Mary Slavin
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Mary D Slavin, PhD

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

(617) 358-2258
mslavin@bu.edu
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Biography

Dr. Mary Slavin is the Director of Education and Dissemination at the Health & Disability Research Institute (HDR). She is a physical therapist with more than 30 years of experience in the rehabilitation field, serving as a clinician, educator and researcher. Dr. Slavin's interests include promoting evidence-based practice in rehabilitation and use of appropriate measures to assess rehabilitation outcomes. Dr. Slavin a co-investigator on several funded studies and co-directs the Dissemination core for the Center on Health Services Training and Research and the Boston-Harvard Burn Injury Model Systems Program. During her career in rehabilitation, Dr. Slavin has led efforts to promote evidence-based practice in rehabilitation and is co-author of the Evidence-Based Practice in Rehabilitation chapter in DeLisa's Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: Principles and Practice. Dr. Slavin’s research is primarily focused on developing and evaluating rehabilitation outcome measures, including the Activity Measure for Post Acute Care (AM-PAC), Spinal Cord Functional Index, Cerebral Palsy Profile (CP-PRO), Pediatric Spinal Cord Injury Activity Measure (PEDI-SCI AM), and the Life Impact Burn Injury Recovery Evaluation (LIBRE) Profile.

Education

  • Clark University, PhD Field of Study: Experimental Psychology
  • Boston University, MS Field of Study: Physical Therapy
  • Northeastern University, BS Field of Study: Physical Therapy

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Publications

  • Published on 6/26/2026

    McGwin MB, Patel KF, Surette KE, McLaughlin SJ, Romanowski KS, Schneider JC, Slavin MD, Murphy JM, Stoddard FJ, Kazis LE, Ryan CM. The Teen-Aged Life Impact Burn Recovery Evaluation profile: Item pool development for a computer adaptive test. Burns. 2026 Jun 26; 52(8):108125. PMID: 42413387.

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  • Published on 6/25/2026

    Deng H, Frasco GL, Morris JT, Acton A, Tenney-Laperriere D, Slavin MD, Kazis LE, Ryan CM, Schneider JC. LIBRE GO!: A Mobile Application for Longitudinal Social Participation Assessment and Resources Connection after Burn Injury. J Burn Care Res. 2026 Jun 25. PMID: 42348721.

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  • Published on 6/15/2026

    McLaughlin SJ, Slavin MD, McGwin MB, Farahvash Y, Patel KF, Romanowski KS, Schneider JC, Murphy JM, Stoddard FJ, Kazis LE, Ryan CM. Teen Perspectives in Burn Recovery: Coproduction for a New Outcome Tool Measuring Interpersonal Relationships and Social Interactions. J Burn Care Res. 2026 Jun 15. PMID: 42296008.

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  • Published on 6/15/2026

    McGwin M, Ni P, McLaughlin S, Murphy JM, Stoddard FJ, Palmieri T, Branski L, Slavin MD, Schneider JC, Kazis LE, Ryan CM. Development of Short Forms of the Preschool Life Impact Burn Recovery Evaluation 1 to 5 years. J Burn Care Res. 2026 Jun 15. PMID: 42296002.

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  • Published on 6/6/2026

    Santos E, Chacon KL, Deng H, McMullen KA, Gaudino SG, Flores E, Orton CM, Kowalske KJ, Slocum CS, Slavin MD, Kazis LE, Ryan CM, Schneider JC. Transportation mode impact on care service utilization and community integration after burn injury - A Burn Model System National Database Study. Burns. 2026 Jun 06; 52(8):108099. PMID: 42296605.

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  • Published on 5/5/2026

    Dyamenahalli KU, Shepler LJ, Ryan CM, Orton C, Yenikomshian HA, Trinh NH, Kazis LE, Slavin MD, McMullen K, Schneider JC, Goverman J. Association of the CAGE Questionnaire for Alcohol and Substance Misuse With Burn Patient Demographics and Outcomes. J Burn Care Res. 2026 May 05; 47(3):824-832. PMID: 41717777.

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  • Published on 12/18/2025

    Deng H, Abouzeid CA, Ni P, Rothfeld-Wehrwein ZR, Dhand A, Slavin MD, Herrera-Escobar JP, Kazis LE, Ryan CM, Schneider JC. The role of personal social networks in social participation for adult burn survivors: A cohort study. Clin Rehabil. 2026 May; 40(5):676-686. PMID: 41411188.

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  • Published on 11/19/2025

    Rassu FS, Johnson SM, Barron DS, Kalpakjian CZ, Slavin MD, Daneshvar DH, Isaac Z. Physician and patient perspectives on PROM implementation barriers in spine care and pain management: a mixed-methods assessment. BMJ Open Qual. 2025 Nov 19; 14(4). PMID: 41265917.

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  • Published on 10/26/2025

    Carrougher GJ, Bamer AM, Orton CM, Pacleb MI, Dominguez TA, Slavin M, Schneider JC, Yenikomshian HA, Powell T, Stewart BT. Validation of numerical cut points for mild, moderate, and severe pain across key subgroups of adults with burn injury in a multicenter cohort study: A Burn Model System investigation. Burns. 2025 Dec; 51(9):107755. PMID: 41202575.

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  • Published on 10/24/2025

    Evans EA, Rajala CC, Waterhouse CR, Kanny S, Slavin MD, Erler KS, Whiteneck GG, Kazis LE, Giacino JT. Exploring Participation Experiences of Individuals With Traumatic Brain Injury to Inform Outcome Measure Development: A Qualitative Study. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2025 Oct 24. PMID: 41139002.

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