Dr. Maria Venegas

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Maria Venegas is an Assistant Professor at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, specializing in General Internal Medicine. With a PhD from the University of Pittsburgh, she has extensive experience in qualitative health research, particularly within Latino and economically disadvantaged populations in the United States and Latin America. Her primary research interests lie in the lived experience of mental illness, informed by her anthropological background. Venegas utilizes ethnographic methods and innovative technologies such as mobile health and telehealth in her work, seeking meaningful insights into mental health conditions and strategies for recovery. Her long-term goal is to enhance mental health care service delivery for diverse racial and economic underserved populations, believing that ethnographic and mixed-method approaches can provide significant insights into the treatment and context of mental illness.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor

— Present

Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine • Boston, MA

Awards

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Career Development Award

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Loan Repayment Program Award

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Summer Fellowship Award

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Dartmouth Postdoctoral Scholar Professional Development Award

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GSO Conference Grant

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Center Latin American Studies Conference Grant

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Arts Science Graduate Student Organization Travel Grant

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Provost Development Fund Award

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Department of Anthropology Summer Research Grant

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Fulbright IIE Research Grant

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Center Latin American Studies Field Research Grant

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School of Arts and Sciences Diversity Fellowship

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CLAS Graduate Student Field Research Grant

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School of Arts and Sciences Diversity Summer Research Award

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School of Arts and Sciences Diversity Fellowship

Requirements for Boston University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.88
TOEFL
Total
Required:100
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
Application Checklist
  • Personal statement
  • Two letters of recommendation
  • Resume
  • LSAT or GRE scores
  • Transcripts through LSAC
Specialization Notes

Department of Law offers JD, LLM, and Master's in Study of Tax Law.