In the Media
BU Today: Prof López Reflects on Work Supporting Displaced Communities at the US-Mexico Border
To support migrant communities at the US-Mexico border, Prof. Luz Lopez from the School of Social Work, and leader of the Global Health Core at the Center for Innovation in Social Work and Health, collaborated with a BU team including Prof. Carrie Preston from the College of Arts & Sciences, More
The New York Times: Alum Jill Shames (SSW’83) Provides On-the-Ground Services Near Ukraine with Israeli Nonprofit
BU School of Social Work alum Jill Shames (COM'82, SSW’83) was recently interviewed by The New York Times for an article focused on the Israeli aid workers who have joined the effort to provide emergency services for Ukrainian refugees. Shames, a social worker who lives in Israel, is currently in Moldova... More
JobMakers Podcast: Lecturer Celina Miranda (SSW’01,’15) Discusses Immigrant Entrepreneurship & Community Uplift in Jamaica Plain’s Latin Quarter
Last week on the JobMakers podcast, BU School of Social Work alum and lecturer Dr. Celine Miranda (MSW’01, PhD’15) shared her experience as executive director of the Hyde Square Task Force in a conversation with host Denzil Mohammed, director of the Public Education Institute. JobMakers is a production of the Pioneer... More
Bostonia: Alum Jill Shames (SSW’83) Provides Frontline Emergency Services to Ukrainian Refugees Near Site Where Her Ancestors Fled Anti-Semetism 140 Years Ago
BU School of Social Work alum and social worker Jill Shames (COM’82, SSW’83) is providing on-the-ground emergency services for Ukrainian refugees just across the Ukraine border in Moldova, where she’s volunteering with the non-profit group United Hatzalah of Israel. As an aid worker in the group’s Advanced Psychotrauma Unit, Shames says... More
The Boston Globe: Prof. Sprague Martinez on How Racial Capitalism Affects Diagnosis & Treatment of Long COVID for People of Color
In an article published by The Boston Globe – which was followed by a letter to the editor from two Boston University School of Social Work faculty – reporter Felice J. Freyer gets insight from Associate Professor Linda Sprague Martinez on why clinics are seeing “mostly middle-class white women” for... More
Inside Higher Ed: Prof. Gómez Shares Best Practices for Graduate Students to Respect & Support BIPOC Professors
For many Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) professors, the difficulties of higher academia don't stop after they enter the field, but continue throughout their careers. From microaggressions to discrimination, faculty are sometimes not supported by their universities. This also translates into how students interact with their professors. To... More
Culture Health Blog: Daniel Do (PhD’24) Calls for More Equitable Telemental Health Services
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted many inequities in the US healthcare system, especially for LGBTQ+ people and people of color (POC). While telemental health services have expanded greatly since 2020 to address trauma, grief, and other pandemic-exacerbated issues, many marginalized people have experienced discrimination from their white therapists. In his... More
The Daily Free Press: PhD Candidate Cristina Brinkerhoff Celebrates Victory for Undocumented Mass. Residents After Years of Advocacy
Update (5/4/22): The Work and Family Mobility Act will go before the Massachusetts Senate this Thursday, May 5th. This historic legislation, which advocates have sought to make a reality for more than twenty years, will allow individuals to obtain a drivers license regardless of immigration status. If you support the... More
Psychology Today: Kathleen Mackenzie (MSW’92) Encourages Parents to Identify Signs of Electronic Addictions in Children
As electronics become more and more pervasive in our everyday life, parents can monitor addiction to electronics by noting patterns of overuse related to video games, social media, and online pornography. In an article for Psychology Today, alum Kathleen Mackenzie (MSW’92) urges parents to reconsider children’s relationships with electronics. Mackenzie... More
CISWH News: Prof. López Joins BU Team Helping Migrant & Displaced Communities at Texas Border
Prof. Luz M López has joined a BU team studying best practices to support migrants at the Texas border. The work is a part of the Border Studies Program that provides support to migrants who face traumatic conditions at the border. The BU team includes Dr. Carrie Preston, cofounder of... More