Jennifer M. Gómez, an assistant professor at BU School of Social Work (BUSSW), is a contributing author to the new book, “Interpersonal Violence: The Social Work Response,” edited by Tricia Bent-Goodley. According to publisher NASW Press, the book highlights the need for social workers to understand the “evolving and persistent landscape of interpersonal violence,” and […]
Prof. Mary Collins from BU School of Social Work has received a 2023 Fulbright Specialist Award to support her upcoming collaboration in Tamale, Ghana. For five weeks, she will be working with Songtaba, a human rights organization that advocates for women, girls, and other marginalized people in underserved communities. The project’s activities will focus on […]
A new book by Prof. Jennifer M. Gómez from BU School of Social Work explores the unique harm that Black women and girls experience after sexual violence from Black men. Gómez recently spoke to Dr. Lisa Danylchuk on two episodes of her podcast, “How We Can Heal.” The first episode focuses on Cultural Betrayal Trauma […]
How might violence affect marginalized people diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)? Prof. Jennifer M. Gómez will present “Cultural Betrayal Trauma Theory & The Relational Paradox: Implications for People Diagnosed with BPD,” at the 18th annual Yale-National Education Alliance for BPD Conference. Her talk will discuss Cultural Betrayal Trauma Theory and her expertise on how […]