Teaching Information
Teaching Interests
- All levels of pediatrics
- Pediatric Nurse Practitioner program
- Pediatric Nurse Practitioner in Acute Care program
Research Information
Research Interests
- Oral health of children, especially poor and homeless children
- Other health conditions of children, such as growth and development, mental health, and obesity
- Health disparities
Research Projects
Lotus M. & DiMarco, M. (2017- 2020) Co-director. Partners in Health: Comprehensive Lead Screening for Cleveland’s Children Ages 3-5. Prentiss Foundation. Funded: $300,000.
Co-Investigator: Improving Oral Health of Poor and Low Income Pregnant Women, Mothers, and Children Up to Five Years Old: A Pilot Intervention at Urban and Rural WIC Program Sites in Northeastern Ohio. Kellogg
Publications
DiMarco, M. A., Fitzgerald, K., Taylor, E., Marino, D., Huff, M. (2016). Improving Oral Health of Young Children: An Interprofessional Demonstration Project. Pediatric Dental Care, 1:113. doi:10.4172/pdc.1000113
Rosciano, A. M., Lindell, D. F., Bryer, J., DiMarco, M. A. (2016). Nurse Practitioners’ Use of Intuition. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 12(8), 560–565.
Distelhorst, L., Bieda, A. L., DiMarco, M. A., Tullai-McGuinness, S. (2016). Assessing Pediatric Nurses Knowledge about Chemical Flame Retardants. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 31(6), e333-e341. doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2016.06.007.
DiMarco, M. A., Huff, M, Biordi, D, Marino D, Taylor E, Stempfel, S, …Murrock, C. (2015). Oral Health Education for Low-Income Pregnant Women; Findings of a Pilot Study. Journal of Dental Applications, 2(3), 190-195.
Biordi, D. L., Heitzer, M., Mundy, E., DiMarco, M. A., Thacker, S., Taylor, E., …Fitzgerald, K. (2015). Improving access and provision of preventive oral health care for very young, poor, and low-income children through a new interdisciplinary partnership. American Journal of Public Health, 105 (Suppl 2), e23-9. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302486.
Norris, DiMarco, Thacker (2013) Performing oral health screenings on children. Nurse Pract. 2013 Sep 10;38(9):47-52.
Chiu, DiMarco, & Prokop (2012) Childhood obesity and dental caries in homeless children. Journal of Pediatric Health Care: accepted for publication- in press-available online
DiMarco, M., Ludington, S., Menke, E. (2010) Access to and utilization of oral health care by homeless children/families. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2010 May;21(2 Suppl):67-81.
Chiu, S.H. & DiMarco, M. (2010). A pilot study comparing two developmental screening tools for use with homeless children.Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 24, 73-80.
DiMarco, M. (2009) Tooth Talk- Teaching your child proper “mouth” care will lead to better overall health. NAPNAP’s Ready, Set, Grow. Spring 2009.
DiMarco, M. & Melnk, B. (2009) Mental Health Needs of Children and Adolescents. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing. 24, (4), 334-36.
DiMarco, M., Huff, M., Kinion, E., & Kendra, M.A. (2009). The Pediatric Nurse Practitioner’s Role in Reducing Oral health disparities in homeless children. Journal of Pediatric Health Care. 23:109-116.
DiMarco, M. (2008) No More Cavities: Brushing, flossing, gumcare and diet affect teeth for life. NAPNAP’s Journal for Parents: Ready, Set, Grow (Formally Health Matters). September 2008 Edition.