Category: Community Engagement

A photo collage shows images of parks, vitamin and mineral supplements, an EBT card, coded information on a computer screen, objects on a table with the caption "Figuring out my own treatment when my pain is dismissed," and a picture of a candle and organic matter and booklets with the caption "Spirituality is self-preservation."

Prof. 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 […]

Linda Susan Sprague Martinez

5/23: Prof. Sprague Martinez Speaks at Panel on Successful Community Partnership Research

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 […]

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4/28: Prof. Dawn Belkin Martinez Moderates NASW Panel on Social Work & Environmental Justice

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 […]