Assistant Professor Scott Awarded Fellowship to Improve Parenting Resources in Boston’s Chinatown
Friday, February 8, 2019 | Boston University School of Social Work Beginning April 2019, BU School of Social Work assistant professor Judith C. Scott will lead a study on parenting behaviors within a culturally unique group: low-income Chinese immigrant families living in Greater Boston. Scott’s pilot study is sponsored by an $80,000 Research to Action […]
Associate Professor Daniel Miller Succeeds Ellen DeVoe as Director of SSW’s Doctoral Program
The doctoral program at Boston University School of Social Work will undergo a leadership change as Dr. Ellen DeVoe departs from her role as Director after five and a half years fostering the program’s success. Beginning July 1, 2019, BUSSW Associate Professor and Chair of Human Behavior Dr. Daniel Miller will assume the Director position. […]
Is Residential Instability Leading Young Adults to Use Drugs? BUSSW Researchers Uncover the Troubling Link
January 9, 2019 Young adulthood is a common time for drug experimentation. For many, it’s also a time to leave home and venture into new communities. But is there a link between young adult drug involvement and residential instability? According to a new study led by researchers at Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW), […]
BUSSW Faculty and PhD Students Share Cutting-Edge Research at Prestigious Social Work Conference
Doctoral students and faculty from Boston University School of Social Work join social work scholars from across the country at this year’s Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) Conference, January 16–21. Browse through the listings below to find out the who, what and when of featured BUSSW presenters. All sessions take place at the […]
NASW-MA and BUSSW Bring Racial Justice Forum to BU, Copeland Moderates Panel
The National Association of Social Workers’ Massachusetts Chapter (NASW-MA) returns to Boston University for the annual MLK, Jr. Forum on Racial Justice, Dismantling Racism: Where Do We Go From Here? BUSSW Clinical Assistant Professor Phillipe Copeland, PhD will moderate the panel event, which is co-sponsored by Boston University School of Social Work. This event is […]
Podcast Features BUSSW Researcher Renée Spencer on Mentorship Matchmaking
Youth mentoring expert and BUSSW Associate Dean for Research Dr. Renée Spencer joins colleague Tom Keller to discuss their new Study to Analyze Relationships (STAR) on the Reflections on Research Podcast. This interview was funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP).
Christopher Salas-Wright, Assistant Professor at BUSSW, Recognized with 2019 Deborah K. Padgett Early Career Achievement Award
The Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) Early Career Achievement recognizes innovative scholarship, rigorous approach to social work research, emerging influence in the field, and contributions to advance the profession. Christopher Salas-Wright, MSW, PhD, assistant professor in the BUSSW, has received the 2019 Deborah K. Padgett Early Career Achievement Award from the Society for […]
Ruth Paris Presents Keynote Speech at Safe Stations Forum
Monday, December 3, 2018 A daylong event in Nashua, New Hampshire was brought to a close by BUSSW Professor Ruth Paris, who gave a keynote speech to care providers, policymakers, and crisis responders at the 2018 Safe Stations Academy Conference. The conference, titled “Innovative and Integrated Response to an Opioid Crisis,” was held “to highlight […]
Luz Marilis López to Join BU-Wide Panel for “Forum on Family Separation”
Luz Marilis López, clinical professor and associate director of the Dual Degree Program in Social Work & Public Health at Boston University School of Social Work, joins a BU-wide panel for “Forum on Family Separation,” an in-depth discussion about the impact on children and communities involved in the federal separation of families. BU Wheelock’s committee […]
BUSSW Professor Copeland Joins Activists to Talk ‘Race, Racism, and Mental Health’ at Harvard Law School
BU School of Social Work assistant professor Dr. Phillipe Copeland discusses oppression, racism and reconciliation at a Harvard Law School panel on racial justice. By Ellen M. Burstein and Luke A. Williams | Sunday, November 18, 2018 (The Harvard Crimson) – Community organizers from the Boston area and across the United States convened this weekend for […]