Mari-Lynn Drainoni
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Mari-Lynn Drainoni, PhD

Research Professor, Health Law, Policy & Management - Boston University School of Public Health

617-414-5287
drainoni@bu.edu
Crosstown - 2014
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Biography

Mari-Lynn Drainoni, M.Ed., Ph.D., is Research Professor in the Section of Infectious Diseases in the School of Medicine in the Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine and in the Department of Health Law, Policy & Management at the Boston University School of Public Health. She is also Director of the Evans Center for Implementation and Improvement Sciences at Boston University. Dr. Drainoni's areas of expertise include the conduct of implementation research, qualitative research methods and mixed method studies with a focus on integrating research into practice in safety net settings. Her specific studies have focused on the content areas of infectious diseases, including HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C, as well as substance use, antibiotic prescribing and antibiotic stewardship, and integrating screening for social determinants of health into clinical practice. Dr. Drainoni has conducted numerous implementation studies to integrate research into practice, studies evaluating demonstration programs for at-risk populations, and mixed methods studies that include both surveys involving primary data collection and qualitative data collection and analysis. Dr. Drainoni serves as the Director of CIIS. She is also a Research Professor in the Section of Infectious Diseases in the School of Medicine in the Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine and in the Department of Health Law, Policy & Management at the Boston University School of Public Health. Dr. Drainoni’s areas of expertise include the conduct of implementation research, qualitative research methods and mixed method studies with a focus on integrating research into practice. Her specific studies have focused on the content areas of infectious diseases, including HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C, as well as substance use, antibiotic prescribing and antibiotic stewardship, and integrating screening for social determinants of health into clinical practice. Dr. Drainoni has conducted numerous implementation studies to integrate research into practice, studies evaluating demonstration programs for at-risk populations, and mixed methods studies that include both surveys involving primary data collection and qualitative data collection and analysis. Dr. Drainoni also is the Implementation Science Lead on the Providence-Boston Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) and Implementation Science Lead on the Lifespan/Brown Criminal Justice Research Program on Substance Use and HIV and an AHRQ/PCORI funded learning health systems center. Dr. Drainoni's passion is for mentoring junior faculty towards independence in implementation research.

Other Positions

  • Research Professor, Medicine - Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
  • Co-Director, Evans Center for Implementation & Improvement Sciences - Boston University
  • Member, Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research - Boston University

Education

  • Northeastern University, PhD Field of Study: Law
  • University of Massachusetts Boston, MEd Field of Study: Psychology
  • Tufts University, BA Field of Study: Sociology

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Publications

  • Published on 3/30/2026

    Cordova-Ramos EG, Colvin BN, Witt RE, Estevez M, Peña MM, Austad K, Colson ER, Drainoni ML, Parker MG. Factors Influencing Mothers' Own Milk Provision Among Spanish-Speaking Latina Mothers of Preterm Infants. J Hum Lact. 2026 Mar 30; 8903344261427994. PMID: 41906929.

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  • Published on 3/25/2026

    Burrowes SAB, Drainoni ML, Barlam TF. Are there racial/ethnic differences in antibiotic treatment of community acquired pneumonia in the inpatient setting? PLoS One. 2026; 21(3):e0345788. PMID: 41880361.

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  • Published on 3/10/2026

    Carrion MN, Kienle RM, Bourque D, Drainoni ML, Hochberg NS, Dauphinais M, Mello T, Stigler Granados PE, Hamer DH. Barriers to Chagas Disease Screening among Primary Care Providers in the United States. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2026 May 06; 114(5):857-864. PMID: 41806373.

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  • Published on 1/22/2026

    Cramer AL, Bartkus M, Nelson AL, Rudel R, Steiner J, Green P, Barnard A, Henry S, Betances M, Pierre CM, Drainoni ML, Barlam TF. Implementation strategies for sustainability of mupirocin decolonization across adult ICUs in an urban safety net hospital. Am J Infect Control. 2026 Jan 22. PMID: 41580089.

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  • Published on 12/29/2025

    Austad K, Fantasia KL, Mohanty A, Jones KC, Bosch NA, Drainoni ML. Failing to succeed: advancing mechanistic understanding of implementation strategies through retrospective and prospective use of causal pathway diagrams. Implement Sci Commun. 2025 Dec 29; 7(1):35. PMID: 41462368.

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  • Published on 12/15/2025

    Carney T, Mpisane N, Magidson JF, Drainoni ML, Niemand N, Weber S, Meade CS, Jacobson KR, Myers B. "They Call Us Amaphara (Junkies)": Intersectional Tuberculosis, Alcohol, and Drug Stigma in South Africa. Stigma Health. 2025 Dec 15. PMID: 41693957.

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  • Published on 12/12/2025

    Shankar DA, Bosch NA, Jafarzadeh SR, Drainoni ML, Wiener RS, Wilson KC, Hawkins FJ, Alysandratos KD, Walkey AJ, Law AC. Association of Pulse Dose Corticosteroids With Outcomes Among Patients With Acute Exacerbations of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. CHEST Pulm. 2025 Dec; 3(4). PMID: 41503513.

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  • Published on 12/11/2025

    Gregory JC, Jones KC, Sagor R, Stransky ML, Drainoni ML, Cohen RT. Provider perspectives on the implementation of an evidence-based acute asthma pathway in the pediatric primary care setting. J Asthma. 2026 Mar; 63(3):366-374. PMID: 41342455.

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  • Published on 12/4/2025

    Barnes SJ, Na Y, Drainoni ML, Linas BA, Bosch NA, Tamlyn AL. Correction: Barriers and facilitators to conducting human subjects research at a safety net institution from the perspective of researchers. PLoS One. 2025; 20(12):e0338240. PMID: 41343432.

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  • Published on 10/1/2025

    Schulson L, Drainoni ML, Austad K. Leveraging Implementation Science to Address Diagnostic Disparities and Promote Equity in Healthcare. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2025 Dec; 51(12):778-782. PMID: 41188119.

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