Clara Chen
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Clara A Chen

Assistant Director of Operations, Biostatistics and Epidemiology Data Analytics Center - Boston University School of Public Health

(617) 358-7897
cachen@bu.edu
Fuller - 957B
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Biography

Clara Chen is an experienced director, project manager, and SAS analyst with over 25 years of research experience. Her collaborative research encompasses a wide range of areas including HRSA SNPS HIV initiatives, cancer and patient navigation, alcohol and substance use, gout, age-related macular degeneration, sleep disorders, and genetic disclosure of Alzheimer’s Disease.

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Publications

  • Published on 6/1/2025

    Magane KM, Dukes KA, Fielman S, Palfai TP, Regan D, Cheng DM, Lee H, Kraemer KL, Bullard MJ, Chen CA, Samet JH. Oral vs Extended-Release Injectable Naltrexone for Hospitalized Patients With Alcohol Use Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2025 Jun 01; 185(6):635-645. PMID: 40257810.

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  • Published on 4/1/2025

    Rajabiun S, Heath CD, Spencer LY, McClair TL, Cabral HJ, Chen CA, Dugas JN, Dakin A, Downes A, McKinney-Prupis E, Scott J, Lewis-Chery S, Walter AW, Cuca YP. Using Bundled Interventions to Improve Health Outcomes for Black Cisgender and Transgender Women: Findings From the Black Women First Initiative. Am J Public Health. 2025 Apr; 115(S1):S46-S56. PMID: 40138641.

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  • Published on 4/1/2025

    Spencer LY, Cuca YP, Davis K, Ayafor V, Lewis-Chery S, Chen CA, Cabral HJ, Furton L, Goodwin R, Solomon-Brimage N, Rajabiun S. Differences in HIV Outcomes and Quality of Life Between Older and Younger Black Women With HIV in the United States, 2021-2023. Am J Public Health. 2025 Apr; 115(S1):S57-S67. PMID: 40138647.

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  • Published on 4/1/2025

    Scott JC, Rocco M, Kitchen M, Solomon-Brimage NA, Chen CA, Latimer JM, Davies G, Wheeler J, Furton L, Sprague Martinez L, Rajabiun S, Umrigar A, Walter AW. Intersectional HIV Stigma Among Black Women: Regional Differences and Implications From the Black Women First Initiative. Am J Public Health. 2025 Apr; 115(S1):S75-S84. PMID: 40138650.

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  • Published on 1/1/2025

    Rajabiun S, Cabral HJ, Chen CA, Lloyd-Travaglini C, Dugas JN, Amburgey D, Fitzgerald M, Lemon SC, Haas JS, Freund KM, Battaglia T. Cost and activity analysis for a citywide patient navigation intervention to engage underserved patients in breast cancer treatment: Findings from the Translating Research Into Practice study. Cancer. 2025 Jan 01; 131(1):e35671. PMID: 39748471.

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  • Published on 10/13/2024

    Walter AW, Mohan MP, Zhang X, Rocco M, Rajabiun S, Cabral HJ, Chen CA, Jennings E, Dugas JN, Dantas T, Scott JC, Downes A, Sprague Martinez LS. Organizational readiness to implement bundled interventions to increase HIV linkage and retention in care and treatment: results from the Black Women First (BWF) initiative. BMC Health Serv Res. 2024 Oct 13; 24(1):1226. PMID: 39396967.

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  • Published on 8/5/2024

    Weinstein ZM, Magane KM, Lodi S, Ventura AS, Bazzi AR, Blodgett J, Fielman S, Davoust M, Shea MG, Chen CA, Cheng A, Theisen J, Blakemore S, Saitz R. The Impact of COVID-19 on Substance Use and Related Consequences Among Patients in Office-based Opioid Use Disorder Treatment. J Addict Med. 2025 Jan-Feb 01; 19(1):12-19. PMID: 39101572.

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  • Published on 4/5/2022

    Lui JK, Sangani RA, Chen CA, Bujor AM, Trojanowski MA, Gopal DM, LaValley MP, Soylemez Wiener R, Klings ES. Prognostic Value of Cardiac Axis Deviation in Systemic Sclerosis-Related Pulmonary Hypertension. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2022 Jul; 74(7):1219-1226. PMID: 34085410.

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  • Published on 1/1/2022

    Romero-Rodríguez E, Chen CA, Dukes KA, Hartlage K, Palfai TP, Magane KM, Samet JH, Saitz R. Cannabis and cocaine use, drinking outcomes, and quality of life in general hospital inpatients with alcohol use disorder. Subst Abus. 2022; 43(1):1225-1230. PMID: 35670771.

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  • Published on 3/22/2020

    Christensen KD, Karlawish J, Roberts JS, Uhlmann WR, Harkins K, Wood EM, Obisesan TO, Le LQ, Cupples LA, Zoltick ES, Johnson MS, Bradbury MK, Waterston LB, Chen CA, Feldman S, Perry DL, Green RC. Disclosing genetic risk for Alzheimer's dementia to individuals with mild cognitive impairment. Alzheimers Dement (N Y). 2020; 6(1):e12002. PMID: 32211507.

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