BUSSW Researchers Examine Role of Palliative Social Work in Interprofessional Care Teams
Increased demand for palliative care has made it more important than ever for the interprofessional teams providing the care to collaborate at the highest level of efficiency and success. Researchers at Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) investigated the role palliative social workers play in these teams in a recent study that collected feedback […]
Professor Williams Explores Role of Political Cartoons in Black Religious & Cultural Movements
The relationship to different geographies – and migration between them – is an essential component of Black history and culture in the United States. In an article published in Southern Cultures, Darien Alexander Williams, assistant professor at BU School of Social Work (BUSSW), explores how Black Americans used newspaper networks and political art to reorient these geographies […]
BUSSW Conducts National Search for Macro Social Work Faculty
Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) is conducting a national search for two positions in macro social work: an associate professor with tenure, and a non-tenure track clinical assistant professor. We invite persons with a strong commitment to justice-based practice, scholarship, and teaching in macro social work to apply to join our faculty in […]
Program Co-Director Claudio Martinez & Local Journalist Awarded Funding for News Outlet Serving Communities of Color
Claudio Martinez, a program co-director at BU School of Social Work (BUSSW), is teaming up with journalist Yawu Miller to develop a news outlet that fills a critical information gap for communities of color in the Greater Boston area. Their outlet will focus on community issues including politics, public policy, community development and race, as […]
Professor Gómez Publishes Book on Cultural Betrayal Trauma Theory
What is cultural betrayal, and how does it affect Black women and girls who have survived sexual abuse? Jennifer M. Gómez, PhD, an assistant professor at Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW), delivers an in-depth exploration of the topic in a new book published by the American Psychological Association. Titled “The Cultural Betrayal of […]
Professor Sprague Martinez Moderates NASEM Panel on Long COVID
Linda Sprague Martinez, associate professor at Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW), moderated a panel for a two-day national symposium on long Covid hosted by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM). Professor Sprague Martinez’s session focused on less-studied long COVID symptoms and gaps in evidence. The session featured the deputy chief […]
Incoming Dean Barbara Jones Receives Quality of Life Award from Association of Oncology Social Work
The Association of Oncology Social Work (AOSW) presented its 2023 Quality of Life in Cancer Care Award to Barbara Jones, PhD, MSW, the incoming dean of Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW). The award recognizes her contributions and dedication to quality-of-life care for cancer survivors. As the award recipient, Jones delivered the Quality of […]
BUSSW Lecturer Appointed Vice President of Policy and Government Relations for Jumpstart
Kate Warren Barnes, a lecturer at Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW), will join the early education organization Jumpstart for Young Children as its vice president of policy and government relations. In the role, she will spearhead the organization’s policy and advocacy initiatives, working at federal, state and local levels to lobby elected officials […]
PhD Student Emily Lamunu Receives Fellowship to Support Pediatric AIDS Foundation in Uganda
The BU Global Development Policy Center (GDP) has awarded a Summer in the Field Fellowship to doctoral student Emily Lamunu of BU School of Social Work (BUSSW) to work with the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) in Uganda. Her role will focus on supporting knowledge management and documentation related to the closure of the […]
Verywell Mind: BUSSW Lecturer Shares Mental Health Tips for Fathers
The popular mental health publication Verywell Mind interviewed Rebecca Minor, a lecturer at BU School of Social Work (BUSSW), to find out how fathers can find and create safe spaces to talk about mental health. A clinical social worker and gender specialist, Minor’s expertise brings an important perspective to the article about survey findings that […]