Category: Faculty

Bronwyn Keefe

Prof. Keefe Selected for Emerging Leaders in Aging Program at UCSF

Prof. Bronwyn Keefe of Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) has been named a Tideswell Emerging Leader in Aging Scholar by the University of California San Francisco (UCSF).  As a Tideswell Emerging Leader in Aging Scholar, Keefe will join UCSF’s yearlong Emerging Leaders in Aging Program which facilitates collaboration between a small group of […]

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Prof. Linda Sprague Martinez & Colleagues Use Virtual Reality to Teach Medical & Social Work Students About Social Health Determinants

Social Determinants of Health (SDoH), a group of factors that includes housing, income, employment, and education, are often the reason for variations in health outcomes and rates of hospitalization. Although SDoH screening during medical visits has been adopted by many health systems, medical education has continued to focus on the identification and treatment of disease […]

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Communities Connecting to Research: BUSSW Faculty & BU CTSI Launch New Course Distributed by The Network for Professional Education

Communities Connecting to Research is a new free online course designed by BU School of Social Work (BUSSW) Prof. Linda Sprague Martinez and Senior Academic Researcher Deborah Chassler focused on improving the relationship between academic researchers and communities. Funded by the BU Clinical Translational Science Institute (CTSI) Community Engagement Program and distributed by The Network […]

Bronwyn Keefe

The Network: Prof. Brownyn Keefe Appointed Assistant Dean of Workforce and Professional Development

On July 1, 2022, Prof. Bronwyn Keefe will hold the new role of Assistant Dean of Workforce and Professional Development.  In this role, Keefe will lead workforce and professional development at BUSSW while collaborating with BU’s Digital Learning & Innovation and other key BU partners. Excerpt from “Bronwyn Keefe Named BUSSW Assistant Dean of Workforce […]