Professor Ellen DeVoe Named Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Professor Ellen DeVoe, a nationally recognized expert in trauma and families, has been appointed associate dean for academic affairs beginning July 1, 2022. DeVoe has been a faculty member at the BU School of Social Work since 2005, when she joined the clinical practice department as an assistant professor. Since then, she has served as […]
Professor Donna McLaughlin Presents at the IASWG Symposium: From Social Separation to Social Solidarity
Clinical Associate Professor McLaughlin will present “Exploring the Experience of Loss and Grief during the Pandemic: The Heightened Need for Connecting in Groups at the 2022 International Association for Social Work with Groups (IASWG ) Symposium: From Social Separation to Social Solidarity. From June 16-18, group workers from across the globe will participate and present […]
WGBH Greater Boston: Professor Augsberger & Colleagues Discuss the Vital Role of Youth Voices in Healthcare
The voices of teens and young adults are crucial to improving health outcomes, but their opinions are not often considered. BUSSW Professor Astraea Augsberger, Katherine Gergen Barnett, MD, from BU School of Medicine/BMC, and student Osasenaga Idahor are working to change this. They spoke with WGBH’s Liz Neisloss on Greater Boston about their yearlong research […]
Professor Davis Designs Antiracist Curricula Through BU Fellowship Program
Ashley Davis, a clinical associate professor at BU School of Social Work, is one of thirteen inaugural fellows of the Designing Antiracism Curricula Fellowship Program at Boston University. Sponsored through a partnership between BU Diversity & Inclusion, the Center for Antiracist Research and the Center for Teaching and Learning, the program tasks each fellow with […]
Three Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Positions Open at BUSSW
As one of the nation’s top schools of social work, Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in education, research, and evidence-based practice to solve the most pressing societal problems of the 21st century. BUSSW views the racial, cultural, and social diversity of our faculty, staff, and students […]
Professor Paris & Colleagues Develop Free Curriculum Guide on Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health
As part of a series from the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), Professor Ruth Paris helped develop a free curriculum guide on infant and early childhood mental health (IECMH). While there has been a movement to integrate more focus in this area, only a few schools including Boston University School of Social Work offer […]
Lecturers M. Emilia Bianco and Chloe Frankel Join BUSSW Faculty
Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) has hired two new full-time lecturers to its faculty: M. Emilia Bianco, PhD, who will join the Macro Department, and Chloe Frankel, MSW, LICSW, who will join the Clinical Department. Bianco is a researcher and educator specializing in immigrant families and global humanitarian relief work. She earned her […]
Professor Phillipe Copeland Named a Public Impact Scholar for BU’s Initiative on Cities
The BU Initiative on Cities (IOC) has named Professor Phillipe Copeland one of their 2022 Public Impact Scholars. Each year, the Public Impact Scholars program selects faculty from across BU to participate in an interdisciplinary cohort designed to influence positive societal change within local and state policy. As an expert in antiracist education, health equity, […]
Dean’s Message: Longtime Clinical Associate Professor Janice Furlong Retires
Dear SSW Community, I am writing to share important news about one of our long-time faculty members — Clinical Associate Professor Janice Furlong — has announced her plan to retire from Boston University on June 30, 2022. While we are thrilled for her as she starts a new phase of life, it is bittersweet for […]
5/16: Professor Keefe & Staff Showcase Innovative Workforce Development Partnerships at BU Faculty Forum
Browyn Keefe, a research assistant professor at Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW), will give the BU community an inside look at two of her latest projects on May 16th at the 2022 Faculty Forum hosted by Boston University Digital Learning & Innovation. Reflecting the forum’s theme of “reimagining community,” the projects represent two […]