Hudson quoted in New York Times’ article, “Politics & the Age Gap”
Professor Robert Hudson, chair of the social welfare department, was recently quoted in The New York Times‘ article, "Politics & the Age Gap." >> Full story
Dean Steketee Featured on Saturday Mornings with Joy Keys
10/31/09 Dean Gail Steketee discusses hoarding on the radio podcast, "Saturday Mornings with Joy Keys." >> Listen now
Hahm Awarded NIH Grant to Unlock HIV/STI Disparities among Asian American and Pacific Islander Women
Dr. Hyeouk Chris Hahm, assistant professor at Boston University School of Social Work, has been awarded a Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (K01) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study the underlying factors leading to HIV/STI disparities in Asian American and Pacific Islander (API) women. The five-year award launches her research project, “API […]
Paris to Unravel Best Ways to Treat Traumatic Stress in Children
Boston University School of Social Work announces today that Assistant Professor Ruth Paris, PhD will lead an evaluation study of Project BRIGHT (Building Resilience through Intervention: Growing Healthier Together), a new family-centered program for children suffering from traumatic stress due to a parent’s substance abuse. As part of the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative, funded […]
Steketee Awarded 2010 Rosen Lectureship
Boston University School of Social Work Dean Gail Steketee has been awarded the 2010 Aaron Rosen Lecture Award from the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR). This prestigious award recognizes a leading social work scholar who has accumulated a body of significant and innovative scholarship relevant to practice, the research base for practice, or […]
BUSSW Professor Receives Grant to Study the Association between Childhood Maltreatment and Adolescent Binge Drinking
BUSSW is proud to announce that Assistant Professor Sunny Hyucksun Shin has been awarded a Silberman Fund Faculty Grant to continue his research on the relationship between childhood maltreatment and adolescent binge drinking. It is well known that exposure to childhood maltreatment increases the risk of alcohol problems in adolescence, but little is known about […]
BUSSW announces arrival of three new faculty: Daniel Miller, PhD, Lisa Moore, PhD and Nikki Wooten, PhD
BUSSW announces three new faculty beginning in this fall: Daniel Miller, PhD, Lisa Moore, PhD and Nikki Wooten, PhD. Professor Miller joins the faculty as Assistant Professor in the Human Behavior Department. He recently completed his PhD at Columbia University School of Social Work. He also holds a Master of Philosophy degree from Columbia, and completed his BA […]
Remembering Elba Cleland
Boston University School of Social Work faculty advisor and alumna Elba Cleland passed away on Wednesday, August 12, at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, succumbing to metastatic uterine cancer. She was 56 years of age and taught at Simmons College. A proud graduate of the Boston University School of Social Work, with a dual degree (MSW […]
Remembering Professor Libby Zimmerman
Dr. Libby Zimmerman passed away on the morning of August 10, 2009 after a recurrence of cancer. Dr. Zimmerman was an associate clinical professor at Boston University School of Social Work from 1987 to 2000, where she chaired the Human Behavior Sequence, directed several federal child welfare training grants, and developed an interdisciplinary graduate course […]
Cooney Presents at EMES International Conference on Social Enterprise
Kate Cooney, PhD, assistant professor of macro practice, and co-director of the Social Welfare Analysis Colloquium, presented a paper on U.S. work integration social purpose businesses at the 2nd Emes International Conference on Social Enterprises, held in Trento, Italy from 1st to 4th of July. More than 150 researchers from 36 counties from around the […]