Tracy A. Battaglia, MPH Adjunct Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine Biography Dr. Battaglia is a primary care clinician-investigator internationally recognized for her collaborative, innovative approaches to addressing health disparities among women historically marginalized. As director of the Women’s Health Unit and Women’s Health Interdisciplinary Research Center, associate chief of research for GIM and co-director of community engagement for the BU Clinical Translational Science Institute (CTSI), she has led the development of foundational infrastructure to support community-engaged methods in translational science. Her own research focuses on engaging with community to increase access to care for at-risk women, including ground-breaking work on the role of oncology patient navigators. Through her participation on several National Cancer Institute cooperative groups, she contributed to the 2012 Commission on Cancer Accreditation Standard requiring navigation services in cancer centers. As founding chair of the National Navigation Roundtable, she partners across sectors for sustainable navigation workforce. She currently leads a city-wide NIH study connecting multiple hospitals to reduce breast cancer disparities in Boston and contributed to two BU CTSI funding cycle renewals as well as Boston Medical Center’s participation in the HEALing Communities Study, an $89m award from the National Institute of Drug Abuse to evaluate community-driven approaches to reduce opioid deaths in Massachusetts communities. Publications Published 3/31/2026 Verma K, Kearney L, Battaglia T, Shusterman S, Hall M, Fix G, Steiling K. HSR26-213: Mixed-Methods Evaluation of Cancer Center Patient Advisory Group. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2026 Mar 31; 24(3.5). PMID: 42055032. Read at: PubMed Published 2/1/2026 Kearney L, Battaglia T, Verma K, Shusterman S, Hall M, Fix G, Steiling K. Evaluating the Process of Patient Engagement: Insights from a Mixed-Methods Evaluation of a Cancer Center Patient Advisory Group. Health Expect. 2026 Feb; 29(1):e70581. PMID: 41578896. Read at: PubMed Published 9/29/2025 LeClair AM, Chen CA, Mizzoni ML, Adams WG, Harvey WF, Shanahan CW, Haas JS, Lemon SC, Battaglia T, Freund KM. Developing a real-time registry to track breast cancer patients across the city of Boston. JAMIA Open. 2025 Oct; 8(5):ooaf099. PMID: 41030920. Read at: PubMed Published 9/26/2025 Sprague Martinez LS, Howard RC, Rocco M, Pamphil J, Chassler D, Augsberger A, Battaglia TA, Lobb R. Time, trust, and relationships: Creating a culture of community engagement to advance translational research through resource allocation, modeling, and recognition. J Clin Transl Sci. 2025; 9(1):e245. PMID: 41395174. Read at: PubMed Published 7/9/2025 Brown JL, Larochelle MR, Fanucchi LC, Calvert DC, Campbell ANC, Chandler RK, Feaster DJ, Glasgow LM, Gibson EB, Holloway J, Lofwall MR, Mack A, Mack N, Nunes EV, Talbert JC, Tan S, Vandergrift N, Villani J, Asman K, Babakhanlou-Chase H, Bagley SM, Battaglia TA, Blevins D, Bridden C, Cheng DM, Christopher M, Cogan LW, Cunningham CO, Eggleston B, Fareed N, Fernandez S, Freedman DA, Freiermuth CE, Freisthler B, Gilbert L, Hammerslag L, Harris D, Hunt T, Hussain S, Huynh P, Jackson RD, Kauffman EB, Knott C, Knudsen HK, Lefebvre RC, Levin FR, Massatti R, McAlearney AS, Morgan JR, Lopez RM, Lounsbury DW, Newman L, Nickels K, Oga EA, Oller DA, Parran TV, Quinn M, Ramsey KS, Rapkin BD, Salsberry P, Stein M, Taylor JL, Teater J, Walters ST, Zarkin GA, El-Bassel N, Winhusen TJ, Samet JH, Walsh SL. Effects of the Communities That HEAL intervention on initiation, retention, and linkage to medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD): A cluster randomized wait-list controlled trial. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2025 Sep 01; 274:112785. PMID: 40684522. Read at: PubMed View All 153 Publications: View Full Profile in BUMC Other Positions Adjunct Professor, Community Health SciencesBoston University School of Public Health Associate Director for Clinical Sciences, BU-BMC Cancer CenterBoston University Member, Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical ResearchBoston University Associate Director, Belkin Breast CenterBoston Medical Center Director, Women’s Health Interdisciplinary Research CenterBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine Websites BU Profile Boston Medical Center Provider Profile Boston University School of Medicine Center of Excellence in Women's Health BU CTSI Community Engagement Program Education Boston University School of Medicine, MD Boston University School of Public Health, MPH Boston University, BA View all profiles