BU CISS News: Professor Jacobson López Reflects on Social Science Research
Each month, the BU Center for Innovation in Social Science (CISS) highlights an affiliated professor who works with the center. Professor Jacobson López from BU School of Social Work (BUSSW) was recently awarded a CISS grant to examine ways to improve healthcare services for gay and bisexual Black and/or Latino male sexual assault survivors. In […]
Bostonia: Professor Belkin Martinez Shares Her Experiences as a Professor, Social Worker, & Activist
In an article celebrating activism among Boston University faculty, Professor Dawn Belkin Martinez from BU School of Social Work recounted her decades-long activist history while teaching and practicing social work. Belkin Martinez, who also serves as the School’s first associate dean of Equity & Inclusion, described protesting the Reagan administration’s involvement in Nicaragua, protecting a […]
Professor Gómez Contributes Expertise on Sexual Abuse to New Book on Black Activism
Jennifer M. Gómez, an assistant professor at Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW), contributed an important chapter on sexual abuse and healing in a new book examining Black activism from 2000-2022. Her chapter, titled “Black Activism from the Ivory Tower: Cultural Betrayal, Sexual Abuse, and Healing for Black Women and Girls,” offers a Black […]
9/21: CTSI Community Engagement Speaker Series Features BUSSW Community
Members of BU School of Social Work (BUSSW) and Boston Medical Center (BMC) will give a panel discussion on community engagement as part of the BU Clinical & Translational Science Institute’s (CTSI) Community Engagement Speaker Series. Astraea Augsberger, BUSSW professor and investigator for BU CTSI, will moderate the discussion on “Community Engagement Across Campus: Resources […]
Professor Hahm’s Research Suggests Caring Teachers May Decrease Early Sexual Initiation in Black LGBTQ Youth Exposed to Violence
Exposure to peer and neighborhood violence can cause early sexual initiation among young people, which puts them at higher risk of harassment, assault, trafficking, exposure to sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and unintended pregnancy. A recent study co-authored by Professor Hyeouk Chris Hahm from BU School of Social Work suggests that teachers may mitigate the risk […]
NorthJersey.com: Professor Byrne Sheds Light on Housing Barriers After Tragedy in Bergen, NJ
Thomas Byrne, an associate professor at Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW), provides insight into the barriers that prevent people from finding housing in an article in NorthJersey.com about artist Matthew Keenan, who recently died after years of struggling with alcohol use and homelessness. Excerpted from “When pals of a Bergen artist heard he […]
BUSSW Researchers Examine Role of Palliative Social Work in Interprofessional Care Teams
Increased demand for palliative care has made it more important than ever for the interprofessional teams providing the care to collaborate at the highest level of efficiency and success. Researchers at Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) investigated the role palliative social workers play in these teams in a recent study that collected feedback […]
BUSSW Faculty, Staff, Students & Alumni Share Community Engagement Expertise Through CTSI Speaker Series
Faculty, staff, doctoral students, and alumni from Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) brought community engagement expertise to the university and beyond this year with a speaker series hosted through the BU Clinical & Translational Science Institute’s (CTSI) Community Engagement Program. The Building a Culture of Community Engagement Speaker Series was led by Linda […]
CISWH News: Professor Jorge Delva Calls for More Actionable Social Work Research
In a recent interview, Professor Jorge Delva from BU School of Social Work – and former director of the Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health (CISWH) at BUSSW* – shared his thoughts on a research paper he co-authored on the topic of actionable social work research. He explained that after earning a seat […]
Professor Williams Explores Role of Political Cartoons in Black Religious & Cultural Movements
The relationship to different geographies – and migration between them – is an essential component of Black history and culture in the United States. In an article published in Southern Cultures, Darien Alexander Williams, assistant professor at BU School of Social Work (BUSSW), explores how Black Americans used newspaper networks and political art to reorient these geographies […]