Professor Hahm & Colleagues Share First-Hand Experiences of Asian American Women Survivors of Discrimination During COVID-19
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, racial discrimination against Asian American (AA) women has shifted from microaggressions to direct verbal and physical violence. While recent quantitative studies have researched how this trend is affecting the AA community, there’s been a lack of open-ended qualitative studies to understand unique AA mental health needs post-pandemic. Professor […]
Professor Hyeouk Chris Hahm Studies Heavy Alcohol Use Among Young Women During Pandemic
During Covid lockdowns, many marginalized communities suffered from heightened pandemic-related stress, especially women who were exposed to more intimate partner violence, loss of employment, and increased housework while stuck in their homes. In a study titled ‘Psychological Distress and Heavy Alcohol Consumption Among U.S. Young Women During the COVID-19 Pandemic,’ Professor Hyeouk Chris Hahm studied […]
STAT: Professor Sprague Martinez Says Long Covid Amplifies Existing Health Inequities
In an article exploring the prevalence and effects of the symptom cluster known as long Covid, STAT looks to Associate Professor Linda Sprague Martinez of Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) to understand the societal impact. Excerpt from “Estimates of long Covid are startlingly high. Here’s how to understand them” by Elizabeth Cooney, originally […]
Harvard Medicine News: Health Equity Expert Professor Sprague Martinez Discusses Long COVID
As the medical community continues to learn more about the long-term effects of COVID-19 at the scientific level, it is crucial that social workers have a seat at the table to analyze the virus’s social and health care policy implications. To this end, Professor Linda Sprague Martinez spoke at a Harvard University press conference with […]
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 […]
Professor Sprague Martinez Leads Health Equity Core for Long Covid Project at Harvard Medical School
Health equity expert Linda Sprague Martinez, PhD, an associate professor at BU School of Social Work, is bringing her expertise to a new working group researching Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 – a now-pervasive condition commonly referred to as “long COVID.” The working group is part of Harvard Medical School’s Massachusetts Consortium on Pathogen Readiness which […]
Health Policy Research Scholars: Dan Do (PhD’24) Researches Dual Pandemic of COVID & Racism
As part of a grant from Health Policy Research Scholars (HPRS), BUSSW PhD Candidate Dan Do (PhD’24) is investigating the challenges facing women of color during a dual pandemic of COVID-19 and racism. The research team, including BU School of Public Health Prof. Paul Shafer and Hayden Dawes, LCSW, hopes to promote more equitable mental […]
The Boston Globe: Professor Sprague Martinez on How Racial Capitalism Affects Diagnosis & Treatment of Long COVID for People of Color
In an article published by The Boston Globe – which was followed by a letter to the editor from two Boston University School of Social Work faculty – reporter Felice J. Freyer gets insight from Associate Professor Linda Sprague Martinez on why clinics are seeing “mostly middle-class white women” for the lingering COVID-19 symptoms known […]
Professor Hahm Presents on AAPI Health Post-COVID-19
On October 29th, Rutgers University held their 2021 Culture Conference featuring research on the ways that race, culture, and ethnicity impact people’s health and happiness. BUSSW Professor Hyeouk Chris Hahm joined top academics in the field with her presentation, “The Impact of COVID-19 on Anti-Asian Discrimination: Asian Americans and Non-Asian American Young Adults.” Hahm’s talk […]
WGBH: Professor Azzi-Lessing Explains How Cash Assistance Reduced Poverty in U.S. During COVID-19
In a recent interview with WGBH, Professor Lenette Azzi-Lessing discussed how cash assistance, such as government stimulus checks, had an overwhelmingly positive effect on individuals and families struggling with poverty. “Early on, there was grave worry that the most vulnerable individuals and families–those with little or no savings and those living paycheck to paycheck–would fall […]