Professor Janice Furlong to Receive 2015 Metcalf Award for Excellence in Teaching
Professor Janice Furlong will receive this year’s esteemed Boston University Metcalf Cup and Prize for Excellence in Teaching. The award is the highest teaching honor recognized at the University. Professor Furlong will receive the award during University Commencement on Sunday, May 17. Commencement takes place at Nickerson Field and begins at 1 PM. “Within BUSSW […]
Dean Steketee Elected President of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
BUSSW’s Dean Steketee was recently elected president of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT). She is one of the first social workers to take on a leadership role with ABCT and BUSSW is proud! Dean Steketee has been a member of ABCT for 35 years. During that time, she has presented annually at […]
Get to know BUSSW’s Off-Campus Program Advisors
100 Years of Advising… and Counting! Cape Cod Campus Faculty Advisor : Bill Dawber Mr. Dawber has been a Faculty Advisor with the SEMA Program since 1984, the second year of the program’s existence. Having graduated from Boston College School of Social Work in 1964, he spent the initial 12 years of his professional career working […]
Faculty Spotlight: Luz Lopez (Clinical Associate Professor)
Luz Marilis López, Ph.D., MPH, MSW, is a Clinical Associate Professor at Boston University School of Social Work. Dr. Lopez’s research focuses on substance abuse and HIV prevention with Latinos and other diverse groups. Dr. Lopez’s practice focuses on group work that provides evidenced based intervention for people dealing with trauma and addiction recovery. Luz […]
Donna McLaughlin (Clinical Associate Professor) Receives 2015 Mary V. Lisbon Group Worker of the Year Award
Professor Donna McLaughlin is the recipient of the 2015 Mary V. Lisbon Group Worker of the Year Award from the Massachusetts Chapter of the International Association for Social Work with Groups (IASWG). The award recognizes McLaughlin’s commitment, leadership, and contributions around the field of social work with groups. McLaughlin received the award on Friday, March 20 […]
Did You Know? Mark Gianino & the Tanglewood Festival Chorus
Recently, BUSSW has been speaking with members of our school community to explore their “hidden talents.” So, when we learned that Clinical Associate Professor Mark Gianino sings with the Tanglewood Festival Chorus (TFC) in his “free” time, we had to know more. Professor Gianino joined the renowned Tanglewood Festival Chorus in 1996, bringing with him […]
Downsizing the Home: Dr. Gail Steketee Shares Her Insights on Hoarding
BUSSW’s Dean Gail Steketee discusses the difference between clutter and hoarding in her assessment of the emotional connections to items. She is highly esteemed in her field. Her work highlights her expertise in obsessive compulsive spectrum disorders. She co-authored the book, Stuff: Compulsive Hoarding and the Meaning of Things, and the first edited scholarly volume on […]
BUSSW’s Professor Tom Byrne and Colleagues Named One of the Five Finalists of the Frank R. Breul Memorial Prize
BUSSW’s Professor Tom Byrne and his colleagues were named as one of five finalists of the University of Chicago Press Social Service Review’s Frank R. Breul Memorial Prize for “The Relationship between Community Investment in Permanent Supportive Housing and Chronic Homelessness.”
Professor Hahm: Discussion of the mental health impacts of “model minority” pressures
Professor Hyeouk “Chris” Hahm, founder of #BUSSW’s Asian-American Women’s Health Initiative Project (AWSHIP) and the federally funded Asian Women’s Action for Resilience and Empowerment (AWARE), discusses the mental health impact of “model minority” pressures.
Hidden Talent Spotlight: Ina L. B. Frye (Financial Aid Manager)
In this month’s “Hidden Talent Spotlight,” we interviewed Ina L. B. Frye (Financial Aid Manager). Frye has worked at Boston University since 1980. We hear you have a hidden talent—what is it? I do a lot of crafts, but knitting is my passion. Sometimes I even include crocheting into the things I knit. When did […]