Professor Collins & PhD Student Adrianna Spindle-Jackson Publish White Paper on Workforce Development for Vulnerable Youth
Professor Mary Collins and PhD student Adrianna Spindle-Jackson of BU School of Social Work (BUSSW) published a new white paper featuring learnings from two studies focused on the challenges and opportunities in workforce development for vulnerable youth. The studies, conducted at BUSSW between April 2020 and March 2021, examine how state and local workforce development […]
Professor Sprague Martinez Leads Health Equity Core for Long Covid Project at Harvard Medical School
Health equity expert Linda Sprague Martinez, PhD, an associate professor at BU School of Social Work, is bringing her expertise to a new working group researching Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 – a now-pervasive condition commonly referred to as “long COVID.” The working group is part of Harvard Medical School’s Massachusetts Consortium on Pathogen Readiness which […]
BU Researchers & Colleagues Share How to Center Racial Equity in Substance Use Research
One of the most effective ways to improve social work research is to share the unexpected lessons we learn along the way with the greater research community. A recent paper published in the American Journal of Public Health about the Helping to End Addiction Long-Term Communities Study (HEALing Communities Study or HCS) provides an overview […]
A New Study Led by Professor Lee Improves Alcohol Use Interventions for Latinx Immigrants
For too long, the dialogue around immigrant mental health and alcohol use has undervalued the role that structural factors play. Past research focused on individual or cultural reasons for why certain groups relied on drinking alcohol to cope with mental health issues, which often led to ineffective interventions for Latinx immigrants. However, new studies are […]
Health Policy Research Scholars: Dan Do (PhD’24) Researches Dual Pandemic of COVID & Racism
As part of a grant from Health Policy Research Scholars (HPRS), BUSSW PhD Candidate Dan Do (PhD’24) is investigating the challenges facing women of color during a dual pandemic of COVID-19 and racism. The research team, including BU School of Public Health Prof. Paul Shafer and Hayden Dawes, LCSW, hopes to promote more equitable mental […]
Professor Azzi Lessing Co-Edits CWLA’s Special Issue, “Poverty, Race, & Child Welfare”
In a special double issue of “Poverty, Race, & Child Welfare,” guest co-editors Professor Lenette Azzi-Lessing and University of Colorado Boulder Professor Vandra Sinha begin their foreword with the same struggle many have encountered over the past two years: “We couldn’t have envisioned the transformative events that would take place by the time of the […]
Professor Spencer & Colleagues Examine Mentoring Programs’ Readiness for Improvements
We’ve all been there. We have grand plans with a clear list of improvements that will help us achieve our goal, but then a force outside of our control brings our dreams back to reality. The same can be said for youth mentoring programs. Regardless of an increasing interest in making improvements, enthusiasm alone doesn’t […]
Vitamin PhD Podcast: Professor Spencer Explores Ethical Responsibilities During Research
What are a researcher’s ethical responsibilities? In an episode with the podcast Vitamin PhD, BUSSW Professor Renée Spencer was joined by neuroscience PhD candidate Luis Rameriez to talk about the importance of transparency in the pursuit of knowledge. Professor Spencer draws on her experience as the chair of the Charles River Institutional Review Board, where […]
Professor Jacobson López & Colleagues Examine Role of Racism & Sexism on College Students’ Bystander Actions
Daniel Jacobson López, PhD, LCSW, an assistant professor at Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW), is embarking on new research as co-investigator for a pilot project highlighting the experiences of Black women sexual assault survivors. Funded with a grant from the University of Pittsburgh’s Center on Race & Social Problems, the project will explore […]
Dean Delva Joins Post-Incarceration Project Supporting Rehabilitation for Chilean Inmates
Dean Jorge Delva of Boston University School of Social Work will serve as a consultant on an international post-incarceration project designed to support the successful social reintegration of formerly incarcerated people in Chile, his home country. The project, funded by Chile’s Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge & Innovation, is led by Guillermo Sanhueza, associate professor […]