Astraea Augsberger | Profiles RNS

Astraea Augsberger, PhD, MSW

Associate Professor

Boston University School of Social Work

Clinical Practice

PhD, Columbia University
MSW, Columbia University
BS, University of Connecticut

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ORCID : 0000-0002-8860-8584

Dr. Augsberger is an Associate Professor at Boston University School of Social Work. Her research program, which has been shaped by over fifteen years of clinical social work practice experience, examines multi-level factors that inhibit or facilitate a person’s ability to participate in decision-making within multiple institutions including health care, child welfare, education, and municipal government. She employs community engaged research approaches, such as youth participatory action research (YPAR) and in-depth qualitative research methods to elevate the voices of youth and communities in identifying research priorities and solutions to community concerns.

BU Research

Youth Centered Social Capital Research Cohort
11/02/2023 - 11/30/2025 (PI)
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

The Boston University Clinical and Transitional Science Institute
04/15/2020 - 03/31/2025 (Key Person)
PI: Megan H. Bair-Merritt, MD, MSCE
NIH/National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
5UL1TR001430-09

Social Mobility and Research Training (SMART)
04/15/2019 - 04/14/2024 (PI)
Liberty Mutual

Understanding the effects of a family preservation program for parents with intellectual disability
02/06/2023 - 01/31/2024 (Subcontract PI)
Montclair State University NIH NICHD
1R03HD110761-01

My Summer in the City Youth Led Evaluation
07/01/2018 - 01/31/2024 (Co-Investigator)
MassHousing (The Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency)

Evaluation of Family Leadership and Support Programs: Massachusetts Department of Public Health Office of Family Initiatives
05/02/2022 - 06/30/2023 (Subcontract PI)
Comm. of Mass./Department of Public Health HHS HRSA

MassHousing 2018 Summer Youth Employment
07/01/2018 - 01/31/2019 (Co-Investigator)
MassHousing (The Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency)

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Augsberger, A., Collins, M., & *Howard, R. The global context of youth engagement: A scoping review of municipal youth councils. Children and Youth Services Review. 2024. View Publication

Bettis AH, Vaughn-Coaxum RA, Lawrence HR, Hamilton JL, Fox KR, Augsberger A. Key Challenges and Potential Strategies for Engaging Youth with Lived Experience in Clinical Science. J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol. 2023 Oct 27; 1-14. PMID: 37889603; DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2023.2264389;

Augsberger A, Young A, Toraif N, Morris M, Barnett KG. Youth engagement to achieve health equity: Are healthcare organizations and leaders prepared? Am J Community Psychol. 2023 Jun; 71(3-4):410-422. PMID: 36661430; DOI: 10.1002/ajcp.12656;

Collins, M. E., Augsberger, A., & *Levine, B. Opportunity Youth in Urban Areas: Can Youth Councils Enhance Connection to School and Work?. Journal of Applied Youth Studies. 2023. View Publication
Collins, M.E., Augsberger, A. & *Howard, R. Post-Secondary Vocational Education for Youth Leaving Care: Examining A Potential Pathway to Successful Outcomes. British Educational Research Journal. 2023. View Publication
Zeitlin, W., & Augsberger, A. Mothers in the community: The relationship between parental intellectual functioning and child welfare involvement. Family Trauma, Custody and Child Development. 2023. View Publication

Augsberger A, Toraif N, Young A, Dimitri NC, Bautista R, Pierre J, Le C, Idahor O, Jusme C, Gergen Barnett KA. COVID-19 shines a light on health inequities in communities of color: A youth-driven photovoice inquiry. J Community Psychol. 2022 Sep; 50(8):3700-3715.View Related Profiles.

Augsberger, Astraea
Gergen Barnett, Katherine

PMID: 35441704; DOI: 10.1002/jcop.22866;

Augsberger, A., Collins, M., & **Levine, B. Family engagement in child welfare system-level change: A review of current models. Families in Society: Journal of Contemporary Social Services. 2022. View Publication

Teixeira S, Augsberger A, Richards-Schuster K, Sprague Martinez L. Participatory Research Approaches with Youth: Ethics, Engagement, and Meaningful Action. Am J Community Psychol. 2021 Sep; 68(1-2):142-153. PMID: 33811652; DOI: 10.1002/ajcp.12501;

Gecker, W., Augsberger, A., Collins, M., & *Barber, K. Eyes on Parkland: Coverage of youth civic engagement in the aftermath of a mass shooting. Children, Youth and Environments. 2021; 31(3):137-14. View Publication

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*Toraif, N., Augsberger, A., *Young, A., **Murillo, H., Lee, C., Batista, R., Garcia, S., Sprague-Martinez, L., & Gergen-Barnett. How to be an antiracist: Youth of color’s critical perspectives of antiracism in a youth participatory action research context. Journal of Adolescent Research. 2021; 36(5):467-500. View Publication
Teixeira, S., Augsberger, A., Richards-Schuster, K., Sprague Martinez, L., & Evans, K. . Opportunities to “Make Macro Matter” through the grand challenges for social work. Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services. 2021; 102(3):414-426. View Publication
Collins, M.C., Augsberger, A. & Kerzner-Sirois, L. Examining civic engagement opportunities for system-involved youth: A comparative analysis. Journal of Youth Studies. 2021; 25(4):416-432. View Publication

Zeitlin W, Augsberger A, Rao T, Weisberg D, Toraif N. Measuring Parenting Skills: Validating the Skills Assessment for Parents with Intellectual Disability. J Evid Based Soc Work (2019). 2021; 18(2):235-248. PMID: 33059523; DOI: 10.1080/26408066.2020.1830909;

Sprague Martinez LS, Tang Yan C, Augsberger A, Ndulue UJ, Libsch EA, Pierre JS, Freeman E, Gergen Barnett K. Changing The Face Of Health Care Delivery: The Importance Of Youth Participation. Health Aff (Millwood). 2020 10; 39(10):1776-1782.View Related Profiles.

