Dr. Ruth Paris Promoted to Full Professor with Tenure
Dr. Ruth Paris has been promoted to full professor at BU School of Social Work (BUSSW). A past Fulbright Scholar, she is the associate director for research at the BU Wheelock Institute for Early Childhood Well-Being. Paris is an expert in infant and early childhood mental health; her community-based research examines the strengths and stressors affecting parent-child relationships and parenting practices in families with trauma histories.
During her time at BUSSW, with support from major federal and foundation grants, Paris has developed and evaluated multiple attachment-based interventions for their ability to impact parenting, parent-child relationships, and child development, as well as their feasibility, accessibility, and cultural responsiveness.
Paris recently co-developed and evaluated a dyadic therapeutic parenting intervention, BRIGHT (Building Resilience Through Intervention: Growing Healthier Together), which is offered through treatment programs and healthcare settings for parents in substance use recovery and their young children. She also co-developed a curriculum guide in association with the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). The free guide provides in-depth social work education on infant and early childhood mental health. Her expertise has been featured in media stories, conferences, and presentations around the world.