1/19: Professor Muroff & Sprague Martinez Discuss Behavioral Health Equity & Community Engagement at CTSI Virtual Event
BU School of Social Work professors Jordana Muroff and Linda Sprague Martinez will discuss behavioral health equity and community engagement in a virtual panel discussion open to the public. The event is hosted by the BU Clinical & Translational Science Institute (CTSI) as part of its Building a Culture of Community Engagement Speaker Series. Muroff […]
AJPH: Professor Sprague Martinez, Scott, & Colleagues Report on Success of Community-Based COVID Workshop
Community-based workshops allow groups to process collective traumas like the COVID-19 pandemic together. In a recent article for the American Journal of Public Health, BU School of Social Work Professor Linda Sprague Martinez and Judith Scott and their colleagues shared data from a recent applied photovoice workshop. The project worked with staff and leadership from […]
Professor Sprague Martinez Co-Edits Special COVID-19 Issue of “Progress in Community Health Partnerships”
In a special issue of Progress in Community Health Partnerships, editors Professor Linda Sprague Martinez, Oklahoma State University Professor Darcy Jones, and Professor Hal Strelnick from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine introduce a collection of articles focused on community partnerships during the COVID-19 pandemic. “COVID-19 has cast a spotlight on the essential need for […]
The Hill: Professor Sprague Martinez Advocates for Shift Toward Community-Researcher Partnership in Op-Ed
In an op-ed published by The Hill, Professor Linda Sprague Martinez of BU School of Social Work (BUSSW) and colleague Doug Brugge of University of Connecticut’s School of Medicine explain why community-researcher partnerships are critical to restoring the connection between the public and academic research. Excerpted from “To restore trust in science, make it accessible. […]
Communities Connecting to Research: BUSSW Faculty & BU CTSI Launch New Course Distributed by The Network for Professional Education
Communities Connecting to Research is a new free online course designed by BU School of Social Work (BUSSW) Prof. Linda Sprague Martinez and Senior Academic Researcher Deborah Chassler focused on improving the relationship between academic researchers and communities. Funded by the BU Clinical Translational Science Institute (CTSI) Community Engagement Program and distributed by The Network […]
WGBH Greater Boston: Professor Augsberger & Colleagues Discuss the Vital Role of Youth Voices in Healthcare
The voices of teens and young adults are crucial to improving health outcomes, but their opinions are not often considered. BUSSW Professor Astraea Augsberger, Katherine Gergen Barnett, MD, from BU School of Medicine/BMC, and student Osasenaga Idahor are working to change this. They spoke with WGBH’s Liz Neisloss on Greater Boston about their yearlong research […]
Professor Augsberger & BUSSW Student Researchers Partner with BUSM and Local Youths to Explore Health Inequities During COVID-19
A research project led by Boston University’s School of Social Work and School of Medicine is bridging the gap between health care institutions and community members by implementing a citywide youth advisory board at Boston Medical Center, BU’s teaching hospital and one of the city’s top health care institutions. The youth advisory board follows a […]
5/23: Professor Sprague Martinez Speaks at Panel on Successful Community Partnership Research
Professor Linda Sprague Martinez will share her expertise on a Mass General Brigham panel discussing community partnerships in research. Professor 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 […]
4/28: Professor Dawn Belkin Martinez Moderates NASW Panel on Social Work & Environmental Justice
Professor 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 […]
4/21: Professor Belkin Martinez & Sprague Martinez Join Panel on the Impact of Boston Housing Policies
BUSSW Professor Linda Sprague Martinez, who also serves as community engagement program co-director for BU’s Clinical & Translational Science Institute’s (CTSI), will moderate a panel exploring how housing policies in Boston affect community health. Professor Dawn Belkin Martinez will be a featured expert, along with Mike Leyba from City Life/Vida Urbana, and Markeisha Moore from […]