Augsberger, Astraea
Gergen Barnett, Katherine

PMID: 33017230

Augsberger, A., Zeitlin, W., Rao, T., Weisberg, D., & *Toraif, N. Examining a child welfare parenting intervention for parents with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Research on Social Work Practice. 2020; 31(1):65-74. View Publication
Augsberger, A., *Toraif, N., Springwater, J., Hilliard-Koshinsky, G., & Sprague Martinez, L. Strategies for engaging youth currently and formerly involved in foster care child welfare policy advocacy: Lessons from the New England Youth Coalition. Child Welfare Special Issue. 2020; 97(6). View Publication
Collins, M., & Augsberger, A. Leaving care workers in a time of coronavirus: Discretion and constraints. Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis. 2020; 23(1):51-62. View Publication
Augsberger, A., Springwater, J.S., Hilliard-Koshinsky, G., *Barber, K., & SpragueMartinez, L. Youth engagement in policy-advocacy: Examination of a multi-state former and current foster care youth coalition. Children and Youth Services Review. 2019; 107. View Publication

Augsberger A, Gecker W, Collins ME. "We make a direct impact on people's lives": Youth empowerment in the context of a youth-led participatory budgeting project. J Community Psychol. 2019 Apr; 47(3):462-476. PMID: 30238530; DOI: 10.1002/jcop.22131;

Sprague Martinez L, Richards-Schuster K, Teixeira S, Augsberger A. The Power of Prevention and Youth Voice: A Strategy for Social Work to Ensure Youths' Healthy Development. Soc Work. 2018 Apr 01; 63(2):135-143. PMID: 29373731; DOI: 10.1093/sw/swx059;

Augsberger, A., Rivera, A., **Hahm, C. T., *Lee, Y.A., Choi, Y., & Hahm, H.C. Culturally related risk factors of suicidal ideation, intent, and behavior among Asian American women. Asian American Journal of Psychology. 2018; 9(4):252-261. View Publication
Collins, M.E., Augsberger, A., & *Gecker, W.A. Identifying policy and practice components of youth councils: Contributions of theory. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journa. 2018; 35:599-610. View Publication
Augsberger, A., Collins, M.E., & *Gecker, W.A. Engaging youth in municipal government: Moving towards a youth centric practice. Journal of Community Practice. 2018; 26(1):41-62. View Publication
Augsberger, A., Collins, M. E., *Gecker, W.A., Lusk, K., & *Zhao, Q.J. “She treated us like we bring valid ideas to the table:” Youth experiences of a youth led participatory budgeting process. Children and Youth Services Review. 2017; 76:243-249. View Publication
Augsberger, A., Collins, M.E., *Gecker, W.A., & **Dougher, M. Youth civic engagement: Do youth councils reduce or reinforce social inequality?. Journal of Adolescent Research. 2017; 33(2):187-208. View Publication
Collins, M. E., Augsberger, A., *Gecker, W.A., & Lusk, K. What does youth-led participatory budgeting reveal about youth priorities? Ideas, votes, and decisions. Journal of Youth Studies. 2017; 21(4):478-496. View Publication

Hahm HC, Augsberger A, Feranil M, Jang J, Tagerman M. The Associations Between Forced Sex and Severe Mental Health, Substance Use, and HIV Risk Behaviors Among Asian American Women. Violence Against Women. 2017 May; 23(6):671-691. PMID: 27230614; DOI: 10.1177/1077801216647797;

Augsberger, A., Lens, V., & Hughes, A. “I didn’t know you were fighting so hard for me:” Attorneys’ perceptions of youth participation in child dependency proceedings. Family Court Review. 2016; 54(4):578-590. View Publication
Collins, M.E., Augsberger, A., & *Gecker, W.A. Youth councils in municipal government: Examination of activities, impact and barriers. Children and Youth Services Review. 2016; 65:140-147. View Publication
Auerbach, C., Zeitlin, W., Augsberger, A., Lawrence, C.K., & Claiborne, N2. Societal factors impacting child welfare: Re-validating the perceptions of child welfare scale. Children and Youth Services Review. 2016; 62:65-71. View Publication

Augsberger A, Yeung A, Dougher M, Hahm HC. Factors influencing the underutilization of mental health services among Asian American women with a history of depression and suicide. BMC Health Serv Res. 2015 Dec 08; 15:542. PMID: 26645481; DOI: 10.1186/s12913-015-1191-7;

McGowan BG, Auerbach C, Conroy K, Augsberger A, Schudrich W. Workforce retention issues in voluntary child welfare. Child Welfare. 2010; 89(6):83-103. PMID: 21877565

Augsberger, A., *Carroll, M., *Howard, R., *Ng, G., *Maldonado-Reis, T., Amador, A., Morabito, M.S., & Green, J. G. (in press). Youth Mental Health Crisis Response: A Mixed Methods Study to Map Resources and Identify Facilitators and Barriers to Service Access. School Mental Health.

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