Professor Paris Shares Expertise at International Conference on Infant Mental Health
Professor Ruth Paris joins international experts at the 18th World Congress of the World Association for Infant Mental Health (WAIMH) being held July 15-19, 2023 in Dublin, Ireland. Professor Paris will share her expertise through presentations on the following topics: Exploring attachment style, reflective functioning and mental health for pregnant women with substance use disorder […]
BUSSW Lecturer Appointed Vice President of Policy and Government Relations for Jumpstart
Kate Warren Barnes, a lecturer at Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW), will join the early education organization Jumpstart for Young Children as its vice president of policy and government relations. In the role, she will spearhead the organization’s policy and advocacy initiatives, working at federal, state and local levels to lobby elected officials […]
Professor Dawn Belkin Martinez Shares Liberation Health Expertise in Greece
Professor Dawn Belkin Martinez from BU School of Social Work recently traveled to Greece to teach the Liberation Health Model, an innovative process she co-created, to more than 400 professionals and social work students. This holistic approach to mental health includes a person’s experiences within a cultural, political, and historical context. “Many social workers don’t […]
BUSSW Faculty & Alumni Share Expertise at International Social Work Symposium
Faculty and alumni from BU School of Social Work (BUSSW) presented at a recent symposium hosted by the International Association for Social Work Groups (IASWG). The presentation, “Understanding Process Groups: An Experiential Workshop,” was given by Lecturer Será Godfrey-Kaplan (MSW’08), Adam Glick (MSW’94), Prof. Mark Gianino, Tfawa Haynes (MSW’07), Crystal Jones (MSW’12), Prof. Donna McLaughlin, […]
Professor Amodeo Receives David Lewis Award for Service to AMERSA
Maryann Amodeo, PhD, LICSW, professor emerita and lecturer at Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW), has been awarded the David Lewis Service to AMERSA Award by the Association for Multidisciplinary Education and Research in Substance Use and Addiction (AMERSA). The award, named for the organization’s founder, recognizes outstanding service to AMERSA and its mission […]
Professor Gómez Co-Authors Chapter on Social Work Response to Sexual Assault in Book on Interpersonal Violence
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 […]
Professor Collins Receives Fulbright Specialist Award to Collaborate with Women & Children’s Rights Organization in Ghana
Professor 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 […]
Alicia Mendez Joins BUSSW as Research Assistant Professor
Alicia Mendez will join Boston University School of Social Work in July 2023 as a research assistant professor. Mendez’s research focuses on intergenerational trauma, child sexual abuse, post-traumatic growth, and the child welfare system. Her dissertation, entitled “The Intergenerational Transmission of Intrafamilial Sexual-Abuse Related Trauma: An Exploration of Family Stories Between Mother and Daughter,” qualitatively […]
Peter Treitler Joins BUSSW Faculty as Assistant Professor
Peter Treitler will join Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) as an assistant professor in the Human Behavior, Research, & Policy Department beginning July 1, 2023. Treitler’s research focuses on how communities and those suffering from substance use disorders are impacted by public policies. In particular, he has investigated how the criminal justice system […]
The Boston Globe: Professor Collins on Barriers in Child Welfare Policy
Professor Mary E. Collins of BU School of Social Work spoke to The Boston Globe about the missing link between child welfare-related tragedies and policy change. Her expertise brings a high-level perspective to the 2014 murder of 5-year-old Jeremiah Oliver which led to major scrutiny of the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF) and […]