Senior Lecturer
Health Sciences
MPH, Masters in Public Health, Boston University
MSW, Masters in Social Work, Boston University
BA, Bachelor of Arts, Boston University
Deborah Milbauer has 30 years of community-based practice experience in the field of Behavioral Public Health. Areas of focus include HIV prevention, substance use disorder, harm reduction, opioid overdose, homelessness and reproductive health. Her community non-profit work includes conducting and advising community needs assessment, program planning, implementation and evaluation, community organizing, technical assistance, strategic planning, facilitation, grant writing, event-planning, curriculum development, employee training and conference presentations. Her photography has been exhibited publicly and explores the meaning of healthy communities in a demographically changing society. In 2019, Milbauer co-led a Northeastern University Dialogue of Civilizations study-abroad program in Argentina and Chile.
“Business Case for Improving Health and Saving Lives: Community Needs Assessment to Advocate for a Robust Milton Health Department for the 21st Century” [Presentation and Report]. Milbauer, D., Ogando, S., Partnership for a Healthy Milton, Milton Health Department (MA), and Northeastern University (2020)
“Public Health Social Work Approaches to Substance Use Disorders for the Public Health Social Work Toolkit: Training Curriculum for Public Health Social Workers,” Milbauer, D., Boston University – Leadership in Public Health Social Work Education Initiative (BU-ALPS) (2018)
“Opioid Overdose Prevention in Correctional Settings: Peer-Education Curriculum,” Milbauer, D., Nnaji, C., Dolan, J., Roxbury/Jamaica Plain Substance Use Coalition, Suffolk County House of Corrections, Boston, MA (2013)
“Fatal Opioid Overdose Peer-Driven Prevention: The Power of Inmate-led Overdose Prevention in Correctional Settings,” Milbauer, D., Woy, R., Poster presentation, American Public Health Association Annual Conference, Boston, MA (2013)
“HIV Prevention in Massachusetts Family Shelters: Qualitative Evaluation of Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors Among Unhoused Women,” Milbauer, D., Schutt, R., LIFE LINES Friends of the Shattuck Shelter, University of Massachusetts – Boston (2001)
“HIV Prevention in Shelter Settings: Prevention, Intervention and Treatment,” Milbauer, D., Boston University, Dual-degree Masters Thesis/Independent Study Project, 1995