Three faculty from Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) have been awarded small research grants to investigate critical social issues affecting marginalized communities. The funding is part of the school’s small grants program, an initiative launched by Prof. Ellen Devoe in 2022 and supported by then Dean Jorge Delva, to provide direct financial support […]
Prof. Jennifer M. Gómez’s book, “The Cultural Betrayal Trauma of Black Women and Girls: A Black Feminist Approach to Healing from Sexual Abuse,” highlights the compounded trauma Black women experience when sexual violence is perpetrated within their own communities, as it breaches both personal trust and shared cultural bonds. A recent review of her book […]
In an interview with BU Today, Prof. Ellen DeVoe of Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) draws from her extensive expertise as a trauma researcher to explain the psychological impact of the Los Angeles wildfires and what survivors will need to heal. Excerpt from “Trauma from Los Angeles Fires Will Take a Village to Treat” […]
Jennifer M. Gómez, PhD, an assistant professor at Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW), recently shared her expertise at the Action Collaborative on Preventing Sexual Harassment in Higher Education 2024 Public Summit held by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, & Medicine (NASEM) at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan. Prof. Gómez’s talk, […]