Linda Sprague Martinez
School of Social Work
Associate Professor; Department Chair, Macro Practice
- Education
- PhD, MA, Social Policy, Brandeis University
MA, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Rivier College
BA, Political Science, University of New Hampshire - lsmarti@bu.edu
Linda Sprague Martinez, Ph.D., is an associate professor and former chair of the Macro Social Work Practice Department at Boston University School of Social Work. She is interested in examining asset-based strategies to tackle health inequities; as such community engaged research (CEnR) approaches like community based participatory research (CBPR) and youth led participatory action research (YPAR) are central to her work. Having formerly worked in municipal and state governance, and as an adolescent mental health provider, she brings practical expertise in community collaborations designed to engage diverse communities of color and low-income residents in community planning and intervention development. In 2017 she was a Boston Housing Authority, Center for Community Engagement and Civil Rights, Resident Empowerment Coalition, Resident Empowerment Honoree.