Prof. Linda Sprague Martinez will share her expertise on a Mass General Brigham panel discussing community partnerships in research. Prof. Sprague Martinez’s work focuses on community-based participatory research and how community-led initiatives can help tackle health inequities. The upcoming panel, “Achieving Research Equity & Inclusion,” is a part of a two-day national conference exploring how […]
The COVID-19 pandemic led to a greater focus on the increasing racism and discrimination faced by Asian individuals. Tragically, disinformation on the pandemic fueled already present anti-Asian sentiments, leading to a heightened level of hate directed towards Asian communities. This crisis reached a breaking point in June of 2020, when Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh […]
As hospital emergency departments (ED) struggle with overcrowding, experts are now studying alternative solutions to these visits. For many patients suffering from unexpected medical issues, visiting the ED is a common catch-all solution regardless of whether or not their problem is an emergency. A study by BUSSW Prof. Bronwyn Keefe and colleagues proposes that in-home […]
Prof. Dawn Belkin Martinez, a researcher and expert on anti-oppressive practice, will moderate an upcoming National Association of Social Workers (NASW) panel as part of NASW’s 2022 Virtual Social Work Symposium. The session will explore why climate change is an increasingly significant health issue for communities of color and how social workers can address the […]