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Prof. Hyeouk Chris Hahm Studies Heavy Alcohol Use Among Young Women During Pandemic
During Covid lockdowns, many marginalized communities suffered from heightened pandemic-related stress, especially women who were exposed to more intimate partner violence, loss of employment, and increased housework while stuck in their homes. In a study titled ‘Psychological Distress and Heavy Alcohol Consumption Among U.S. Young Women During the COVID-19 Pandemic,’... More
11/11: BUSSW Doctoral Candidate Corinne Beaugard Shares Research on Overdose Confidentiality and Addiction Treatment for Black Patients
Corinne Beaugard, a doctoral candidate at Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW), leads two presentations at the annual conference for the Association for Multidisciplinary Education and Research in Substance Use and Addiction (AMERSA), a non-profit professional organization that aims to improve health and well-being through interdisciplinary leadership in substance... More
Good Morning America: Lynn Lyons (SSW’90) Shares Anxiety Advice from New Book
In her new book “The Anxiety Audit,” BU School of Social Work alum Lynn Lyons (SSW’90) helps families work through anxiety together. ABC’s Good Morning America interviewed Lyons for a segment addressing how parents can better manage their own anxiety, as well as help prevent anxiety in children and help... More
AJPH: Profs. Sprague Martinez, Scott, & Colleagues Report on Success of Community-Based COVID Workshop
Community-based workshops allow groups to process collective traumas like the COVID-19 pandemic together. In a recent article for the American Journal of Public Health, BU School of Social Work Profs. Linda Sprague Martinez and Judith Scott and their colleagues shared data from a recent applied photovoice workshop. The project worked... More
11/18: BUSSW Bedford Campus Hosts Community Event on Patient-Centered Practices Plus MSW Info Session
Boston University School of Social Work’s (BUSSW) Bedford campus – one of four off-campus MSW program sites – hosts a free community event focused on patient-centered healing practices presented by campus director Yunieska Krug, plus an information session on the School’s part-time Master of Social Work program. Field education partners, local... More
The Boston Globe: Dean Emeritus Hubie Jones Says Boston Needs Connected Coalition to Help Children of Color
Hubie Jones, dean emeritus of Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW), explores the growing inequalities among Boston school children in an op-ed published in The Boston Globe. Examining the underlying forces at play in health and educational outcomes for Boston’s children of color, Jones and co-author James Jennings explain how... More
CNN: Prof. Gómez Discusses Where #MeToo Is Going After 5 Years of Social Justice Work
In 2017, sexual assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein catapulted the #MeToo movement into mainstream public discourse. CNN spoke to Jennifer Gómez, BUSSW assistant professor and trauma expert, about how the last five years have shifted cultural perceptions of accountability, sexual violence, abuse, and harassment, as well as future steps society... More
BUSSW Faculty & Doctoral Students Present at 2022 APHA Annual Meeting
Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) will have a strong presence at this year’s APHA Annual Meeting & Expo on Nov. 6-9. In addition to sharing a booth with BU’s School of Public Health, ranked 6th in the nation of public health graduate schools, BUSSW will be represented by... More
PhD Candidates Corinne Beaugard & Greer Hamilton Lead Oral History Project on Harm Reduction Movement in Massachusetts
As a public health approach addressing behavior that’s been stigmatized and often criminalized by society at large, harm reduction has generally operated outside of the mainstream – even though its mission is critical for many. In order to preserve and disseminate the work done through the harm reduction movement in Massachusetts, More
Prof. McLaughlin Shares Support Group Strategies at Loyola University & Aspire Health Alliance
When she’s not teaching and advising MSW students at Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW), Prof. Donna McLaughlin can often be found sharing her expertise with the broader social work community. This month, she led sessions at the Loyola University Chicago School of Social Work and Aspire Health Alliance, More