American Journal of Public Health: “HIV/AIDS in Puerto Rican People Who Inject Drugs: Policy Considerations”
Associate Professor Luz M. López, along with Lisa de Saxe Zerden (SSW ’93), Philippe Bourgois, Helena Hansen, Roberto Abadie, Kirk Dombrowski, and Ric Curtis, published a letter in the January 2015 edition of the American Journal of Public Health. The letter was written in support of Deren et al.’s work, highlighted in Addressing the HIV/AIDS epidemic […]
The Daily Free Press: “Initiative on Cities Addresses How Cities can be Inclusive”
Phillipe Copeland, Assistant Professor and Director of the Dual Degree Program in Social Work and Theology, joined three other expert panelists for “The Inclusive City” seminar, hosted by the Boston University Initiative on Cities On December 4, 2014. ‘An inclusive city is a racially just city,’ [Copeland] said. ‘It’s a city where there are procedures by which […]
BUSSW Community Organizes for Justice in Wake of Recent Grand Jury Decisions
In the wake of the recent Grand Jury decisions not to indict the police officers who killed Eric Garner and Michael Brown, our community at BUSSW has found ways to come together for justice and healing. In Boston on December 4, students, alumni, faculty, administrators, and staff came together with thousands of others at Boston […]
Assistant Professor Daniel P. Miller Quoted in The Huffington Post
Boston University School of Social Work Assistant Professor Daniel P. Miller, PhD, was quoted in The Huffington Post’s “Why ‘Family Bonding’ During The Holidays Actually Matters, According To Science.” The article, presented by Johnson & Johnson, curates recent studies to suggest the importance of family bonding during the holiday season. Miller’s quote comes from a 2013 USA […]
Associate Professor Hyeouk Chris Hahm Quoted in SAMPAN
On November 12, 2014, Associate Professor Hyeouk Chris Hahm, PhD, joined a panel titled “Invisible Minority No More: Exploring Stress, Coping, and Mental Health Amongst Asian and Asian-American Students.” The panel, including Hahm’s talk, was covered in SAMPAN, the only bilingual Chinese-English Newspaper in New England. More information about Hahm and her research can be […]
Daniel P. Miller Awarded the 2015 Society for Social Work and Research Excellence in Research Award
On October 27, 2014, the Society for Social Work and Research announced the recipient of its Excellence in Research Award: BUSSW Assistant Professor Daniel P. Miller, PhD. In 2013, Miller’s article “Exposure to Childhood Neglect and Physical Abuse and Developmental Trajectories of Heavy Episodic Drinking From Early Adolescence into Young Adulthood,” authored alongside Sunny H. Shin […]
BUSSW Professor Present at Several Fall Conferences
Boston University School of Social Work professors traveled the world this fall presenting and sharing their expertise with audiences at various conferences, including the Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting, the Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting, the Addiction Health Services Research Conference, and more. Below is a list of the BU […]
Fall Faculty Updates: Renee Spencer, Associate Professor and Chair of Human Behavior in the Social Environment
Professor Renee Spencer will deliver a keynote talk titled, “Realizing the Promise of Youth Mentoring,” at Mentors in Schools: Research in Action, sponsored by the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland on November 27. In September, Professor Spencer held a project launch meeting in Seattle, WA, for a new 4-year project, “Developing a Model for Delivering […]
Fall Faculty Updates: Ruth Paris, Associate Professor
Professor Paris, site PI, was recently funded by the NIH/NCCAM to study the impact of chronic low back pain on military veterans and their families. The parent study, based at Boston Medical Center (PI, Robert Saper) and the VA in Bedford, MA, is a randomized control trial of yoga for chronic low back pain in […]
Fall Faculty Updates: Julie Springwater, Adjunct Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Human Services Management Certificate
Professor Julie Springwater is currently serving as the interim Chair of Macro Practice at the School of Social Work, as well as the Chair of the Governance Committee of the Board of the Child Welfare League of America. Professor Springwater recently celebrated her 20th anniversary as the Executive Director of the NE Association of Child […]