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Int’l Trauma & Dissociation Conference, Co-Sponsored by BUSSW, Features Profs. Gómez & Mendez, Dean Jones, and BUSSW Trauma Specialization

The 42nd Annual Conference of the International Society for the Study of Trauma & Dissociation (ISSTD), co-sponsored by Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW), showcased the leading role of BUSSW faculty and programming in trauma-related research and practice. Prof. Jennifer M. Gómez – who led a pre-conference workshop, paper session, and luncheon – received Honorable Mention for […]

3/26: BUSSW Co-Sponsors Sargent College’s 2025 Drench Lecture with Tracy Kidder 

Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) is a co-sponsor of BU Sargent College’s 2025 Meredith E. Drench Lecture, “Variations on the Problem of Goodness,” delivered by world-renowned author Tracy Kidder.   Among Tracy Kidder’s enormously influential books is “Mountains Beyond Mountains” which chronicles the extraordinary work of Dr. Paul Farmer, a pivotal figure in […]

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Prof. Williams Joins BU Initiative on Cities’ 2025 Public Impact Scholars Cohort

Dr. Darien Alexander Williams, assistant professor of macro practice at Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW), was selected to join 20 other cutting-edge BU researchers as the 2025 cohort of BU Initiative on Cities’ Public Impact Scholars program. Hailing from six colleges and 13 departments across the university, Williams and his cohort will participate […]

Assistant Professor Jennifer M. Gómez

Prof. Gómez Plays Leading Role in 2025 ISSTD Conference, March 15-17

Dr. Jennifer M. Gómez, assistant professor at Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW), plays a leading role at the 42nd Annual Conference of the International Society for the Study of Trauma & Dissociation (ISSTD), March 15-17, 2025, in Boston, Mass., co-sponsored by BUSSW. Prof. Gómez, a member of the ISSTD board of directors, will […]