Linda Sprague Martinez, an associate professor at BU School of Social Work (BUSSW), recently shared her expertise on the social and community aspects of long Covid on WHMP Radio’s Panorama podcast. Joined by medical practitioner Bruce Levy, she discussed the poorly understood disorder’s effects and symptoms, as well as the systemic inequalities that make diagnosis […]
As the after effects for Title 42 continue to wreak havoc on migrant families living at the Rio Grande Valley, Prof. Luz López from BU School of Social Work (BUSSW) and students from across BU visited to assess the needs of those seeking asylum in the United States. Based on this experience, Prof. López, who […]
Professor Mary E. Collins of BU School of Social Work spoke to The Boston Globe about the missing link between child welfare-related tragedies and policy change. Her expertise brings a high-level perspective to the 2014 murder of 5-year-old Jeremiah Oliver which led to major scrutiny of the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF) and […]
A new book by Prof. Jennifer M. Gómez from BU School of Social Work explores the unique harm that Black women and girls experience after sexual violence from Black men. Gómez recently spoke to Dr. Lisa Danylchuk on two episodes of her podcast, “How We Can Heal.” The first episode focuses on Cultural Betrayal Trauma […]