In a special issue of Progress in Community Health Partnerships, editors Prof. Linda Sprague Martinez, Oklahoma State University Prof. Darcy Jones, and Prof. 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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]