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. Prof. […]
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,’ Prof. Hyeouk Chris Hahm studied […]
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 […]
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, Prof. Linda Sprague Martinez spoke at a Harvard University press conference with […]
