A Researcher’s Perspective: Christina Lee, PhD
When Christina Lee, PhD, a licensed psychologist, joined BUSSW as an associate professor in 2019, she brought with her a clear expertise in intervention science, addiction psychology, and health disparities research. As the first director of the Research Core at BUSSW’s Center for Innovation in Social Work and Health, she continues her pioneering work on […]
BUSSW and BMC Researchers Say We Can Change the Face of Health Care by Including Young People in the Planning Process
Young people’s assessments of well-being in their own communities can be instrumental in shaping efforts to improve health conditions, according to new research led by the Boston University School of Social Work, Boston Medical Center and the Center for Community Health Education Research and Service, Inc., funded by the Institute for Health System Innovation & […]
Professor Augsberger & Sprague Martinez Land Funding for Youth-Led Health Promotion Project with BU School of Medicine
BU’s Clinical & Translational Science Institute (CTSI) has awarded a research grant to professors Astraea Augsberger (BUSSW), Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett (BU School of Medicine) and Linda Sprague Martinez (BUSSW) for their project, “Data-Driven, Youth-Led Health Promotion Strategy for a Safety Net Accountable Care Organization.” The aim of the project, devised within a “participatory action research” […]
Professor Collins Awarded Funding to Address Workforce Needs for Youth
BU Initiative on Cities (IOC) has awarded BUSSW faculty member Mary E. Collins an Early Stage Urban Research Award as part of its annual effort to provide seed funding to BU researchers focused on solving urban challenges. Collins, an internationally recognized expert on child welfare, will use the funding to study how local workforce development […]
Social Workers Invited to Participate in APHA Survey on COVID-19 Impact
The American Public Health Association Wants to Hear from You As social workers, we know that we must address the immediate, as well as the emergent, crises that accompany any pandemic. And yet, stay at home and social distancing orders have affected our ability to know social work’s role. Some of our workplaces have been […]
The “Aging Disaster” of COVID-19: Professor Gonyea and PhD Student O’Donnell Examine the Impact of Social Isolation on Boston’s Older Residents
Judith Gonyea, professor and associate dean of faculty affairs at BUSSW, is one of five BU faculty to receive funding from BU’s Initiative on Cities (IOC) call for COVID-19 Urban Research-to-Action proposals. Working with Co-PI PhD student Arden O’Donnell, in collaboration with the City of Boston’s Age Strong Commission, Gonyea and the team will examine the […]
Lessons from the Field: Are Paramedics Equipped to Manage Behavioral Health Emergencies?
Paramedics are frontline healthcare providers, responding to everyday emergencies from heart attacks and strokes, to public health crises like COVID-19 and the opioid epidemic. While these workers are skilled in life-saving resuscitation and stabilization, a study by BUSSW researchers finds that they are far less prepared in their training to deal with behavioral health issues. […]
Professor Davis Launches Study on COVID-19 Impact on Social Work Field Education
Professor Ashley Davis and colleague Rebecca Mirick (SSW’02), assistant professor at Salem State University, launched a mixed methods survey to social work students at CSWE-accredited schools nationwide to learn how social work students have experienced the abrupt changes to their field education due to the COVID-19 crisis. While advising MSW students as the global pandemic […]
Byrne and Colleagues Develop Web App to Help Local Communities Estimate COVID-19 Needs for Homeless Population
Following his recent report on the impact of COVID-19 on the homeless population, BUSSW professor Tom Byrne and co-authors Dennis P. Culhane, Dan Treglia, & Ken Steif from the University of Pennsylvania, and Randall Kuhn from UCLA, have developed a web application based on their model to allow local communities to estimate need based on their particular local circumstances. According to the report, which […]
Project IMPACT Helps Parents with Intellectual Disabilities Develop Skills to Keep Children Out of Foster Care
Article by Maura King Scully, originally published in BU School of Social Work’s IMPACT Magazine (Winter/Spring 2020) A small percentage of parents in the U.S.—an estimated 2.3% —have intellectual disabilities, yet their children are disproportionately represented in the child welfare system. While child removal and placement in foster care is sometimes necessary to ensure children’s […]