PolitiFact: “Trump Leaves Out Context in Claim About Immigrants and Crime”

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The November 3, 2016 PolitiFact article “Trump Leaves Out Context in Claim About Immigrants and Crime” quotes BUSSW assistant professor Christopher Salas-Wright as one of the sources to disprove Trump’s argument about the connection between immigration and crime. Although Trump argued that immigrants are more likely to commit illegal acts, researchers such as Salas-Wright have proven his claims to […]

Research Luncheon Seminar Series 2016-2017: Professor Renee Spencer Discusses STAR Project

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“Mentors have to stick around,” BUSSW professor Renee Spencer told faculty and students at the first seminar of the Fall 2016 Research Luncheon Series on September 22 in the Conant Lounge. Professor Spencer’s research focuses on adolescent development and youth mentoring. She presented One Story, Three Perspectives: A Qualitative Case-Based Approach to Understanding Early Ending […]

$943,000 SAMHSA Grant Offers Evidence-Based Approach to Fight Substance Abuse

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 26, 2016 Contact Rebecca Grossfield Boston University School of Social Work Phone: 617-358-5149 Email: rebdg@bu.edu Social Work, Mental Health Counselor, and Psychiatry Graduate Students at Boston University Begin Training (Boston, MA) Boston University School of Social Work received a $943,000 grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to […]

Dr. Ruth Paris Receives Fulbright Specialist Grant in Social Work at Bar Ilan University

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Dr. Ruth Paris, associate professor of clinical practice and director of the Family Therapy Certificate Program at Boston University School of Social Work, has received confirmation from the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, the Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Department of State and the Council for International Exchange of Scholars that […]

Macro Perspectives on Youths Aging Out of Foster Care Fills Key Gap in Research

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 2, 2015 Contact Rebecca Grossfield Boston University School of Social Work Phone: 617-358-5149 Email: rebdg@bu.edu Macro Perspectives on Youths Aging Out of Foster Care Fills Key Gap in Research Dr. Mary Elizabeth Collins’ New Book Focuses on Adolescents in the Care System (Boston, MA) In Dr. Mary Elizabeth Collins’ new book, […]

New Study Compares Food Insecurity in Veteran and Non-Veteran Households

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 19, 2015 Contact Rebecca Grossfield Boston University School of Social Work Phone: 617-358-5149 Email: rebdg@bu.edu Feeding Our Veterans: New Study Compares Food Insecurity in Veteran and Non-Veteran Households In the first study to use nationally representative data, three BUSSW professors set out to analyze rates of food insecurity in veteran and […]

Professor Linda Sprague-Martinez Finalist for the Annual Ernest A. Lynton Award

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New England Resource Center for Higher Education (NERCHE) and the Center for Engaged Democracy at Merrimack College announced the selection of eight finalists for the 2015 Ernest A. Lynton Award for the Scholarship of Engagement for Early Career Faculty. The award recognizes a faculty member, either pre-tenure or early career at tenure long-term contract institutions, […]