Comms prof becomes BU’s first non-STEM researcher to earn prestigious NSF Career Grant
…e for whom English is not their first language. “We don’t have as many face-to-face visits anymore, and we know the online sphere isn’t going anywhere,” Barrett says. “Even in-person, health care providers are simultaneously utilizing electronic records as they see the patient. How does the patient feel compassion in that? Do providers notice patients’ enhanced needs to develop relationships of trust in these settings and connect emotionally throu…