Dr. Paul Farmer Inspires Audience at Hubie Jones Lecture
On April 14th, 2012, Boston University’s Global Day of Service proved to get off to a great start. That morning, more than 400 students, faculty, staff, social workers and friends gathered to listen to featured speaker, Dr. Paul Farmer at the Hubie Jones Lecture Series in Urban Health hosted by BU. Dr. Farmer, a physician […]
BUSSW Remembers Professor Emeritus Jim Garland
This is a sad day, as we have learned that Professor Emeritus Jim Garland passed away yesterday, March 27, 2012, surrounded by his family. Throughout his distinguished career, Professor Garland was devoted to studying the origins of the social groupwork method and early professional work with children and youth. His love of the social work […]
BU Today Features Professor Collins’ Social Work Training in Vietnam
Mary Collins, professor of social welfare policy at the School of Social Work, set off for Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, last fall to spend her Fulbright Scholarship at Vietnam National University (VNU), the country’s largest university. Social work is a new field in Vietnam, making it the perfect destination for Professor Collins to help […]
Dean Steketee’s Interviews Mentioned in Numerous Publications
Boston University School of Social Work Dean Gail Steketee appeared in fifteen publications this week regarding two separate newsworthy interviews. In the first, Dean Steketee celebrated BUSSW’s ranking (16th) in the U.S. News and World Report’s list of social work programs in an article by Emily Overholt in The Daily Free Press. The school went […]
BU Love Letters Panel Features Two SSW Faculty
On February 21, just a week after Valentine’s Day, BU Student Health Services hosted a Q&A session on love and relationships. A group of predominantly female students gathered to hear a panel of experts discuss their anonymous, love-related questions. The panel featured two School of Social Work faculty members, Dr. Mark Gianino and Dr. Lisa […]
Boston University School of Social Work Seeks Director of Development
The SSW Director of Development will direct the fundraising efforts for the School of Social Work including individual solicitations, annuities, bequests, corporate and foundation awards, contracts, and in-kind gifts. As appropriate, the Director will work with the Associate Dean for Enrollment Services and External Relations on alumni programming/activities. This individual will identify, integrate and coordinate […]
Wooten Publishes Book Chapter and Named Co-I on NIDA-Funded Study
Assistant Professor Nikki Wooten was recently awarded a NIDA Diversity Supplement to study the Early Identification of Substance Use and Psychological Problems in Army Women Veterans. She also has been named co-investigator on the NIDA-funded First Longitudinal Study of Missed Treatment Opportunities using DoD and VA Data (PI: Mary Jo Larson, Heller School, Brandeis University). Dr. Wooten’s […]
Dean Steketee Referenced in US News and The Buffalo News
The buzz around hoarding is not dying down any time soon. Hoarding is not only a disorder on its own, but is also appearing as a symptom in other compulsive disorders. In an article by US News, Dean Gail Steketee was referenced for her expertise. The article, aptly titled, “How to Battle A Shopping Addiction,” explains […]
Professor Robert B. Hudson Serves as Lead Witness Before the United States Senate Special Committee on Aging
Professor and Chair of the Social Welfare Policy Department Robert B. Hudson was the lead witness at a forum before the United States Senate Special Committee on Aging in Washington, D.C., on December 14, 2011. The forum, “The Potential for an Aging Society,” was held to honor the 50th anniversary of the Committee’s creation in 1961. […]
Faculty and Students to Present at SSWR Conference
The following faculty members and students have been invited to present at the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) Annual Conference in Washington, D.C., on January 11-15, 2012: Faculty Marah Curtis Ellen DeVoe Judith Gonyea Yoonsook Ha Hyeouk Hahm Lena Lundgren Joe Merighi Ruth Paris Gail Steketee Students Kelly Mills-Dick Abby Ross Samanda Bryant […]