New Study by Professor Hahm Reveals Unexpected Findings Behind Youth Suicide Increase During COVID-19
Suicide is one of the leading causes of death in young people in the United States. Early in the COVID-19 crisis, the impact of the pandemic on youth suicide was unclear, but new research shows that suicide deaths among young people increased substantially when COVID-19 took root in the U.S. in March 2020. In a […]
SRCD Asian Caucus: Professor Judith Scott Recognized for New Study on Supporting Asian Parents in Discussing Racism
Professor Judith Scott from BU School of Social Work (BUSSW) was featured as a Spotlight member of the Society for Research in Child Development’s (SRCD) Asian Caucus for her work with Asian communities. In an interview with the caucus, Professor Scott discusses her new study on the protective effects of ethnic-racial socialization (ERS). ERS refers […]
Luis R. Alvarez-Hernandez Joins BUSSW Faculty as Assistant Professor
Luis R. Alvarez-Hernandez will join Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) as a tenure-track assistant professor beginning July 1, 2023. A licensed clinical social worker and scholar, Alvarez-Hernandez’s research is focused on the well-being of Latinx, LGBTQ+, and immigrant and refugee communities with particular attention to the experiences of people living at the intersections […]
Professor Sprague Martinez Receives NIH HEAL Award for Community Partnership
Associate Professor Linda Sprague Martinez of Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) recently received the HEAL Director’s Award for Community Partnership at the annual NIH HEAL Initiative Investigator Meeting in Bethesda, Maryland. The award recognizes HEAL-funded researchers who have demonstrated a commitment to community partnerships through community-based participatory research methods, integrating feedback from people […]
Medical News Today: Professor Miller on Food Insufficiency & Cognitive Decline
In an article by Medical News Today, Daniel P. Miller, an associate professor at Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW), weighs in on a recent study about the relationship between food insufficiency and cognitive decline among older adults. The study found that food insufficiency among older adults was linked to cognitive declines, and that these […]
Greater Boston Today with George Knight: Professor Copeland Discusses Motivations Behind Racism Denial
Professor Phillipe Copeland at BU School of Social Work recently shared his expertise on why people deny the realities of racism. In an interview with host George Knight, he explains that people use racism denial to preserve and avoid confrontation with familiar existing power structures that benefit them. Excerpt from an interview on “Greater Boston […]
Professor Lee’s Research Featured in Congressional Materials
As part of BU’s advocacy on Capitol Hill, BU Federal Relations develops materials for Congress that demonstrate how the University utilizes federal funding. Their website serves as a resource for members of Congress and their staff to learn how the University’s research and programs help their constituents. To encourage support for the National Institutes for Health […]
Middlesex County DA Turns to Professor Christina Lee for Expertise on Anti-Racism in Substance Use Treatment
Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan recently invited BUSSW Professor 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 […]
Professor Ha Selected to Lead National Effort to Improve Data Systems in Early Childhood Care & Education
Yoonsook Ha of BU School of Social Work has been selected to serve as a subject-matter expert facilitator for one of the research collaboratives created under the new Child Care and Early Education Policy Research Consortium (CCEEPRC) which was established by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation […]
BUSSW Faculty & Student Awarded Best Quantitative Article by Families in Society Journal
An article on family engagement in the child welfare system by BU School of Social Work faculty members Astraea Augsberger and Mary E. Collins and MSW student Benjamin Levine was named one of the best quantitative articles of 2022 by social services journal Families in Society. Cristina Mogro-Wilson, the journal’s editor-in-chief, says their article was […]