Category: Faculty

The Brink: Prof. Williams Explores Intersection of Racial & Environmental Justice

Darien Alexander Williams, PhD, an assistant professor at Boston University School of Social Work, studies the interplay between communities and their environment. In an in-depth profile published in The Brink, Prof. Darien Alexander Williams shares how his personal history and his work in urban planning and community organizing led him to macro social work. Excerpt […]

BUSSW Building at Charles River Boston Campus

BUSSW at SSWR: Presentations & Community-Building at 2024 Annual Conference

Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) has a significant presence at the 2024 Society for Social Work Research (SSWR) Annual Conference, held in Washington, DC, January 10–14.  BUSSW faculty, doctoral students and alumni will present their research to colleagues from across the country in dozens of program sessions, disseminating new findings that impact policy, […]

Professor Mary E. Collins, Boston University School of Social Work

Prof. Collins Awarded OPRE Grant to Study Career Pathways for Disconnected Youth

Professor Mary E. Collins of Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) has launched a new research project that explores career pathways for “disconnected youth” – young people who aren’t employed or in school – thanks to grant funding from the Administration for Children and Families’ Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation. Collins and colleague Ashley Palmer […]