Professor Brings Expertise to Vietnam Through Fulbright Program
Although social work is an established profession in different parts of the world, there are still communities that are undergoing dynamic economic and social change. In many countries, including Vietnam, the process of establishing the profession of social work is a recent development that is still unfolding. Those trying to build a foundation for the […]
Professors Receive Grant for the Missing Link Project
Clinical Associate Professor Scott Geron (PI), Clinical Assistant Professor Mark Gianino and Clinical Associate Professor Betty J. Ruth (Co-PIs) received a grant from the Association of Social Work Boards/American Foundation for Research and Consumer Education in Social Work Regulation, and will be working on a study called the Missing Link Project. The goal of the […]
Professor Judith Gonyea Noted in BU Today
Judith Gonyea, School of Social Work professor and chair of social research, was recognized in BU Today for her innovative research on low-income and homeless older urban Americans. Gonyea was noted for her insight on the projection of the changing demographic as of now and in the future. The article recaps urban health challenges and […]
Professor Mary Collins Among 100 Most Influential Social Work Journal Authors
The British Journal of Social Work has published a study, “Influential Publications in Social Work Discourse: The 100 Most Highly Cited Articles in Disciplinary Journals: 2000-09,” that includes Professor Mary Collins of the Boston University School of Social Work: #31 Collins, M.E. (2001) ‘Transition to adulthood for vulnerable youths: A review of research and implications […]
Dean, Post-Doctoral Fellow Publish “The Hoarding Handbook”
Hoarding can be a debilitating, life-threatening problem and affects roughly five percent of the U.S. population. Currently categorized as a sub-type of obsessive compulsive disorder, hoarding is a distinct mental illness made up of three connected problems: collecting too many items; difficulty getting rid of items; and problems with organization. Because very little research existed on hoarding […]
Children’s Advocate, SSW Speaker Victoria Reggie Kennedy Being Honored
Victoria Reggie Kennedy, a tireless advocate on behalf of children, women, and families and the widow of Senator Edward M. Kennedy (Hon.’70), will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws at Boston University’s 138th Commencement, on May 22, 2011. She will also deliver the convocation address at the School of Social Work, on Friday, May 20, […]
SSW Welcomes New Faculty, Announces New Appointments
School of Social Work Dean Gail Steketee is pleased to announce that University of South Carolina Assistant Professor Yoonsook Ha will join the School as Assistant Professor of Social Welfare Policy, and current faculty Luz Marilis Lòpez and Lisa Moore have been appointed Clinical Associate Professor and Clinical Assistant Professor, respectively. In addition to her work […]
Moore Receives Teaching Excellence Award
Clinical Visiting Assistant Professor Lisa Moore has been awarded the 2011 School of Social Work Teaching Excellence Award. She will receive the award at the School’s commencement ceremony on Friday, May 20. “I was drawn to teaching social work because there are few things in the world more important that providing a forum for individuals […]
Mass. Chapter of NASW Honors Kathy Kuhn
The National Association of Social Workers, Massachusetts Chapter (NASW-MA), has honored Kathy Kuhn with the 2011 Greatest Contribution to Social Work Practice Award. Kuhn, a School of Social Work graduate and Director of Workforce Development at the School’s Institute for Geriatric Social Work (IGSW), will receive the award at the 39th Annual Chapter Awards Ceremony […]
Leonard Bloksberg Remembered
A professor at the Boston University School of Social Work for 38 years, Dr. Leonard M. “Lenny” Bloksberg’s impact will be long lasting. He will be remembered for his commitment to social welfare policy, believing that social workers should be trained not merely to implement such policy, but to understand the process of policy formation. […]