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 […]
Professor Jacobson López’s Research in Ghana Improves Access to Preventative HIV Care
Professor Daniel Jacobson López traveled to Ghana this summer to consult on how intersectional stigma prevents vulnerable populations from accessing healthcare and preventive HIV care. This research was conducted as part of the Promoting Reductions in Intersectional StigMa (PRISM) initiative, an organization of researchers and healthcare providers exploring how multiple stigmatized identities create barriers to […]
New Research by Professor Gonyea Shows How Food Insecurity & Loneliness Affect Aging Populations
For vulnerable aging minorities, social determinants of health such as loneliness can strongly affect one’s quality of life. Professor Judith Gonyea’s recent research into the relationship between loneliness and food insecurity may identify ways we can improve both physical and emotional health in later life. The study, “Food Insecurity and Loneliness Amongst Older Urban Subsidized […]
Professor Byrne’s New Research May Help Prevent Homelessness for ER Patients
With the number of people experiencing homelessness continuing to rise, prevention is one powerful way to address the crisis. By identifying who is at risk of housing insecurity, medical professionals can better direct patients to homelessness prevention services. New research, led by Professor Thomas Byrne from BU School of Social Work (BUSSW) and published in […]
Early Parenting Practices Linked to Resilience from Racial Trauma in Asian & Asian American Young Adults
As the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the world in 2020, anti-Asian sentiment and hate crimes rose at an alarming rate. Hyeouk Chris Hahm, PhD, professor and associate dean of research at Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) and an expert in Asian American health, knew that documenting and analyzing the impact of the increasingly […]
Professor Sprague Martinez Awarded Grant to Improve Language Diversity in Clinical Trials
Even though many patients with limited English proficiency (LEP) can be helped through clinical trials, they are often excluded due to a lack of diverse research teams that are able to effectively engage with them. This gap in trial representation translates to a gap in treatment. Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) Professor Linda […]
HealthCity: Professor Augsberger & Colleague Discuss Youth Advisory Program at BMC
Since 2020, Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) led a pilot project aimed at giving youth of color a seat at the table in health care policy. BUSSW Professor Astraea Augsberger and Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett, vice chair of primary care innovation and transformation at Boston Medical Center (BMC), have worked together to develop […]