Using VR to Address Social Determinants of Health
A pilot project co-led by BUSSW professor Linda Sprague Martinez uses virtual reality (VR) as a teaching tool An estimated 70% of variation in health outcomes and rates of hospitalization are attributable to Social Determinants of Health (SDoH), a group of factors that includes housing, income, employment and education. Although SDoH screening during medical visits […]
BUSSW Votes: 2020 Voter Registration Drives
Updated March 15, 2020 In every presidential election and primary, there are voting-eligible U.S. citizens who don’t vote because they don’t meet voter registration deadlines and requirements. We believe that every vote counts, and that it is vital that we address this obstacle. This year, BUSSW is dedicated to facilitating voter registration across our School […]
A Typical Day at a First-Year Placement
Hi! My name is Alex and I am a BU School of Social Work student ambassador at the Charles River campus. I am currently a first-year student with a clinical practice major. I am also pursuing the Trauma and Violence specialization. In this blog I provide an overview of field education and describe what an […]
MSW Class Partners With Town of Winthrop to Address Hoarding
MetroBridge sparks collaboration at Charles River Campus BUSSW MSW students in lecturer Heidi Sulman’s “Mental Health and Social Policy” course recently applied their studies to real-world needs in the town of Winthrop, Massachusetts, as part of Boston University’s MetroBridge program. MetroBridge, a program established by BU Initiative on Cities, enlists BU faculty and their classes […]
Message from the Dean: Associate Dean Ken Schulman Retires
Dear BUSSW Community, Happy New Year! As we begin this new year and decade, I want to share news about a significant change here at BUSSW – our esteemed friend and colleague Ken Schulman, associate dean for enrollment services and alumni relations, will retire from Boston University this coming June 30, 2020, after 40 plus […]
Denita Johnson Succeeds Trudy Zimmerman as Assistant Dean for Field Education
BUSSW is pleased to announce that Denita Johnson will assume the position of assistant dean for field education effective January 1st, 2020. Johnson is currently the school’s assistant director for field education and previously served as BUSSW’s field coordinator for the Charles River and Worcester campuses. During her time at BUSSW, she has been a […]
Doctoral Candidate Maggie Thomas Receives SSWR’s Doctoral Fellows Award
BUSSW doctoral candidate Maggie Thomas has received the 2020 Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) Doctoral Fellows Award – recognizing and supporting doctoral students whose proposed dissertation research reflects innovative ideas and rigorous methodologies related to social work research, policy, or practice. Award recipients are considered exemplars of excellence in doctoral level social work […]
Professor Azzi-Lessing Works with South African Researchers to Improve Home-Visiting Services in Eastern Cape Province
At a conference held in Cape Town, South Africa for the nation’s social work educators, clinical professor Lenette Azzi-Lessing joined South African researcher and professor Kim Schmidt to present findings from their study on the experiences of home-visitors working with some of that nation’s most vulnerable families. Early childhood development (ECD) home-visiting, a model of […]
Public Health Social Work in Action: Bridging Divides to Transform Healthcare
Profile of Bonnie Wennerstrom, MSW, MPH, Healthier Washington Connector, Seattle, WA Bonnie Wennerstrom is a 2011/2012 graduate of the MSW/MPH Program at Boston University, where she majored in Clinical Practice at the School of Social Work and Maternal and Child Health at the School of Public Health. Bonnie chose an MSW/MPH program as a result of […]
Mass. Health & Human Services Secretary Marylou Sudders (SSW’78) Named BUSSW 2020 Commencement Speaker
Marylou Sudders (SSW’78) will be the featured speaker at this year’s BUSSW commencement ceremony for the Class of 2020. A successful and outspoken alumna of the school, Sudders serves as secretary of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health & Human Services (EOHHS), the largest executive agency in the state, where she oversees twelve agencies and […]