Professor Collins & Spencer Make Top 100 List of Social Work Researchers
Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) Professors Mary Collins and Renee Spencer are among the top 100 contributors to social work scholarship, according to a recently released article in Research on Social Work Practice, a journal published by SAGE journals. The article, “Who are the Top 100 Contributors to Social Work Journal Scholarship? A […]
Professor Ha Selected to Lead National Effort to Improve Data Systems in Early Childhood Care & Education
Yoonsook Ha of BU School of Social Work has been selected to serve as a subject-matter expert facilitator for one of the research collaboratives created under the new Child Care and Early Education Policy Research Consortium (CCEEPRC) which was established by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation […]
BUSSW Faculty & Student Awarded Best Quantitative Article by Families in Society Journal
An article on family engagement in the child welfare system by BU School of Social Work faculty members Astraea Augsberger and Mary E. Collins and MSW student Benjamin Levine was named one of the best quantitative articles of 2022 by social services journal Families in Society. Cristina Mogro-Wilson, the journal’s editor-in-chief, says their article was […]
BUSSW Faculty, Students & Alums Share Expertise at 2023 SSWR Conference
Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) faculty, students and alumni will showcase a broad variety of research and perspectives on Jan. 11-15, 2023, at the annual conference for the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR). Held virtually and in-person in Phoenix, Ariz., the conference’s extensive programming features more than 30 presentations and discussions […]
Four BUSSW Faculty Awarded Research Funding Through New Small Grants Program
Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) has launched a small grants program that will provide up to $10,000 in grant funding to its faculty each academic year. The School awarded funding to three studies in its inaugural year: a review on the impact of eviction on economic well-being, a study on fatherhood experiences and […]
Professor Sprague Martinez & Colleagues Advocate for Anti-Racist & Anti-Oppressive Research Practices
Little progress has been made to confront racism in research, despite recent calls perpetuated by the racial reckoning of 2020. In an article for The University of Chicago Press, authors including BU School of Social Work Professor Linda Sprague Martinez say that solving this problem starts with building better anti-racist and anti-oppressive (ARAO) frameworks. These […]
Dean Delva Calls on Social Workers to Use Knowledge for Change in SSWR Article Coauthored by Laura S. Abrams
Dean Jorge Delva of Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) and Laura S. Abrams of the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs take an in-depth look at the opportunities and obligations of social work research in the latest issue of the Journal of the Society for Social Work & Research. Based on Dean Delva’s […]
Professor Hyeouk Chris Hahm Studies Heavy Alcohol Use Among Young Women During Pandemic
During Covid lockdowns, many marginalized communities suffered from heightened pandemic-related stress, especially women who were exposed to more intimate partner violence, loss of employment, and increased housework while stuck in their homes. In a study titled ‘Psychological Distress and Heavy Alcohol Consumption Among U.S. Young Women During the COVID-19 Pandemic,’ Professor Hyeouk Chris Hahm studied […]
AJPH: Professor Sprague Martinez, Scott, & Colleagues Report on Success of Community-Based COVID Workshop
Community-based workshops allow groups to process collective traumas like the COVID-19 pandemic together. In a recent article for the American Journal of Public Health, BU School of Social Work Professor Linda Sprague Martinez and Judith Scott and their colleagues shared data from a recent applied photovoice workshop. The project worked with staff and leadership from […]
BUSSW Partners with YouthBuild USA to Improve Staff Training Across Global Network
Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) is partnering with YouthBuild USA on a three-year research project led by two BUSSW faculty members: lecturer Antoinette Delmonico (PhD’13), vice president of impact and learning at YouthBuild USA, and Renée Spencer, professor and department chair. YouthBuild USA serves “opportunity youth” (young adults who aren’t in school or […]