Category: Health and Public Health

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11/21: Lecturer Cristina Araujo Brinkerhoff (PhD’23) Invited to Present Keynote Speech at Int’l Public Policy Forum in Brazil

BU School of Social Work (BUSSW) lecturer and alum Cristina Araujo Brinkerhoff (PhD’23) will be the keynote speaker at an international public policy symposium taking place in Vitória, Brazil, Nov. 21-23. In her presentation, “Building Healthy Communities: The Global is Local,” Dr. Brinkerhoff will explore migration, particularly, Brazilian migration to Massachusetts; culture and the importance […]

BUSSW at CSWE 2024: Faculty, Staff & Alumni Present at Nation’s Leading Social Work Education Conference, Oct. 24-27

Faculty, staff, and alumni from Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) will present cutting-edge research, curriculum innovations and organizational advancements to a national audience of social work educators at the Council on Social Work Education’s (CSWE) 70th Annual Program Meeting (APM). Held October 24-27, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo., the annual conference is the […]

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STAT: Gavin Fraser (MSW’25) Advocates for Better Transgender and Gender Diverse Maternal Health Care

Healthcare often marginalizes transgender and gender diverse (TGD) birthing people, leading to inadequate or even harmful prenatal care. In an opinion piece for STAT, MSW student and research assistant Gavin Fraser (MSW’25) from BU School of Social Work shares their birthing experience and reports on the medical realities for TGD birthing people in America today.  […]

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