Theresa S. Betancourt, Sc.D.
Salem Professor in Global Practice
Implementation Science, health and human rights.
- 617-552-8251
- theresa.betancourt@bc.edu
- McGuinn Hall 106Q
Implementation Science, health and human rights.
Educational Neuroscience, Neurodiversity, Innovation in Social Work Curricula, Dyslexia, Motivation, Positive Emotion, Spirituality, Neurotheology, Sleep, Mental Health, Translational Science, Educational Policy
Social Innovation and Design Thinking; Social Policy and Workplace Discrimination; Nonprofit Leadership and Administration; Fundraising
Health disparities and health equity; aging and gerontology; clinical practice; hospice, palliative, and end-of-life care
Mental health services, innovations in research methods, depression, mobile technology for health, children and adolescents, and health disparities
Immigrant incorporation, happiness, Latinx populations, social services
Parenting and children's lifestyle behaviors (e.g., diet, physical activity and sleep)
Family interventions to prevent child obesity
Physical activity and child mental health
Development and validation of conceptual frameworks and parent-report surveys
Community-based participatory research
Implementation science
Child sexual abuse (life course outcomes), trauma processing models, masculinity and men's health, Middle East/Palestine
Experiences of material hardship, low-wage work, federalism and social welfare, effects of policies and programs on well-being
Social Epidemiology; Policy Evaluation; Health Disparities; Tobacco Use; Infant Feeding
Community-driven solutions; critical health equity; Black women's sexual and reproductive health; implementation science for Black lives; structural evaluation and transformation; social and environmental Justice
Climate Change Adaptation
Just Transition
Household Energy Access
Social Network Analysis
Examine social isolation as a behavioral health risk particularly among older populations
Understanding adaptation in the lasting relationships of heterosexual and same sex couples, and on the meaning that personal psychotherapy may have to the professional roles of clinical social work practitioners.
Aging; disability; long-term care policy; participant-directed home and community-based services; inclusive communities
