SSW Students, Faculty to Partake in 2010 Puerto Rican Experience
For three weeks this spring, a group of School of Social Work students will add the “Puerto Rican Experience” to their Boston University experience. Through collaboration with the Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Assistant Professor Luz López will lead public health social work students on a three-week cultural immersion program that provides an overview […]
Mass. Chapter of NASW Honors Lee Staples
By Farha Sandu The National Association of Social Workers, Massachusetts Chapter (NASW-MA), has awarded Professor Lee Staples the Beverly Ross Fliegel Award for Social Policy and Change. Staples will receive the award at the 38th Annual Chapter Awards Ceremony at the Association’s 2010 Symposium Luncheon in Framingham, Mass. on April 16, 2010. According to NASW-MA, […]
Dean Steketee and Christiana Bratiotis, PhD featured in The Globe’s, “When Clutter Turns to Crisis”
Dean Gail Steketee and Hoarding Research Project Director Christiana Bratiotis, PhD, discuss the often misunderstood problem of hoarding in The Boston Globe’s Sunday Magazine. >>> Full story
Dean Steketee quoted in “Stuffed,” in The New York Times
Dean Gail Steketee was recently quoted in The New York Times’ magazine article, "Stuffed." Full story
Understanding the effects of discrimination on health: BUSSW Research Assistant One of 5 Chosen to Present Findings at University Symposium
BU School of Social Work Research Assistant Jillian Gaumond was recently selected to present her work on the Asian American Women’s Sexual Health Initiative Project (AWSHIP) project at the 12th Annual Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) Symposium. Gaumond was one of five students chosen from across the University to present, “The Gender Dimension in the […]
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 […]