Craig S. Andrade, RN, MPH, DrPH
Associate Dean for Practice - Boston University School of Public Health
Biography
Craig Andrade is Associate Dean of Practice and Director of the Activist Lab at Boston University’s School of Public Health (SPH) where he is serves to catalyze and encourage SPH’s public health practice portfolio locally and globally among all members of the school community, including faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community partners. He is also a member of the Dean’s Cabinet and the Governing Council and chairs the school’s permanent practice committee.
Previously Dr. Andrade was the Director of the Bureau of Family Health & Nutrition (BFHN) at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH). BFHN’s programs include Early Intervention (EI), Pregnancy, Infancy and Early Childhood, Children and Youth with Special Health Needs, Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Nutrition Program, Home Visiting, Title V Maternal and Child Health Block Grant, Breastfeeding Initiative, Birth Defects Surveillance, Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Program, the Office of Data Translation and Birth Defects Research and Prevention. He also served as Director of the Division of Health Access at DPH, helped found the Racial Equity Leadership Team and Cross-Department Racial Equity Collaborative at DPH and was Associate Dean of Health and Wellness and Director of Student Health Services at Wheaton College in Norton, MA.
He served as critical care, public health and ward nurse at Boston Medical Center; nurse manager and head athletic trainer at Buckingham Browne & Nichols School in Cambridge, MA; and was owner/operator of Active Health, a private health and fitness company. Craig is a registered nurse, athletic trainer, licensed massage therapist and strength and condition specialist with masters and doctoral degrees in public health from Boston University. His research interests include behavioral risk management and resilience-building among children, adolescents and young adults.
Other Positions
- Associate Professor of the Practice, Community Health Sciences - Boston University School of Public Health
- Director, Activist Lab - Boston University School of Public Health
Classes Taught
- SPHSB860
News & In the Media
- Published on July 29, 2024
- Published on July 3, 2024
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Published on June 19, 2024
Mass. Sees a Drop in Opioid-Related Death Rates but No Letup in Harm
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Published on May 24, 2024
Two Decades of Innovation in Public Health Leadership: SPH’s DrPH Program Turns 20
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Published on May 18, 2024
Grads Take the Stage as ‘Architects of a Brighter, Healthier Future’
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Published on April 19, 2024
Activist Lab Podcast—Harmony in Crisis: Music and Public Health Advocacy with André de Quadros
- Published on November 21, 2023
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Published on October 20, 2023
Student Researches Local Neighborhood Safety for Activist Practicum
- Published on September 2, 2023
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Published on May 5, 2023
SPH Hosts Briefing for Massachusetts Joint Committee on Public Health
- Published on March 24, 2023
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Published on October 21, 2022
David Hogg, John Rosenthal Urge Students to Vote in 2022 Midterms during SPH Visit
- Published on June 25, 2022
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Published on May 27, 2022
‘The Desire for Power Should Never Be Put Ahead of the Lives of Citizens’
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Published on April 22, 2022
Less Seen/Less Heard: Uplifting Fathers and Strengthening Families
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Published on April 7, 2022
Less Seen/Less Heard: Upending Effects of Systemic Racism in Education
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Published on February 26, 2022
Less Seen/Less Heard: Learning from Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women
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Published on February 15, 2022
Senior Diversity Office Hosts Panel to Educate Students on Critical Race Theory
- Published on February 12, 2022
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- Published on January 29, 2022
- Published on January 28, 2022
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Published on January 13, 2022
The uncertain path to a holiday: reflections on MLK Day 2022
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Published on October 22, 2021
Solutions to Address Boston’s Methadone Mile Addiction, Mental Illness, Homelessness Crisis
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Published on October 15, 2021
Less Seen/Less Heard: Learning from the Disabilities Community
- Published on September 22, 2021
- Published on September 9, 2021
- Published on August 18, 2021
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Published on June 16, 2021
MA Could Use Rescue Plan Funds for Public Health System Updates
- Published on December 11, 2020
- Published on November 4, 2020
- Published on May 29, 2020