Betsy McAlister Groves to be SSW Commencement Speaker
Betsy McAlister Groves, MSW, LICSW, a BUSSW alumna and the founding Director of the Child Witness to Violence Project at Boston Medical Center, will be the Boston University School of Social Work Commencement speaker on May 18, 2008. Betsy’s practice and research interests include the impact of community and family violence on young children and […]
Professor Gonyea Presents at National Meeting on Aging
Professor Judith Gonyea presented on “Employment and Civic Engagement Opportunities for Aging Lower-Income Baby Boomers” at the National Council on Aging and the American Society on Aging Annual Meeting on March 29, 2008 in Washington, DC. She shared the session on Community Service and Employment with Anthony Sarmiento, Executive Director of Senior Service America, Inc. For […]
SSW Professor, Graduate Publish New Book
Professor Melvin Delgado and Huiquan (Mary) Zhou, a 2007 graduate, have co-authored a new book, Youth-led Health Promotion in Urban Communities: A Community Capacity-Enhancement Perspective (New York: Rowan & Littlefield). Dr. Delgado is Chair of the Macro Practice Department at the School; Mary is now a doctoral student at the University of Pennsylvania School of […]
Doctoral Student Presents on Hoarding
BUSSW doctoral student Christiana Bratiotis presented on Understanding Compulsive Hoarding as part of the Lahey Clinic’s (Burlington, Massachusetts) Social Work Lunchtime Series on March 26. Christiana also is co-presenting How to Talk to Someone with a Hoarding Problem with Jesse Edsell-Vetter of the Metropolitan Boston Housing Partnership. The presentation is being made to housing site […]
Alumna Donates $123,600 in Scholarship Support
The School of Social Work has received two important new gifts from an alumna who wishes to remain anonymous: A gift of $100,000—the largest individual gift (other than bequests) that the School has ever received—will establish The Richard B. DeWolfe Scholarship Fund. This shall be a permanently endowed fund, the income of which shall provide […]
Professor Curtis to Present at Population Association Conference
Professor Marah Curtis is presenting at the Population Association of America Conference in New Orleans, April 17 to 19. Her topic, “The Effect of Incarceration on Fathers’ Health,” is part of a session titled Family Context and Health Outcomes for Parents and Children. For more information, please contact Dr. Curtis at mcurtis@bu.edu
BUSSW Community Featured in Groupwork Conference
BUSSW faculty, alumni, and students feature prominently in The Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups (AASWG), Inc. and Wheelock College Spring Conference and AASWG Chapter Meeting on March 28, 2008 at Wheelock College in Boston. Professor Donna McLaughlin (’94) and Mary Lisbon (’94) are co-chairing the conference, The Power of Groupwork: Transforming Society […]
Alumna Presents Paper at African Studies Conference
Allison B. Taylor, a 1999 graduate, presented a paper entitled, "Talking to the ‘Real’ Somalis: Identity and Authenticity in an African Diaspora," at the Boston University Graduate Research Conference in African Studies on March 15. Her paper was based on preliminary fieldwork she conducted last summer in Mombasa, Kenya, for her dissertation research on trauma […]
Special Programs Announced for March and April
CHANGE IS IN THE AIR:WILL SOCIAL WORK BE A PLAYER? Hubie Jones (’57)Dean EmeritusBoston University School of Social Work A National Social Work Month Program BUSSW Dean Emeritus Hubie Jones examines the dynamic and exciting current political, economic, and social climate and the role and response of social workers. Monday, March 31, 20087:00 to 8:30 p.m.Boston […]
Evaluation and Program Planning Special Issue Features Numerous BUSSW Contributors
Announcing the Release of a Special Issue of Evaluation and Program Planning HIV Outreach and Substance Abuse Treatment for Latino Drug Users: Implications for Program Planning Special Guest Editors: Lena M. Lundgren, Ph.D.Associate ProfessorSocial Welfare PolicyDirector, Center for Addictions Research and Services Melvin Delgado, Ph.D.Professor Chair, Macro PracticeCo-Director, Center for Addictions Research and Services Please see […]