11/3: PhD Candidate Noor Toraif Speaks About the Child Welfare System
The U.S. child welfare system has a long history with white supremacy and creating racial disparities. Learn about that history from BUSSW doctoral candidate Noor Toraif as she deconstructs dominant child welfare narratives. Her talk is part of a training series hosted by the Committee for Public Counsel Services: Children and Family Law Division. Date […]
Bias Bars the Most Vulnerable from Subsidized Housing, Study Shows
A recent study by BU School of Social Work PhD Candidate Megan Smith (PhD’22) and Professor Thomas Byrne reveals how screening inconsistencies can be devastating for those applying to government subsidized housing. “Housing is the bedrock of health and stability,” the authors say. “Despite this widespread recognition, it remains out of reach for the majority […]
Cristina Brinkerhoff (PhD’22) Gives Testimony for Massachusetts House Language Access Bill
Christina Brinkerhoff (PhD’22) provided testimony on behalf of the Portuguese speaking community in support of a Massachusetts State House bill, An Act Relative to Language Access and Inclusion. Brinkerhoff, a Brazilian immigrant, is a board member of the Brazilian Worker’s Center and whose first language is Portuguese. “Let me first recognize the fact that I […]
9/8: Lightning Talks Feature PhD Candidate & Pardee Center Graduate Fellow Noor Toraif
BU School of Social Work PhD Candidate Noor Toraif is one of eight Pardee Center graduate fellows to give a lightning talk on the outcomes of their summer research. Toraif’s research focused on Black, Indigenous, and Youth of Color navigating the juvenile justice system while transitioning into and out of state agencies. Date & Location […]
Doctoral Candidate Catalina Tang Yan and Grassroots Parent Advocates Receive ARDRAW Grant
BUSSW doctoral candidate Catalina Tang Yan, in collaboration with parent advocates Angélica Bachour and Consuelo J. Pérez, received the Social Security Administration’s Analyzing Relationships between Disability, Rehabilitation, and Work (ARDRAW) grant, a one-year program that awards a $10,000 stipend to graduate-level students to foster new analysis of work, rehabilitation, and disability issues. Tang Yan, whose […]
Doctoral Student Adrianna Spindle-Jackson Awarded Hariri Graduate Student Fellowship
Adrianna Spindle-Jackson, a second-year doctoral student at Boston University School of Social Work, has been selected by BU’s Hariri Institute for Computing as a Hariri Graduate Student Fellow. This honor is appointed to outstanding, data-driven PhD students to support their research goals and continued success in their graduate program. As part of the fellowship, Spindle-Jackson […]
Doctoral Students Yao & Spindle-Jackson Selected for 2021 Rappaport Public Policy Fellowship
BUSSW doctoral student Adrianna Spindle-Jackson and doctoral candidate Amy Yao were selected for the Rappaport Institute’s 2021 Public Policy Summer Fellowship, a prestigious program housed at Harvard Kennedy School. The fellowship, which was founded as a means of engaging graduate-level students in public service, places fellows in paid 10-week internships at key local and state […]
PhD Student Noor Toraif Awarded a Pardee Center Graduate Summer Fellowship
This summer, Doctoral Student Noor Toraif will be one of eight graduate and doctoral students to become a 2021 Pardee Center Graduate Fellow. This competitive ten-week fellowship includes a financial stipend of $6,000, structured interaction with Pardee Center affiliated faculty and research fellows, and a collegial atmosphere that fosters peer support and intellectual growth. Summer […]
BUSSW Students and Alum Lobby for Legislation Focused on Mobility and Safety for All Mass. Drivers – Regardless of Immigration Status
Cristina Brinkerhoff, doctoral candidate at BUSSW, knows the mobility struggle well. She was undocumented for seven years and had been afraid to drive herself. With 78% of Massachusetts workers needing to drive to work, the ability to get a license is essential. According to an opinion piece in The Boston Globe, the goal of the […]
Researchers Examine Benefits of Informal Mentoring for Young People
BUSSW doctoral program graduate Grace Gowdy (SSW’19) and professors Renée Spencer and Daniel P. Miller lead new research on characteristics associated with informal mentorship By Maura King Scully “It takes a village to raise a child.” The African proverb, connoting the importance of adult involvement beyond parents for children’s healthy growth, is well known. What is lesser known is […]