Hidden Talent Spotlight: Ina L. B. Frye (Financial Aid Manager)
In this month’s “Hidden Talent Spotlight,” we interviewed Ina L. B. Frye (Financial Aid Manager). Frye has worked at Boston University since 1980. We hear you have a hidden talent—what is it? I do a lot of crafts, but knitting is my passion. Sometimes I even include crocheting into the things I knit. When did […]
BUSSW Receives Award for SWRNet at Society for Social Work and Research Conference
During the Plenary Session on January 15 at the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) Conference in New Orleans, LA, Dean Steketee was asked to come to the stage to receive a surprise award for BUSSW’s management of SWRnet (Social Work Research Network), the online compendium of research funding and related research opportunities disseminated […]
Luz Lopez (Clinical Associate Professor) Paticipates in the Fellows Program of The Partnership
Dr. Luz López (Clinical Associate Professor) is participating in the Fellows Program of The Partnership, a Boston-based organization that focuses on talent management solutions for professionals of color. She was recommended for this program by Dean Steketee and selected as part of a group of mid-career leaders who are seeking to strengthen their leadership toolkit. […]
Alumni Q&A: Cate Johnston (’12)
“I never heard of macro social work before looking into graduate school,” Cate Johnston (’12) said. Johnston worked in nonprofit management before attending graduate school and was interested in both social work and an MBA in nonprofit management. “The School of Social Work’s program was the perfect intersection of the two fields I’m interested in,” […]
Boston University School of Social Work Professional Education Program Introduces Trauma Certificate Program
We are pleased to announce a new professional development opportunity from the Professional Education Programs at Boston University School of Social Work. Certificate Program in the Treatment of Trauma Because trauma is a critically emerging and rapidly evolving field, mental health professionals need integrated up-to-date training in working with diverse populations affected by wide ranging […]
BUSSW Community Organizes for Justice in Wake of Recent Grand Jury Decisions
In the wake of the recent Grand Jury decisions not to indict the police officers who killed Eric Garner and Michael Brown, our community at BUSSW has found ways to come together for justice and healing. In Boston on December 4, students, alumni, faculty, administrators, and staff came together with thousands of others at Boston […]
Marylou Sudders (’78) Appointed New Massachusetts Health and Human Services Chief
Governor-elect Charlie Baker recently appointed former mental health commissioner Marylou Sudders (’78) to lead his administration’s health and human services secretariat. Sudders is currently an associate professor of health and mental health at Boston College’s Graduate School of Social Work. She graduated BU School of Social Work. Sudders previously served as commissioner of mental health […]
BUSSW Professor Present at Several Fall Conferences
Boston University School of Social Work professors traveled the world this fall presenting and sharing their expertise with audiences at various conferences, including the Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting, the Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting, the Addiction Health Services Research Conference, and more. Below is a list of the BU […]
Lisa Zerden (PhD’09) Receives $1.4 Million Federal Grant for Integrative Healthcare Project
When we learned that Lisa Zerden (PhD’09) recently received $1.4 million in federal funding for her innovative integrative healthcare project, we were anxious to learn more about her vision for the future of primary care as well as her work as a professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Zerden told the […]
Fall Faculty Updates: Renee Spencer, Associate Professor and Chair of Human Behavior in the Social Environment
Professor Renee Spencer will deliver a keynote talk titled, “Realizing the Promise of Youth Mentoring,” at Mentors in Schools: Research in Action, sponsored by the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland on November 27. In September, Professor Spencer held a project launch meeting in Seattle, WA, for a new 4-year project, “Developing a Model for Delivering […]