Mari-Lynn Drainoni PhD, MEd
Research Professor, Infectious Diseases
Research Professor, Health Law, Policy & Management
801 Massachusetts Ave | (617) 414-5287drainoni@bu.edu
Sections
Infectious Diseases
Centers
Evans Center for Implementation & Improvement Sciences
Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research
Biography
Mari-Lynn Drainoni, M.Ed., Ph.D., is Research Professor in the Section of Infectious Diseases in the School of Medicine in the Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine and in the Department of Health Law, Policy & Management at the Boston University School of Public Health. She is also Director of the Evans Center for Implementation and Improvement Sciences at Boston University. Dr. Drainoni's areas of expertise include the conduct of implementation research, qualitative research methods and mixed method studies with a focus on integrating research into practice in safety net settings. Her specific studies have focused on the content areas of infectious diseases, including HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C, as well as substance use, antibiotic prescribing and antibiotic stewardship, and integrating screening for social determinants of health into clinical practice. Dr. Drainoni has conducted numerous implementation studies to integrate research into practice, studies evaluating demonstration programs for at-risk populations, and mixed methods studies that include both surveys involving primary data collection and qualitative data collection and analysis. Dr. Drainoni serves as the Director of CIIS. She is also a Research Professor in the Section of Infectious Diseases in the School of Medicine in the Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine and in the Department of Health Law, Policy & Management at the Boston University School of Public Health. Dr. Drainoni’s areas of expertise include the conduct of implementation research, qualitative research methods and mixed method studies with a focus on integrating research into practice. Her specific studies have focused on the content areas of infectious diseases, including HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C, as well as substance use, antibiotic prescribing and antibiotic stewardship, and integrating screening for social determinants of health into clinical practice. Dr. Drainoni has conducted numerous implementation studies to integrate research into practice, studies evaluating demonstration programs for at-risk populations, and mixed methods studies that include both surveys involving primary data collection and qualitative data collection and analysis. Dr. Drainoni also is the Implementation Science Lead on the Providence-Boston Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) and Implementation Science Lead on the Lifespan/Brown Criminal Justice Research Program on Substance Use and HIV and an AHRQ/PCORI funded learning health systems center. Dr. Drainoni's passion is for mentoring junior faculty towards independence in implementation research.
Education
Law, PhD, Northeastern University
Psychology, MEd, University of Massachusetts Boston
Sociology, BA, Tufts University
Publications
Erfle BA, Steel TL, Law AC, Kaufman DA, Hills-Dunlap K, Afshar M, Walkey AJ, Austad KE, Drainoni ML, Bosch NA. Pharmacological Interventions for Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome Among Hospitalized Adults: A Multicenter Cohort Study. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 Aug 28. PMID: 40877712.
Published on 8/19/2025Ludy S, Drainoni ML, Schmidt L, Litvak M, Dugas J, Goralnick E, Biddinger PD, Boyle TP. Acceptability and Feasibility of a Prototype Regional Disaster Teleconsultation System for COVID-19 Pandemic Response: Pilot Field Test. JMIR Form Res. 2025 Aug 19; 9:e73078. PMID: 40829123.
Published on 8/7/2025Knudsen HK, Walker DM, Mack N, Kinnard EN, Huerta TR, Glasgow L, Gilbert L, Garner BR, Dasgupta A, Chandler R, Walsh SL, Tin Y, Tan S, Sprunger J, Martinez LS, Salsberry P, Saucier M, Rudorf M, Rodriguez S, Oser CB, Oga E, Nakayima J, Linas BS, Lefebvre RC, Kosakowski S, Katz RE, Hunt T, Holman A, Holloway J, Goddard-Eckrich D, Fareed N, Christopher M, Aldrich A, Adams JW, Drainoni ML. Corrigendum to "Reducing perceived barriers to scaling up overdose education and naloxone distribution and medications for opioid use disorder in the United States in the HEALing (Helping End Addiction Long-Term®) communities study" [Preventive Medicine Volume 185 (2024) 108034]. Prev Med. 2025 Oct; 199:108383. PMID: 40781038.
Published on 8/1/2025Long KA, Paredes Molina AA, Blakey AO, Oliveira DR, Barahona Paz K, Mateo CM, Cazorla-Garcia I, Abramson MA, Drainoni ML, McKee MD, Rudel RK, Trivedi MK, Garg A. Perspectives on Health-Related Social Needs Screening in Primary Care Among Black and Latine Patients. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Aug 01; 8(8):e2529538. PMID: 40875229.
Published on 7/31/2025Harris MTH, Hall M, Ellison S, Holloway J, Bridden C, Bagley SM, Bullard M, Chassler D, Chatterjee A, Dasgupta A, Drainoni ML, Gruss DE, Jadovich E, Katz R, Mayotte C, Neufeld JL, Oga E, Glasgow L. Tailored strategies to reduce opioid overdose deaths for pregnant and postpartum women: Examples and lessons learned from the HEALing Communities Study. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2025 Oct; 177:209766. PMID: 40752834.
Published on 7/17/2025Burrowes SA, Jones KC, Williams CJ, Neri CM, Klings ES, Bellamy SL, Walkey AJ, Drainoni ML, Cohen RT. Supportive noninvasive ventilation for acute chest syndrome prevention in hospitalized children with sickle cell disease: Determinants of implementation. J Hosp Med. 2025 Jul 17. PMID: 40677003.
Published on 7/9/2025Berk J, Cook M, Martin M, Lee JD, Koinis-Mitchell D, Brinkley-Rubinstein L, Drainoni ML, Rich J. Injectable buprenorphine during transition out of prison: A pilot partially randomized preference trial protocol. Contemp Clin Trials. 2025 Sep; 156:108004. PMID: 40645369.
Published on 7/9/2025Rudel RK, Kaufmann ND, Burrowes SAB, Harding C, Solomon C, Linas BP, Drainoni ML, Barnett KG. Harnessing storytelling with medical students and community members to build curiosity and trust: A mixed methods evaluation of a pilot intervention. PEC Innov. 2025 Dec; 7:100420. PMID: 40697280.
Published on 6/27/2025Rudel RK, Powers E, Austad K, Burrowes SAB, Couloute Z, Smith AEC, Prifti C, Freiman JM, Wigmore R, Walkey A, Hicks JM, Barlam TF, Drainoni ML. Using learner verification and transcreation to develop multicultural patient education materials for acute respiratory tract infections to decrease inappropriate antibiotic prescribing. PEC Innov. 2025 Dec; 7:100415. PMID: 40686553.
Published on 6/20/2025Butler JM, Childs E, Barlam T, Drainoni ML, Reardon C, Zhang Y, Damschroder L, Taber P, Madaras-Kelly K, Goetz M, Burrowes S, Stenehjem E, Shen J, Zhang C, Presson A, Samore MH. Assessing hospital antibiotic stewardship program (ASP) implementation: validation of an implementation science-informed survey. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2025; 5(1):e133. PMID: 40567394.
Media Mentions
Published on 5/24/2019
SDOH screening differs widely among community health centers
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