Nancy Romero-Daza

Associate Professor

Department of Anthropology
University of South Florida
4202 E. Fowler Avenue, SOC 137
Tampa, FL 33620
Office Phone: (813) 974-1205
Fax: (813)974-2668
Email: nromerod@cas.usf.edu

Education

Ph.D., Anthropology, SUNY Buffalo, 1994
M.A., Anthropology, SUNY Buffalo, 1990
M.A. Linguistics, SUNY Buffalo, 1988
B.A., Modern Languages, Universidad de los Andes, Bogota, Colombia, 1984

Doctoral dissertation

Areas of Interest

HIV/AIDS, women's health, health problems in the inner city, infant mortality, drug abuse, commercial sex.

Geographic areas

Hartford, Connecticut; Lesotho, Southern Africa

Previous Position

Hispanic Health Council, Hartford, Connecticut: Senior Research Scientist (1994-1998) Coordinator, Student Internship Program (1994-1998) Coordinator, HIV/AIDS Prevention and Education Unit (1996-1998) Coordinator, Women and Chemical Dependency Unit (1997-1998)

Other Relevant Experience

1995-1998 Member, Community Curriculum Planning Committee. School of Medicine, University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT
1994-1996 Member Connecticut HIV Prevention Community Planning Group (CPG)
1996-1998 Advisor, CT HIV Prevention CPG
1998 Member, Ryan White Planning Council

Honors and Recognition

1996 and 1997 Recognition for contributions in the Teaching Program in Community Based Education, University of Connecticut, Department of Community Medicine.
1993 Peter K. Ming New Award, Society for Applied Anthropology
1985-1987 Fulbright Scholarship for masters in Linguistics

Publications

Romero-Daza, N, and D. Himmelgreen (1998)
More than money for your labor. Migration and the political economy of AIDS in Lesotho. In The political economy of AIDS, M.Singer (ed.) Critical Approaches in Health Social Sciences Series. Baywood Press: 185-204.

Weeks, M., M. Grier, N. Romero-Daza, M. Puglisi, and M. Singer (1998)
Streets, drugs, and the economy of sex in the age of AIDS. Women and Health, 27: 205-229.

Romero-Daza, N., M. Weeks, and M. Singer (in press)
Much more than HIV. The reality of life on the streets for drug-using sex workers in inner city Hartford. International Quarterly of Community Health Education

Singer, M. and N. Romero-Daza (in press)
A Notable connection between Substance Abuse, Violence, and AIDS: Initial Findings from Research in the Puerto Rican Community of Hartford. Drugs and Alcohol Newsletter

Himmelgreen, D.A., R. Perez-Escamilla, S. Segura-Millan, N. Romero-Daza, M. Tanasescu, and M. Singer (in press)
A comparison of the nutritional status and food security of drug-using and non-drug-using Hispanic women in Hartford, CT.American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Romero-Daza, N., D.A. Himmelgreen, R. Perez-Escamilla, S. Segura-Millan, and M. Singer
When you're on drugs all you need is your shot. Food habits of drug using Puerto Rican women in inner city Hartford. Under revision for publication in Medical Anthropology.

Weeks, M., D. Himmelgreen, M. Singer, S. Wolley, N. Romero-Daza, and M. Grier (1996)
Community-based AIDS prevention: Preliminary outcomes of a program for African American and Latino injection drug users. Journal of Drug issues, 26,3:561-590.

Romero-Daza, N. (1995)
Book review of Sexual Networking and AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa, by I.O. Oruboloye et al. (Eds.) Canberra, Australia, Health Transition Center, 1994. American Anthropologist, 97,3: 611-612.

Singer, M., N. Romero-Daza, M. Weeks, and P. Pelia (1995)
Ethnography and the Evaluation of Needle Exchange in the Prevention of HIV Transmission. In Qualitative Methods In Drug Abuse and HIV Research. National Institute on Drug Abuse Research Monograph # 157. E. Lambert et al. (eds.)Washington, D.C. NIDA: 231-257.

Romero-Daza, N. (1994)
Multiple sexual partners, migrant labor, and sexually transmitted diseases, the makings for an epidemic. Knowledge and beliefs about AIDS among women in highland Lesotho". Human Organization, 53: 192-205.

Himmelgreen, D. and Romero-Daza, N (1994)
Changes in Body Weight in Basotho Women: Seasonal Coping in Households With Different Socioeconomic Conditions. American Journal of Human Biology 6,5: 599-612

Romero-Daza, N. and A. Wohlfart (1992)
Medicinal herbs commonly used in Mokhotlong households" in Kamphorst E. et al. Annual Report, Mokhotlong Health Service Area, Mokhotlong, Lesotho:34-38.

