Alum Catalina Tang Yan (PhD’22) will host a workshop on creating equitable research approaches by using decolonial, critical race, and feminist lenses. Yan, who is an assistant professor of counseling and psychology at Lesley University, has experience in engaging with youth communities of color in research. This workshop is a part of the BU Graduate […]
In 2012, Prof. Jennifer M. Gómez introduced Cultural Betrayal Trauma Theory to better understand how violence within a marginalized group impacts survivors’ mental health and recovery. Her new book, “The Cultural Betrayal of Black Women & Girls: A Black Feminist Approach to Healing from Sexual Abuse,” explains how to promote Black women’s and girls’ healing […]
Despite the fact that Black communities are more likely to be affected by homicide, limited research has been done on how Black survivors grieve, cope, find justice, and heal from their loved one’s death. A new study by BU School of Social Work Prof. Judith Scott and alum Kendall Morris (PhD’22) aims to support survivors […]
Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan recently invited BUSSW Prof. Christina Lee to share her expertise with the DA’s Opioid Task Force, a group of 60-70 stakeholders throughout the region including providers, first responders, community public health advocates, recovery experts, and others. The task force began as monthly meetings held during the height of the […]