Boston Business Journal: MSW Student Hana Abbasian Named One of 25 Innovators Under 25
First year student is recognized for her work as the founder of MotherWrite Collective, a non-profit organization.
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Practicum Education
Practicum education helps you gain essential practical skills you can use to make a real impact in people's lives, even before you graduate. Our professionally guided placement process gives you access to a national network of 1,000+ field agencies that provide internships close to home.
Featured Faculty
Meet our expert faculty.
Explore their recent publications, areas of expertise, and the courses they teach.
Jennifer M. Gómez
Associate Professor
Clinical Practice
Research Areas
Specialties
• Trauma, abuse, & violence
• Racism & intersectional oppression
• Cultural Betrayal Trauma Theory
• Cultural competency/humility
• Trauma-informed care
• Institutional change
Luis R. Alvarez-Hernandez
Assistant Professor
Clinical Practice
Research Areas
Specialties
- Latinx, Immigrant, and LGBTQ+ populations
- Structural and social determinants of health
- Community resistance and liberation
- Community-informed research and solutions
- Culturally responsive mental health approaches
- Diversity training in social work education
Dolores Acevedo-Garcia
Professor, Director of IECOHD
Human Behavior, Research and Policy
Research Areas
Specialties
• Social determinants (e.g. residential segregation, neighborhood inequality, immigrant adaptation) of racial/ethnic inequities in health
• The role of social policies (e.g. housing, anti-poverty, immigrant policies) in reducing those inequities
• Well-being of children with special needs
Student Blog
My Favorite Class: Human Behavior 723- Adult Psychopathology
"Picking a favorite class during my time at BUSSW is akin to asking a parent to choose a favorite child."
By Channing D. (MSW '22)
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Academic News
BUSSW and Institute Faculty Present at APPAM Conference
Faculty and researchers from BUSSW & IECOHD will present policy scholarship and research at the conference.
Boston Globe: Professor Gonyea Examines the Feminization of Poverty
Women ages 50 to 61 are particularly vulnerable to the “feminization of poverty,” where women and children are disproportionately affected by homelessness.
Postdoctoral Fellow Yibin Yang Named Co-Guest Editor of Special Issue on Immigrant and Refugee Youth Well-being
The issue aims to spotlight resilience and protective factors, along with trauma-informed and culturally responsive interventions that support positive youth development.