4/28: Professor Dawn Belkin Martinez Moderates NASW Panel on Social Work & Environmental Justice
Professor Dawn Belkin Martinez, a researcher and expert on anti-oppressive practice, will moderate an upcoming National Association of Social Workers (NASW) panel as part of NASW’s 2022 Virtual Social Work Symposium. The session will explore why climate change is an increasingly significant health issue for communities of color and how social workers can address the […]
Professor Sprague Martinez Leads Health Equity Core for Long Covid Project at Harvard Medical School
Health equity expert Linda Sprague Martinez, PhD, an associate professor at BU School of Social Work, is bringing her expertise to a new working group researching Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 – a now-pervasive condition commonly referred to as “long COVID.” The working group is part of Harvard Medical School’s Massachusetts Consortium on Pathogen Readiness which […]
BU Researchers & Colleagues Share How to Center Racial Equity in Substance Use Research
One of the most effective ways to improve social work research is to share the unexpected lessons we learn along the way with the greater research community. A recent paper published in the American Journal of Public Health about the Helping to End Addiction Long-Term Communities Study (HEALing Communities Study or HCS) provides an overview […]
Professor Jacobson López Named Visiting Fellow at Yale AIDS Research Center
Daniel Jacobson López, assistant professor at Boston University School of Social Work, will be a visiting fellow in the Research Education Institute for Diversity Scholars (REIDS) at the Yale School of Public Health’s Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS (CIRA). The highly competitive fellowship is designed to support racial and ethnic minority scholars who are […]
4/4: Professor Jacobson López Joins Panel on Best Practices for Diversity & Inclusion in Social Work
Professor Daniel Jacobson López will speak at the panel, “Deconstructing Inclusion: Beyond a Seat at the Table,” hosted by the Brown School for Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis. Expanding diversity and inclusion in social work empowers voices that are often unheard. Professor Jacobson López has done extensive work on how intersecting identities […]
Five BUSSW Faculty Recognized for National Awards
On April 20, 2022, Boston University will recognize five School of Social Work faculty for their recent national awards in a celebration led by President Robert A. Brown and members of BU’s academic leadership. The event will honor BU faculty who received prestigious awards for teaching, research and scholarship at a national level in the […]
BUSSW Seeks Lecturers for Salaried Full-Time Positions in Clinical & Macro Practice
As one of the nation’s top schools of social work, Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) is dedicated to the pursuit of inclusive excellence in education, research, and evidence-based practice to advance social, racial, gender, and economic justice and solve the most pressing societal problems of the 21st century. BUSSW is currently seeking applications […]
A New Study Led by Professor Lee Improves Alcohol Use Interventions for Latinx Immigrants
For too long, the dialogue around immigrant mental health and alcohol use has undervalued the role that structural factors play. Past research focused on individual or cultural reasons for why certain groups relied on drinking alcohol to cope with mental health issues, which often led to ineffective interventions for Latinx immigrants. However, new studies are […]
Professor Muroff Named Editor of the Oxford University Press ABCT Clinical Practice Series
Associate Professor Jordana Muroff of BU School of Social Work has been named editor of the ABCT Clinical Practice Series, a book series published by Oxford University Press that serves as a how-to guide for mental health service delivery. According to OUP, the ABCT Clinical Practice series is an “easy-to-use, highly practical collection of resources […]
Inside Higher Ed: Professor Gómez Shares Best Practices for Graduate Students to Respect & Support BIPOC Professors
For many Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) professors, the difficulties of higher academia don’t stop after they enter the field, but continue throughout their careers. From microaggressions to discrimination, faculty are sometimes not supported by their universities. This also translates into how students interact with their professors. To help create a more equitable […]