Preparing the next generation of social work and social welfare scholars and leaders
Our highly individualized, fully-funded doctoral program offers hands-on research, teaching experience, and a rigorous curriculum. You'll develop core competencies that are integral to contemporary social work practice, teaching, and research.
Work with and learn from these experienced leaders.
Margaret Lombe
Associate Professor, Chair of Macro Practice Dept.
Macro Practice
Research Areas
Specialties
• International Socioeconomic Development (capacity building)
• Poverty, Social Exclusion/Inclusion
• Global Health
• Food Security and Low-Resource Households
• HIV/AIDS and Youth
• Rights-Based Approaches
• Cross-Cultural Research
• Evaluation Research
Daniel P. Miller
Professor
Human Behavior, Research, and Policy
Research Areas
Specialties
• Poverty
• Child and Family Policy
• Food and Nutrition Assistance Programs
• Food Insecurity
• Fathers and Father Involvement
Astraea Augsberger
Associate Professor & Associate Dean for Doctoral Education
Clinical Practice
Research Areas
Specialties
- Child Welfare Policy and Programs
- Youth and Family Engagement
- Health Equity
- Community Engaged Research
Program Highlights
The critical links between social work and social science research, theory, and practice build upon our faculty strengths and expertise, and grow through interdisciplinary collaborations in areas such as health, mental health, trauma, addictions, child welfare, and aging.
Our core curriculum:
- Requires a mixed methods foundation
- A grounding in social work values and a social justice lens
- Training in teaching excellence
Your knowledge will deepen through hands-on teaching-practicum experience, developing a specialization area, and mentored research training. These integrated experiences provide you with a rich educational foundation for social work leadership in academic, policy, research, and practice arenas.
Research that Empowers People and Communities
Learn more about BUSSW’s groundbreaking research.
Questions?
For more information about the PhD program, contact Program Coordinator Lyndsey Browning or request information below.
Please note: the PhD Program in Social Work no longer requires that applicants take the GRE or MAT exams.