Dina Burstein, MD, MPH, FAAP
Project Director
Center for Community-Engaged Medicine
Biography
Dina Burstein, MD, MPH, FAAP is the Healthy Outcomes for Positive Experiences (HOPE) Project Director at the Center for Community-Engaged Medicine. Dr. Burstein is an experienced physician, healthcare project designer, and leader with over twenty years of success in scientific research, grant writing, analysis, training, and clinical practice. Previously, Dr. Burstein was an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, directing injury prevention focused community outreach programming and community based research projects, as well as teaching and mentoring undergraduate, graduate, and medical students. Her aim is to enhance the well-being of individuals and the community by presenting and promoting programs while leveraging proficiency in research, care management, injury prevention and clinical effectiveness. She is a graduate of Tufts University and holds an MD and MPH from the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
Other Positions
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Tufts University School of Medicine
Fellow
American Academy of Pediatrics
Education and Training
Pediatric Internship
The New York Hospital Cornell Medical Center, New York City, NY
Pediatric Residency
Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT
MA MD, MA MPH
University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
MA, BS
Tufts University, Medford, MA
Prevalence of Positive Childhood Experiences Among Adults — Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, Four States, 2015–2021.
Sege R, Swedo EA, Burstein D, et al.
Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2024 May 2. 73(17): 399-404. DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7317a3
Predictors of Corporal Punishment during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Xu C, Purdue EL, Sege R, Sweigart B, Burstein D.
J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2024 Jan. 45(1): e21-30. DOI: 10.1097/DBP.0000000000001241
Childcare Disruptions and Parental Stress During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Xu C, Purdue EL, Sege R, Sweigart B, Burstein D.
J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2024 Jan. 45(1): e21-30. DOI: 10.1097/DBP.0000000000001241
Protective factors associated with reduced substance use and depression among gender minority teens
Burstein D, Purdue EL, Jones J, Breeze J, Chen Y, Sege R.
J LGBT Youth. 2023 Jul 2. DOI: 10.1080/19361653.2023.2230462
Pharmacist attitudes toward pharmacy-based naloxone: A cross-sectional survey study
Burstein D, Baird J, Bratberg J, et al.
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2023 Mar. 60(2): 304-310. DOI: 10.1016/j.japh.2019.11.004
Responding to the Community: HOPE (Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences)
Sege R, Burstein D, Yang C.
In: Lerner D, Palm M, Concannon T. Broadly-Engaged Team Science in Clinical and Translational Research. Springer, Cham. 2022. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-83028-1_15
Transforming Practice with HOPE (Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences)
Burstein D, Yang C, Johnson K, Linkenbach J, Sege R.
Matern Child Health J. 2021 Jul. 25(7): 1019-1024. DOI: 10.1007/s10995-021-03173-9
A Full-Thickness Burn in a Teenager Resulting from Prolonged Contact with a Mobile Phone Charging Cube: A Case Report
Burstein D, O’Rourke C, Harrington DT.
R I Med J. 2019 Nov. 102(9): 43-44. PMID: 31675788
Formative Research to Underpin a Text Messaging Home Safety Intervention for Young Mothers
Mello MJ, Gilbard Z, Burstein D, et al.
Health Education Journal, 2019 Apr. 78(3): 266-272. DOI: 10.1177/0017896918799799
Child Passenger Safety Technician Consultation in the Pediatric Primary Care Setting
Burstein D, Zonfrillo M, Baird J, Mello M.
Clin Pediatr. 2017 Sep. 56(10): 928-933. DOI: 10.1177/0009922817706146
Social Engagement and Health Outcomes: A Systematic Review of the Literature.
Pediatric Academic Societies 2024 Meeting.
Poster presentation. May 2024. Toronto, ON.
A Scoping Review of Adverse and Positive Childhood Experiences.
28th Annual Injury Free Coalition for Kids National Conference.
Podium presentation. Dec 2023. Fort Lauderdale, FL.
HOPE (Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences).
A View from All Sides 2023 Conference.
Workshop facilitator. Nov 2023. Framingham, MA.
Adverse and Positive Childhood Experiences: A Scoping Review.
Pediatric Academic Societies 2023 Meeting.
Poster presentation. May 2023. Washington, DC.
Reducing Unintentional Injury by Creating Equitable Access to Safe Environments.
27th Annual Injury Free Coalition for Kids National Conference.
Workshop facilitator. Dec 2022. Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Advancing the Language of HOPE.
26th Annual Injury Free Coalition for Kids National Conference.
Workshop facilitator. Dec 2022. Fort Lauderdale, FL.
The HOPE framework.
Parents as Teachers National Conference.
Presentation. Sep 2021. Virtual.
Using HOPE to Improve Practice.
Prevent Child Abuse America conference.
Presentation. Mar 2020. Virtual.
Professional
Community Service Excellence Award
Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Department of Emergency Medicine, 2019
Civilian Traffic Safety Hero Award
Rhode Island Department of Transportation, 2019
Best Abstract – Original Research
Injury Free Coalition for Kids National Meeting, 2014
Grants
Using a Positive Deviance Approach to Increase Access to Positive Childhood Experiences
Garden State Equality, 2023-2024
Using a Positive Deviance Approach to Increase Access to Positive Childhood Experiences
Tufts University School of Medicine Innovation in Education Award, 2022-2023
