Congratulations to the CTMH Affiliates and Fellows who were recognized this year during convocation season for their “exemplary contributions to the SPH community“: Leonard H. Glantz Award for Academic Excellence and Dr. Theodore Colton Prize for Excellence in Epidemiology: Mai Hussein, MPH, CTMH Fellow, 2026 Innovative Practicum Award: Brice Hirwa, MPH, CTMH Fellow, 2026 David […]
This article covers research by CTMH Affiliate, Dr. Maureen Stewart, and colleagues which reveals a gap between policy and reality: Medicaid managed care plans fall short of AUD, OUD coverage policies, “Despite state policies requiring coverage for certain alcohol and opioid use disorder medicines, Medicaid managed care plans don’t always adhere.” Read further about this […]
Each newsletter we feature a CTMH affiliate to learn a bit more about their work. This month we speak with Dr. Rachel Sayko Adams, Research Associate Professor in Health Law, Policy & Management. Click to listen to the audio interview: In the interview, Dr. Adams describes her path from a BU MPH student to a […]
Professor Coauthors Report on Mental Health Effects of Toxic Exposures Among Veterans On a Veterans Affairs-convened National Academies committee, Jaimie Gradus, professor of Epidemiology and the director of SPH’s Center for Trauma and Mental Health, “coauthored a report assessing possible links between exposures to hazards during military service and mental, behavioral, and neurologic health conditions […]
Research by CTMH Affiliate, Dr. Megan B Cole Brahim, Integrated Behavioral Health Services and Psychosocial Symptoms in Children, was referenced in multiple news outlets: Pediatric Behavioral Health Improves With Integrated Primary Care, “Research shows that integrating pediatric behavioral health services reduces depression and anxiety symptoms, improving outcomes for children in primary care settings.” Image: Three children […]
Violence Prevention Program at Hospitals Can Prevent Recurrent Harm “A new study found that a hospital-based intervention program can help prevent violence reinjury or recurrence by providing a range of mental health and social support services to gun violence victims.” This articles quotes CTMH Affiliate Jonathan Jay, a BU School of Public Health associate professor […]
Research by CTMH Affiliate Audrey Murchland and coauthors, Experiences of Stalking and Obtaining a Restraining Order Are Associated With Onset of Cardiovascular Events in Women: A Prospective Analysis in the Nurses’ Health Study II, draws an important link between cardiovascular events in women and experiences of stalking. According to Altmetric, this work received significant media attention. “Women experiencing stalking or obtaining […]
Center for Trauma and Mental Health Affiliates joined public health experts from around the world to present at the 2025 American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Expo: CTMH Affiliates Carlos Rodriguez-Diaz, Chair of Community Health Sciences, Allegra Gordon, Assistant Professor, Community Health Sciences, Kimberly Nelson, Associate Professor, Community Health Sciences, and PhuongThao Le, Assistant Professor, Community Health Sciences represented BUSPH […]
Each newsletter we feature a CTMH affiliate to learn a bit more about their work. This month we speak with Dr. Jonathan Jay research associate professor at BUSPH in Community Health Sciences. Click to listen to the audio interview: Claire Dillenbeck: Hello, my name is Claire Dillenbeck, and I’m here to talk to Dr. Jonathan […]
SPH This Year 2025, SPH’s annual magazine, featured Alzheimer’s disease research by affiliates Maria Glymour, Jennifer Weuve, and Marcia Pescador Jimenez “SPH researchers are at the forefront of determining the risk factors, treatments, and behavioral and environmental changes that may help alleviate the effects of Alzheimer’s disease, which currently has no cure.” – Jillian McKoy, SPH This […]