Using a Macro Social Work Strategy to Improve Outreach in Parkinson's Disease Research

Linda Sprague Martinez¹, Cathi A Thomas¹, Marie Saint-Hilaire¹+4

• ¹Linda Sprague Martinez, PhD, is assistant professor, Boston University School of Social Work, 264 Bay State Road, Boston, MA; e-mail: lsmarti@bu.edu. Cathi A. Thomas, RN, MS, CNRN, is assistant clinical professor and Marie Saint-Hilaire, MD, FRCPC, is professor and medical director of the Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center and the APDA Center for Advanced Research, Department of Neurology, Boston University Medical Center. Jaye McLaren, MA, OTS, and Jaime Young, BS, are research coordinators, Tufts University, Medford, MA. Barbara Habermann, PhD, RN, FAAN, is professor and associate dean for translational science, College of Health Sciences, University of Delaware School of Nursing, Newark. Linda Tickle-Degnen, PhD, OTR/L, is professor, Tufts University, Medford, MA.