In a recent social policy report, Prof. Judith Scott and other experts from across the country address how historical and structural inequalities amplified COVID’s impact on Black communities, including the specific effects on children and families. The report, “Wearing a Mask Won’t Protect Us from Our History: The Impact of COVID-19 on Black Children and […]
In an effort to make the same mental health services available to everyone, alum Dierdra Somerville (SSW’95) is improving the accessibility of psychedelic therapy for people of color, LGBTQ+ people, and people with low incomes (less than $28,800 a year) in her role as executive director of the Sage Institute. Her recent interview with Bostonia […]
Noor Toraif (PhD’23) has received one of the first Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowships awarded to a social work scholar. The grant supports students in their final year of work towards their dissertation. While students from social work and other disciplines have traditionally not been eligible for the award, Prof. Dan Miller, director of the BUSSW […]
Rev. Michelle Walsh, LICSW, PhD, will retire from her role as lecturer at Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) in August, 2022, after teaching at the school for thirteen years. A clinical social worker, scholar and ordained Unitarian Universalist minister, Walsh’s background is in spirituality, trauma, and lived religion. Her work as an educator […]