BU School of Social Work proudly announces that Prof. Judith Scott has been elected Treasurer of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Black Caucus for the 2025–2027 term. Her appointment began at the recent SRCD Biennial Meeting held in Minneapolis. Founded in 1973, the SRCD Black Caucus is a multidisciplinary organization committed to […]
The child welfare system (CWS) has been criticized for discriminating against children and families of color. While research often looks at individual or community issues, it often has not addressed CWS’s historical or systemic problems. A recent article by Profs. Judith Scott at BU School of Social Work (BUSSW), Bridget Cho at University of South […]
In art-based therapies, patients have more active roles in their healing and can find productive ways to process their pain, especially for patients suffering from long-term and stigmatized illnesses like HIV. In an issue brief by the Black Women First Initiative, a team of researchers from the BU School of Social Work including alumni Melanie […]
Prof. Judith Scott from BU School of Social Work (BUSSW) was featured as a Spotlight member of the Society for Research in Child Development’s (SRCD) Asian Caucus for her work with Asian communities. In an interview with the caucus, Prof. Scott discusses her new study on the protective effects of ethnic-racial socialization (ERS). ERS refers […]