Dr. Dawn Belkin Martinez has been promoted to full clinical professor at BU School of Social Work (BUSSW). Like all clinical professors, Belkin Martinez underwent a rigorous review process that showed her excellence as a teacher, scholar, and leader. Belkin Martinez has dedicated her time at the School to researching the impact of racial capitalism […]
Prof. Christina Lee has investigated the connection between stigma, racism, mental health, and alcohol misuse for the past two decades. For too long, the dialogue around immigrant mental health and alcohol use has undervalued the role that structural factors play. In an interview with The Brink, she highlights how substance use treatment is a social justice issue. […]
In an article evaluating the best and worst states for underprivileged children in 2022, WalletHub interviews Margaret Lombe, PhD, an associate professor at Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW), to help answer critical questions about barriers and opportunities for reducing inequalities among children. Excerpted from “2022’s States with the Most Underprivileged Children” by Adam […]
Rev. Michelle Walsh, LICSW, PhD, will retire from her role as lecturer at Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) in August, 2022, after teaching at the school for thirteen years. A clinical social worker, scholar and ordained Unitarian Universalist minister, Walsh’s background is in spirituality, trauma, and lived religion. Her work as an educator […]