BUSSW Ranked 8th in Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index
The Boston University School of Social Work ranks eighth among schools of social work with doctoral programs on the 2005 Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index, according to a report in the January 12, 2007 issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education. BUSSW is the only school of social work in New England to be ranked in […]
Alumni Assume Prominent Roles with Gubernatorial Transition Team
Two BUSSW alumni are working in prominent roles with the new Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick/Lt. Governor Tim Murray transitional team. Marylou Sudders (’78), former Commissioner of the Department of Mental Health and current President and CEO of the Massachusetts Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children, is Chair of the Human Services Working Group. And, […]
Professor Spencer to Deliver Keynote at Mentoring Conference
BUSSW Professor Renee Spencer will be one of two keynote speakers at the Friends of Youth 8th Annual Mentoring Conference, Mentoring: Art or Science, to be held January 25 and 26, 2007, in Redwood Shores, California. In Spencer’s keynote, “Building and Sustaining High Quality Mentoring Relationships,” the factors that tend to be associated with […]
Professor Rob Hudson Honored for 10 years of Editorship
BUSSW Professor Rob Hudson was honored at the 2006 Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) for having completed ten years as Editor of Public Policy & Aging Report, the quarterly publication of GSA’s National Academy on an Aging Society. The meeting was held in Dallas from November 16 to 20. In addition […]
BUSSW Presence Significant at APHA Conference in Boston
Several BUSSW faculty, staff, alumni, and students presented at the 134th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, which was held November 5 to 8 in Boston. Faculty presenters included Professors Scott Miyake Geron, Judith Gonyea, Hyeouk Chris Hahm, Rob Hudson, Lena Lundgren, Joe Merighi, Ruth Paris, and Betty Ruth; Bronwyn Keefe, of the Institute for Geriatric Social […]
BUSSW Announces Fall 2006 Colloquium/Seminar Calendar
Thursday, October 19 3:00-4:30 pm Conant Lounge Social Welfare Analysis Colloquium Presenter: Samantha Friedman; Assistant Professor of Sociology, Northeastern University Wednesday, October 25 12:15- 1:45 pm Conant Lounge The Family Therapy Certificate Program colloquium. Topic: “Clinical Work with LGBT Families” Presenter: Tracey Rogers, Ph.D. Wednesday, October 25 12:15- 2:00 pm BUSSW Student Lounge Racism Brown […]
BUSSW Students Participate in Innovative GEM Consortium
As the number of older adults is expected to triple in the coming decades, new workforce opportunities have emerged for social workers who specialize in aging. As the baby boom generation ages and life expectancy grows, demand for social workers continues to increase. Yet a 2004 national survey by the National Association of Social Workers […]
SSW Faculty Member Receives BU Professorship
Dr. Marah Curtis, Assistant Professor in the School’s Social Welfare Policy Department, has been awarded three years of salary and research support as a Boston University Peter Paul Development Professorships. The Professorship recognizes new faculty members with great promise in their field. Dr. Curtis is one of four recipients of this award for the 2006/2007 academic year. Dr. […]
SSW Professors Receive Important New Grants
The federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has awarded BUSSW a grant to test whether providing mobile mental health and health services will result in a reduction of HIV risky behaviors among a sample of 700 Puerto Rican injection drug users. The grant includes $500,000 for the outcome evaluation and $2,000,000 for […]
New Faculty Join BUSSW in 2006/07
The Boston University School of Social Work welcomes the following new faculty in 2006/2007: FULL-TIME FACULTY Jordana Muroff, Ph.D., M.S.W., Assistant Professor, received her MSW and PhD from the University of Michigan joins the Clinical Practice Department. In academic year 2005-2006 she was a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Michigan in the Program for Improving […]