Professor Ruth Paris joins an array of experts at the Education for Equity & Democracy Symposium to be held June 21–23, 2021. Hosted by BU Wheelock School of Education and co-sponsored by BUSSW, the conference asks the question, “Is the ‘American experiment’ at risk of failure?” and explores the systemic inequities that threaten our democratic […]
A multidisciplinary team including BU School of Social Work Assistant Professor Astraea Augsberger and MSW/MPH dual degree student Gloria Ng received a 2021 Early Stage Urban Research Award from BU Initiative on Cities (IOC). The team will research youth emergency mental health response in Boston. The team’s primary goal is to create a compendium of […]
A Boston Globe article on the impact of Covid-related anti-Asian racism on mental health cites Professor Hyeouk Chris Hahm’s research among three new studies indicating that Asian Americans are grappling with high rates of psychological distress. Excerpted from “Asian Americans who experienced COVID-related racism report increased levels of anxiety, depression, and PTSD” (Boston Globe) by Deanna Pan: The […]
BU’s Clinical & Translational Science Institute (CTSI) has awarded Assistant Professor Robert Eschmann an NIH KL2 grant for “Resisting Racism: An Investigation of the Effects of Racism on Health and Wellbeing, Protective Mechanisms, and a Technology-based Intervention.” The $298,000 two-year award will fund an investigation of the barriers to responding to racial microaggressions, and the […]