In a blog post published by Boston University’s Institute for Health System Innovation & Policy (IHSIP), doctoral student Melanie Morris of BU School of Social Work explains why elevating youth voices in health care settings is essential – not only for young people, but for the health care organizations and professionals that support them. As […]
Associate Professor Linda Sprague Martinez of BU School of Social Work is a panelist at a virtual symposium this Thursday focused on strengthening youth empowerment approaches to community engagement and action. Titled “Strengthening Youth Empowerment for Community Change,” the two-hour event hosted by the University of Michigan School of Social Work features a panel discussion […]
BUSSW PhD Candidate Greer Hamilton has received the Doctoral Student Award for meritorious scholarship in the social work field from the Association for Community Organization and Social Action (ACOSA). This award honors PhD students who demonstrate outstanding scholarly potential in community and/or organizational practice through their dissertation, scholarly contributions, and substantial research dissemination. As a […]
In order for policymakers to make community-informed decisions, they must understand how complex political history determines environmental health action among those communities. To illustrate this necessity, BU School of Social Work Prof. Linda Sprague Martinez, Dr. Shir Lirman Ginzburg, and Sharon Ron from the Metropolitan Area Planning Council’s Public Health Team have used a case […]