Himmelgreen D. and N. Romero-Daza (1992) Seasonal nutrition, food habits, and health care decision making in Mokhotlong. Working Papers, Institute of Southern African Studies, National University of Lesotho, Roma, Lesotho.

Recent Professional Papers

Romero-Daza, N., and G. Damio (1998)
Factores que afectan el uso de la prueba del Pap y el examen de los senos en mujeres latinas de Hartford. Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Society for Applied Anthropology, San Juan, Puerto Rico, April 1998.

Romero-Daza, N. and M. Singer (1997)
Another type of victim: the effect of witnessing violence on drug use among Puerto Rican women in Hartford. Presented at the 96th Annual Meetings of the American Anthropological Association. Washington, D.C. November 19-23, 1997.

Romero-Daza, N., K. Radda, M. Weeks, and M. Singer (1997)
Violence victimization among drug addicted sex workers in Hartford, Connecticut. Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the Society for Applied Anthropology, Seattle, WA, March 1997.

Romero-Daza, N., Himmelgreen, R. Perez-Escamilla, S. Segura-Millan, I. Mendez, and M. Singer (1996)
Taking care of yourself when you're an addict. Dietary patterns of drug addicted Hispanic women in Hartford, Connecticut. Presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Anthropological Association. San Francisco, CA, Nov. 20-24, 1996.

Romero-Daza, N.(1996)
The Needle Exchange Program as a source of social support. Presented at the Fifth Annual Northeast Regional Multicultural Conference on HIV/AIDS, Pro-Visions, Hartford, CT. June 12-14, 1996.

Romero-Daza, N., K. Radda, and M. Singer (1996)
Following the needles: Secondary distribution in Hartford. Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Society for Applied Anthropology, Baltimore, MD, March 27-30, 1996.

Romero-Daza, N., D. Himmelgreen, M. Singer, K. Radda, and S. Horowitz (1995)
The scary roller coaster called cocaine: changing patterns of drug preference among female injection drug users. Presented at the 94th Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association. Washington, D.C. Nov. 15-19, 1995.

Romero-Daza, N., M.Weeks, M. Singer, and J. Restrepo (1995)
Evaluation of the Culturally Appropriate HIV/AIDS Interventions in Hartford: Participants' Perspective. Poster presented at the Third Science Symposium on HIV prevention: Current Status and Future Directions, Flagstaff, Arizona, August 16-18, 1995.

Romero-Daza, N., M. Singer, D. Easton, and P. Pelia (1995)
Identifying Factors that Contribute to Changes in Drug Behavior: Findings from Longitudinal Research. Poster presented at the Third Science Symposium on HIV prevention: Current Status and Future Directions, Flagstaff, Arizona, August 16-18, 1995.

Romero-Daza, N., and M. Weeks (1995)
Prioritizing risks for drug using sex workers. Presented at the Community Alliance for AIDS Programs Conference, Facing the Crisis of AIDS: Issues and Models for Community Action, April 12, 1995. Hartford, CT.

Romero-Daza, N. (1995)
Culturally specific interventions in Project COPE. Presented at the Community Alliance for AIDS Programs Conference, Facing the Crisis of AIDS: Issues and Models for Community Action, April 12, 1995. Hartford, CT.

Romero-Daza, N., M. Weeks, M. Grier, and M. Singer (1995)
Risk and coping among drug using sex workers Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the Society for Applied Anthropology. March 29-April 2, 1995, Albuquerque, N.M.

Romero-Daza, N. P. Pelia, and M. Singer (1994)
Beyond the exchange of needles, the ethnography of a Needle Exchange Program. Presented at the 93th Meeting of the American Anthropological Association, Atlanta, Georgia, Dec. 1994.

Romero-Daza, N, M.R. Weeks, M. Singer, and D. Himmelgreen (1994)
Self-efficacy and Intimacy as Determinants of Consistent Condom Use Among Drug Users. Presented at the Second Science Symposium on Drugs, Sex, and AIDS: Prevention Research 1995-2000. Flagstaff, AZ. Aug. 31-Sept. 2, 1994

Romero-Daza, N, M. Singer, M.R. Weeks, and Z. Jia (1994)
AIDS Risk Among IV Drug Users: A Comparison of Needle Exchange Users and Non-Users. Presented at the Annual Meetings of the North East Anthropological Association, Geneseo, N.Y. April 1994.

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