Associate Professor Linda Sprague Martinez will welcome new presenters to the virtual stage each month as host of the 3rd Thursday Community Engaged Research Speaker Series. An initiative of Boston University’s Clinical & Translational Sciences Institute (BU CTSI), the speaker series showcases a diverse array of experts – including community partners, research groups, faculty and […]
BUSSW Prof. Linda Sprague Martinez will present at the latest iteration of Columbia University School of Social Work Dean’s Lecture on Inequality and Opportunity Series. Her talk, “Achieving the Promise of Participatory Research Approaches in the Context of Structural Racism,” will cover her experience in community-based participatory research (CBPR), common CBPR barriers such as structural […]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth services were one of many health care solutions that didn’t put patients at risk of virus exposure. However, vulnerable older populations–particularly those who are lower income and live in public housing–face unique challenges that telehealth may exacerbate. In an effort to address these telehealth inequities, Taylor Wensley (MSW’22) and Prof. […]
In a blog post published by Boston University’s Institute for Health System Innovation & Policy (IHSIP), doctoral student Melanie Morris of BU School of Social Work explains why elevating youth voices in health care settings is essential – not only for young people, but for the health care organizations and professionals that support them. As […]
