, Jernigan DH, DeJong W. Assessment of the average price and ethanol content of alcoholic beverages by brand – United States, 2011. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research (in press).

Siegel M, DiLoreto J, Johnson A, Fortunato EK, DeJong W. Development and pilot testing of an internet-based survey instrument to measure the alcohol brand preferences of U.S. youth. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research 2011; 35:765-772.

DiLoreto J, Siegel M. Health Effects of Exposure to Secondhand Cigarette Smoke. In Friis RH, ed. Praeger Handbook of Environmental Health. Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood; In Press.