Linda Sprague Martinez
Associate Professor
Boston University School of Social Work
Day 2 Welcome and Plenary
Breakouts: Centering Racial Justice in Our Programs and Our Organizations and Wrap Up
Breakout #1
Breakout #2
Breakout #3
Breakout #4
Day 3 Closing Sessions
Linda Sprague Martinez is the Co-Principal Investigator is an Associate Professor and Department Chair for Macro Practice at the Boston University School of Social Work. She holds faculty affiliations with the Center of Innovation in Social Work and Health as well as the Center for Health Systems Improvement and Policy. Having worked for a State Office of Minority Health and in municipal government and as a mental health provider she has a keen sense of the barriers communities of color face in accessing services. Beyond having a decade of practice experience, she has over decade of research experience having led a number of participatory pro-jects funded by NIH as well as by nation and local foundations.
Associate Professor
Boston University School of Social Work
Day 2 Welcome and Plenary
Breakouts: Centering Racial Justice in Our Programs and Our Organizations and Wrap Up
Breakout #1
Breakout #2
Breakout #3
Breakout #4
Day 3 Closing Sessions
Linda Sprague Martinez is the Co-Principal Investigator is an Associate Professor and Department Chair for Macro Practice at the Boston University School of Social Work. She holds faculty affiliations with the Center of Innovation in Social Work and Health as well as the Center for Health Systems Improvement and Policy. Having worked for a State Office of Minority Health and in municipal government and as a mental health provider she has a keen sense of the barriers communities of color face in accessing services. Beyond having a decade of practice experience, she has over decade of research experience having led a number of participatory pro-jects funded by NIH as well as by nation and local foundations.
Rochelle Turner
Program Manger
Prism Health North Texas
Site Presentations Group 2. Red Carpet; Peer Engagement, Patient Navigation, Enhanced Case Management; Stigma Reduction- AccessMatters, Positive Impact Health Center, UCSF Women’s HIV Program
Cohort Discussions 2. Trauma-Informed Care
Rochelle Turner, LMSW, LCDC-I, is currently the Program Manager for Project STEP and integrated behavioral health services with Prism Health North Texas. She is a Licensed Master Social Worker and holds a bachelor’s degree in Sociology and a master’s degree in social work. She has twenty+ years of social work experience which include practice settings in criminal justice, mental health, and substance use disorders, HIV/STI prevention, and treatment. She has also practiced in social work service in a hospital setting as well as domestic violence and sexual assault crisis intervention. In years prior, she maintained a volunteer position with YWCA St. Louis Regional Sexual Assault Center, in St. Louis, MO with the Sexual Assault Response Team (SART).
Program Manger
Prism Health North Texas
Site Presentations Group 2. Red Carpet; Peer Engagement, Patient Navigation, Enhanced Case Management; Stigma Reduction- AccessMatters, Positive Impact Health Center, UCSF Women’s HIV Program
Cohort Discussions 2. Trauma-Informed Care
Rochelle Turner, LMSW, LCDC-I, is currently the Program Manager for Project STEP and integrated behavioral health services with Prism Health North Texas. She is a Licensed Master Social Worker and holds a bachelor’s degree in Sociology and a master’s degree in social work. She has twenty+ years of social work experience which include practice settings in criminal justice, mental health, and substance use disorders, HIV/STI prevention, and treatment. She has also practiced in social work service in a hospital setting as well as domestic violence and sexual assault crisis intervention. In years prior, she maintained a volunteer position with YWCA St. Louis Regional Sexual Assault Center, in St. Louis, MO with the Sexual Assault Response Team (SART).
Angela Walter
Associate Professor
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Day 2 Welcome and Plenary
Breakouts: Centering Racial Justice in Our Programs and Our Organizations and Wrap Up
Breakout #1
Breakout #2
Breakout #3
Breakout #4
Dr. Angela Wangari Walter is a health services researcher and an implementation scientist whose work focuses on: 1) the prevention and treatment of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug (ATOD) use disorders and co-occurring diagnoses; and 2) addressing racial and ethnic inequities in the access to and quality of health care. She has conducted federally (NIH, SAMHSA, HRSA, AHRQ), state and foundation funded research using qualitative and quantitative methods. Dr. Walter’s research on alcohol and other drug use disorders (AUDs) has examined the association between alcohol use and HIV transmission among women;
and the effects of culturally relevant and integrated care for adults with co-occurring AUDs and mental illness. Dr. Walter has also conducted research on access to and quality of care for underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, and other socially/economically disadvantaged populations. Her research has contributed to knowledge about the utilization of mental health services among children and barriers faced by parents/caregivers in accessing care for children. Other research has examined disparities in access to care and health services utilization patterns among children with medical complexity.
Dr. Walter has research and practice experience in developing, implementing, and evaluating systems of care for diverse populations. She is currently conducting AHRQ and HRSA funded research to improve health outcomes for Black and African American women receiving care in community-based settings. Dr. Walter is actively engaged in community efforts addressing racial and social injustices serving as an advocate, educator, volunteer, board and advisory member.
Associate Professor
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Day 2 Welcome and Plenary
Breakouts: Centering Racial Justice in Our Programs and Our Organizations and Wrap Up
Breakout #1
Breakout #2
Breakout #3
Breakout #4
Dr. Angela Wangari Walter is a health services researcher and an implementation scientist whose work focuses on: 1) the prevention and treatment of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug (ATOD) use disorders and co-occurring diagnoses; and 2) addressing racial and ethnic inequities in the access to and quality of health care. She has conducted federally (NIH, SAMHSA, HRSA, AHRQ), state and foundation funded research using qualitative and quantitative methods. Dr. Walter’s research on alcohol and other drug use disorders (AUDs) has examined the association between alcohol use and HIV transmission among women;
and the effects of culturally relevant and integrated care for adults with co-occurring AUDs and mental illness. Dr. Walter has also conducted research on access to and quality of care for underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, and other socially/economically disadvantaged populations. Her research has contributed to knowledge about the utilization of mental health services among children and barriers faced by parents/caregivers in accessing care for children. Other research has examined disparities in access to care and health services utilization patterns among children with medical complexity.
Dr. Walter has research and practice experience in developing, implementing, and evaluating systems of care for diverse populations. She is currently conducting AHRQ and HRSA funded research to improve health outcomes for Black and African American women receiving care in community-based settings. Dr. Walter is actively engaged in community efforts addressing racial and social injustices serving as an advocate, educator, volunteer, board and advisory member.