SSW Assistant Professor Luz Lopez Consulting to The Hague Domestic Violence Project
Assistant Professor Luz Lopez is a Consultant to The Hague Domestic Violence Project, a study of women who have suffered domestic violence, fled to the United States, and been charged under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of Child Abduction. The study is affiliated with the University of Washington and University of Minnesota schools […]
John A. Hartford Foundation Funds Collaborative Project Among BUSSW, University of Wisconsin, and University of Washington
The John A. Hartford Foundation recently funded a two-year collaborative project to develop a National Center for Family Care Initiatives under the leadership of Judith G. Gonyea of Boston University School of Social Work, Rhonda J.V. Montgomery of University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and Nancy R. Hooyman of University of Washington. The mission of the proposed Center is to […]
SSW Assistant Professor Reynoso Receives Fulbright Grant
Assistant Professor Humberto Reynoso has received a Fulbright Senior Specialist Grant in Anthropology to study the impact of discrimination on individuals and families in indigenous communities in Chiapas, Mexico. Dr. Reynoso will facilitate a Seminar on Racial/Ethnic Discrimination and Health for faculty and graduate students in Social Anthropology from Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios […]
Professor Spencer Selected as Research Fellow for Summer Institute on Mentoring
Professor Renee Spencer has been invited to serve as a Research Fellow in Portland State University’s inaugural Summer Institute on Youth Mentoring. The institute will be held in Portland, Oregon, in July. According to the University, “The Summer Institute offers a truly distinctive educational opportunity for experienced mentoring professionals. Participants attend an intensive week-long seminar […]
IGSW to Provide Training to Emergency Psychiatric Service Providers
The Institute for Geriatric Social Work (IGSW), part of the Boston University School of Social Work (SSW), has partnered with the Massachusetts Behavioral Health Partnership (MBHP) to provide online training in aging to MBHP’s psychiatric service providers. As the “baby boom” generation ages, health and social service professionals are on the cusp of an unprecedented […]
Professor Spencer Receives Scholar Award Supplement for PhD Student
Professor Renee Spencer is pleased to announce that she is receiving a $60,000 supplement ($30,000/year for two years) to her scholar award from the W. T. Grant Foundation to fund BUSSW doctoral student Antoinette (Tona) Basualdo-Delmonico. The award will fund Tona from July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2009 to work with Professor Spencer on her […]
Alumni Association Announces 2007 Awards
The Boston University School of Social Work Alumni Association is pleased to announce its 2007 Alumni Association Award recipients: Outstanding Career in Social Work MARJORIE BETH SUGARMAN (‘75) Smithtown, New York Clinical Social Work Practitioner Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Social Work W. BRUCE ROLLINS (‘78) East Greenwich, Rhode Island Director, Rhode […]
Professor Curtis to Present on Fertility Timing at PAA Conference
BUSSW Professor Marah Curtis will present a paper, "Explaining Variation in Fertility Timing: Evidence from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study," with co-author Dr. Jane Waldfogel of Columbia University at the 2007 Annual Program Meeting for the Population Association of American (PAA). The conference is being held at the Marriott Marquis in New York […]
Three BUSSW Graduates Among 2007 Massachusetts NASW Award Recipients
The Massachusetts Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers will be acknowledging eight exemplary social workers and public citizens in the social and human services arena on March 20, 2007, at the Newton Marriot Hotel, in Newton, Massachusetts. Among this year’s award winners are three BUSSW graduates—Margot Wizansky (’67), David Wizansky (’57), and Heather […]
Joan Wallace-Benjamin to be BUSSW Commencement Speaker
Joan Wallace-Benjamin, Ph.D., Chief of Staff to Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, will be the School’s Commencement speaker on May 20, 2007. In her role as Chief of Staff, Dr. Wallace-Benjamin oversees a staff of over 60; with this team, she works with the Governor to move the Administration’s policy, legislative, and political agenda forward. […]