Dr. Maramaldi is Professor and former Director of the social work PhD Program at Simmons University College of Social Sciences Policy and Practice; Adjunct Professor, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Department of Social and Behavioral Science; and Clinical Instructor, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology.

Dr. Maramaldi developed the interdisciplinary opportunity for Simmons social work PhD students to earn an MPH degree at the Harvard Chan School of Public Health. Dr. Maramaldi practiced social work and managed non-profit organizations for more than 25 years before launching his academic research career. He is an expert in behavioral health care and has had a consistent funding record from the National Institutes of Health and major foundations. 

Dr. Maramaldi’s past funded research includes a national demonstration project to address childhood dental caries through behavioral interventions with families including the social determinants of health (SDOH), the development of a patient safety toolkit using electronic health records to identify and reduce the occurrence of adverse events in dental medicine, and the development of a whole-systems approach to implementing standardized dental diagnostic terms. 

His extensive consulting work in evidence-based health promotion across disciplines addresses individual needs through population interventions. He has previously consulted on a HRSA-funded project to train dental residents on how to include SDOH and to communicate more effectively with patients and families. His most recent national project focused on optimizing health teams’ provision of healthcare to frail elders living in the community. As a social work behavioral scientist, he works with physicians, nurses, health economists, and caregivers to determine the most cost- effective models of interprofessional healthcare to frail elders living in the community.