Covid-Related Discrimination Predicts PTSD Symptoms in Asian & Asian American Young Adults

“This paper provides empirical evidence that Covid-19-related discrimination is a serious threat to public health.” A study led by Boston University School of Social Work Professor Hyeouk Chris Hahm has found that increases in anti-Asian discrimination during the Covid-19 pandemic were associated with a coinciding increase in symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among Asian […]

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CISWH News: New Funding Awarded to Project Improving Care Delivery for Children with Medical Complexity

Thanks to renewed funding from HRSA, the CMC CoIIN Project at the Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health at BUSSW will forge ahead in improving care delivery for children with medically complex conditions. Excerpted from “New HRSA Funding Awarded to CMC CoIIN Project to Improve Care Delivery for Children with Medical Complexity” (CISWH […]

SPH News: State Rep. Tami Gouveia (SSW’01) Announces Run for Lieutenant Governor of Mass.

BU School of Social Work alum Tami Gouveia (SSW’01, SPH’02,’20) has announced that she will enter the running for lieutenant governor of Massachusetts, the second ranking office in the state’s executive branch. A public health social worker for more than two decades, Gouveia entered politics when she was elected to represent Massachusetts’ 14th district in […]

Professor DeVoe Named Associate Dean for Research

Professor Ellen DeVoe, a nationally recognized expert in trauma and families, has been appointed associate dean for research as of July 1, 2021, following the successful tenure of Professor Renée Spencer as interim associate dean. DeVoe has been a faculty member at the BU School of Social Work since 2005, when she joined the clinical […]

Doctoral Candidate Catalina Tang Yan and Grassroots Parent Advocates Receive ARDRAW Grant

BUSSW doctoral candidate Catalina Tang Yan, in collaboration with parent advocates Angélica Bachour and Consuelo J. Pérez, received the Social Security Administration’s Analyzing Relationships between Disability, Rehabilitation, and Work (ARDRAW) grant, a one-year program that awards a $10,000 stipend to graduate-level students to foster new analysis of work, rehabilitation, and disability issues. Tang Yan, whose […]

Doctoral Student Adrianna Spindle-Jackson Awarded Hariri Graduate Student Fellowship

Adrianna Spindle-Jackson, a second-year doctoral student at Boston University School of Social Work, has been selected by BU’s Hariri Institute for Computing as a Hariri Graduate Student Fellow. This honor is appointed to outstanding, data-driven PhD students to support their research goals and continued success in their graduate program. As part of the fellowship, Spindle-Jackson […]