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
Austad K, Nguyen N, Jadovich E, Poznanski B, Laguerre M, Fernandez A, Drainoni ML, Jack B, Mitchell S, Salloum RG, Moore G. Adapting a Complex Health Intervention Guided by the Core Functions and Form Model: A Methodology and Case Example of Participatory Adaptation. Res Sq. 2026 Jun 05. PMID: 42282020.
Published on 4/25/2026Walker DM, Aldrich AM, Chen S, Jadovich E, Goetz M, Andrews-Higgins S, Walley AY, Knudsen HK, Huerta TR, Hunt T, Drainoni ML. The role of external and internal context on adoption and implementation of evidence-based practices: a serial case study qualitative analysis of top performers in the HEALing Communities Study. Implement Sci Commun. 2026 Apr 25; 7(1). PMID: 42035176.
Published on 4/18/2026Weinstein ZM, Jadovich E, Drainoni ML, LaRochelle M, Yan S, Lee J, Bettano A, Beers D, Walley AY, Samet JH. Implementation of addiction consult services and bridge clinics in the HEALing communities study in Massachusetts. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2026 Jul 01; 284:113165. PMID: 42033894.
Published on 3/30/2026Cordova-Ramos EG, Colvin BN, Witt RE, Estevez M, Peña MM, Austad K, Colson ER, Drainoni ML, Parker MG. Factors Influencing Mothers' Own Milk Provision Among Spanish-Speaking Latina Mothers of Preterm Infants. J Hum Lact. 2026 May; 42(2):396-405. PMID: 41906929.
Published on 3/25/2026Burrowes SAB, Drainoni ML, Barlam TF. Are there racial/ethnic differences in antibiotic treatment of community acquired pneumonia in the inpatient setting? PLoS One. 2026; 21(3):e0345788. PMID: 41880361.
Published on 3/10/2026Carrion MN, Kienle RM, Bourque D, Drainoni ML, Hochberg NS, Dauphinais M, Mello T, Stigler Granados PE, Hamer DH. Barriers to Chagas Disease Screening among Primary Care Providers in the United States. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2026 May 06; 114(5):857-864. PMID: 41806373.
Published on 1/22/2026Cramer AL, Bartkus M, Nelson AL, Rudel R, Steiner J, Green P, Barnard A, Henry S, Betances M, Pierre CM, Drainoni ML, Barlam TF. Implementation strategies for sustainability of mupirocin decolonization across adult ICUs in an urban safety net hospital. Am J Infect Control. 2026 Jul; 54(7):789-794. PMID: 41580089.
Published on 12/29/2025Austad K, Fantasia KL, Mohanty A, Jones KC, Bosch NA, Drainoni ML. Failing to succeed: advancing mechanistic understanding of implementation strategies through retrospective and prospective use of causal pathway diagrams. Implement Sci Commun. 2025 Dec 29; 7(1):35. PMID: 41462368.
Published on 12/15/2025Carney T, Mpisane N, Magidson JF, Drainoni ML, Niemand N, Weber S, Meade CS, Jacobson KR, Myers B. "They Call Us Amaphara (Junkies)": Intersectional Tuberculosis, Alcohol, and Drug Stigma in South Africa. Stigma Health. 2025 Dec 15. PMID: 41693957.
Published on 12/12/2025Shankar DA, Bosch NA, Jafarzadeh SR, Drainoni ML, Wiener RS, Wilson KC, Hawkins FJ, Alysandratos KD, Walkey AJ, Law AC. Association of Pulse Dose Corticosteroids With Outcomes Among Patients With Acute Exacerbations of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. CHEST Pulm. 2025 Dec; 3(4). PMID: 41503513.
Media Mentions
Published on 5/24/2019
SDOH screening differs widely among community health centers
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