Emily Lamunu, a PhD candidate at Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW), participated in the American Public Health Association’s (APHA) Junior Investigator Writing Workshop this spring in support of her scholarship on global social work and public health policy. The workshop, held in Annapolis, MD, offered Lamunu and other early career public health researchers […]
The Boston University Center on Forced Displacement awarded a highly competitive summer fellowship to BU School of Social Work (BUSSW) PhD student Mohit Tamta. The fellowship, which provides mentorship and a stipend, supports Tamta’s doctoral research on the Dalit individuals living in the informal settlements of Delhi. His dissertation will explore how state-endorsed demolitions and […]
Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) has a significant presence at the 2024 Society for Social Work Research (SSWR) Annual Conference, held in Washington, DC, January 10–14. BUSSW faculty, doctoral students and alumni will present their research to colleagues from across the country in dozens of program sessions, disseminating new findings that impact policy, […]
Increased demand for palliative care has made it more important than ever for the interprofessional teams providing the care to collaborate at the highest level of efficiency and success. Researchers at Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) investigated the role palliative social workers play in these teams in a recent study that collected feedback […]