BUSSW Recognizes Recent Faculty Accomplishments and Research
Associate Professor Hyeouk Chris Hahm Invited to Present National Presentations and Workshops 1. Hahm, H.C. (2013, May). “Web of pain: Suicidality and self-harm behaviors among Asian-American women“. Invited to present in 4th Annual Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Forum. Simmons College School of Social Work. Making the invisible visible: How to educate, engage, and […]
Professor Melvin Delgado Authors Social Justice and the Urban Obesity Crisis: Implications for Social Work
Melvin Delgado, professor and chair of Macro Practice at BUSSW, recently authored the book Social Justice and the Urban Obesity Crisis: Implications for Social Work. In his new book, Dr. Delgado focuses on urban obesity in populations of color—among the hardest hit in the United States—and dissects the issue from individual, family, group, community, and […]
BUSSW Recognizes Recent Faculty Accomplishments and Research
Faculty Announcements for BUSSW The School of Social Work is delighted to announce that Donna McLaughlin has been promoted to Clinical Associate Professor for her excellence in teaching, scholarship, and professional and academic service to the School. We are thrilled to also announce that three new faculty members will join the School this summer: Assistant […]
Kathy Kuhn, Director of Workforce Development, CADER, Appointed to Governor’s Elder Protective Services Commission
Kathy Kuhn, MSW, LICSW, director of workforce development, Center for Aging & Disability Education & Research, has been appointed by Governor Patrick to serve on the City of Boston’s Elder Protective Services Commission, effective immediately. Kuhn has worked at the Center (formally IGSW) since 2004 and is the Center’s director of workforce development. During her […]
Faculty and Students to Present at Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) 2013 Biennial Meeting
Associate Professor Hyeouk “Chris” Hahm, Ph.D., has co-authored a presentation titled, “The Risk Factors and Expressions of Poor Mental Health Among Asian-American Women,” which will be displayed at the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) 2013 Biennial Meeting on April 20, in Seattle, WA. The authors are Associate Professor Hahm, Melisa Alexander, Christine Chiao […]
Assistant Professor Jordana Muroff Quoted in Boston Magazine
Assistant Professor Jordana Muroff was recently quoted in a Boston Magazine article titled, “Mess, Addressed: Hoarding Gets Its Own Diagnosis.” Says Muroff, “We are trying to identify the core vulnerabilities among young adults and to understand the development of the disorder.” To read the full article, click here.
USA Today : Each Family Dinner Adds Up to Benefits for Adolescents (Featuring Assistant Professor Daniel P. Miller)
Assistant Professor Daniel P. Miller was quoted in a March 25 USA Today article titled, “Each family dinner adds up to benefits for adolescents.” Assistant Professor Miller discussed his recent research on family meals that found “no association” with improved child outcomes. “Family meals might just be part of a whole lot of activities that […]
BUSSW Recognizes Recent Faculty Accomplishments and Research
Associate Professor Hahm to Present at the 5th World Congress on Women’s Mental Health in Peru Associate Professor Hyeouk “Chris” Hahm will give the two following presentations at the 5th World Congress on Women’s Mental Health, from March 4-7, 2013, in Lima, Peru: Poster presentation: “Suicidality & self-harm behaviors: Fractured Identity among young Asian-American women” […]
Associate Director of Field Education Judith Perlstein Applauded for Her Efforts in Advocating for Social Work Safety
On Friday, February 15, 2013, Governor Patrick signed the NASW-MA Chapter’s Social Work Safety in the Workplace legislation into law*. It is a huge victory for the social work profession and the clients and communities served by the profession, and was made possible through the combined efforts of several groups and individuals, including the Statewide […]
Associate Professor Hyeouk Chris Hahm joins the Center for Multicultural Mental Health Research at Harvard University School of Medicine as Visiting Scholar
Associate Professor Hyeouk Chris Hahm joined the Center for Multicultural Mental Health Research at Harvard University School of Medicine, in January 2013 as a visiting scholar. Dr. Hahm will be specifically working on health disparity research targeting Asian-American population using the national data sets, evaluating effectiveness of interventions and incorporating/adapting HIV intervention to mental health intervention. The […]