Faculty Profiles
Robert B. Hudson
Professor
Chair, Social Welfare Policy
Phone: 617-353-3748
rhudson@bu.edu
Education
B.A. (political science), Washington and Lee University, 1966
Ph.D. (political science), University of North Carolina, 1972
Courses Taught
WP700 Concepts, History, and Scope of Social Welfare Policy
WP701 Contemporary Social Policy Analysis
WP903 Perspectives on Social Welfare Policy
Scholarly and Practice Interests
Politics and policies of aging; cross-national welfare state development; design and implementation of social policies
Selected Publications
Hudson, R.B. (in press). The political paradoxes of thinking outside of the life-cycle boxes. In R. Pruchno and M. Smyer (eds.), Public Policy and Responsibility Across the Generations. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.
Hudson, R.B. (in press.) Politics and policy in the lives of older Americans. In K. Ferraro and J. Wilmoth (eds.), Gerontology: Perspectives and Issues (3rd ed.). New York: Springer Publishing Co.
Hudson, R.B. (in press.) Aging in a public space: The roles and functions of civic engagement. Generations.
Hudson, R.B. 2006. The 2005 White House Conference on Aging: No time for seniors. Public Policy & Aging Report 16(1): 1-3.
Hudson, R.B. (ed.). 2005. The New Politics of Old Age Policy. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.
Hudson, R.B. 2005. The new political environment in aging: Challenges to policy and practice. Families in Society 86(3): 12-20.
Hudson, R.B. 2005. Social service and health planning agencies. In B. Berkman and S. Ambruoso (eds.), Oxford Handbook of Social Work in Aging. New York: Oxford University Press.
Hudson, R.B. 2004. Advocacy and policy success in aging. Generations 28(1): 70-74.
Hudson, R.B. and Kingson, E.R. (2004). Public Policy and Aging: A Selected Annotated Bibliography for Gerontology Instruction. Washington, D.C.: Association for Gerontology in Higher Education.
Hudson, R.B. 2003. Retirement, private pensions, and Individual Retirement Accounts. Encyclopedia of Social Work (19th ed.). Washington, D.C.: NASW Press.
Selected Presentations
Hudson, R.B. 2006. Old-age policy in the United States: A case in institutional politics. Public Policy Institute. University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
Hudson, R.B. 2006. The conemporary politics of aging in the United States: Implications for Australia. School of Social Work and Social Policy, Latrobe University, Melbourne, Australia.
Hudson, R.B. Old-age policy in America. 2006. Life Matters. Australian Broadcasting Company.
Hudson, R.B. 2006. Civic engagement and the gerontological imagination. Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting. Dallas, Texas.
Hudson, R.B. 2005. Testimony before the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Aging, What an aging workforce can teach us about workplace flexibility. Washington, D.C.
Consulting and Professional Activities
Editor-in-Chief, Public Policy & Aging Report, 1996-present.
Co-Editor, Spring, 2007, issue of Generations, The future of older workers in America.
Chair, John A. Heinz Dissertation Award Committee, National Academy of Social Insurance, 2002- present.
Editorial board membership: Social Service Review (2001-present); Journal of Aging and Social Policy (1998-present); Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect (2004-present).
Awards and Honors
Visiting Professor, University of Melbourne, 2006.
Teaching Excellence Award, Boston University School of Social Work, 2003.
Donald P. Kent Award, Gerontological Society of America, 1996.
Arthur S. Flemming Award, National Academy of State Units on Aging, 1995.
