Lecturer Cristina Brinkerhoff Shares Her Expertise on Panel on Immigrant and Refugee Women’s Health Care
The panel will explore how immigration-related challenges shape the health and well-being of migrant and refugee women, highlighting the intersections of health inequities, public policy, and lived experience.
Lecturer Brinkerhoff Shares Expertise on Shaping Public Policy
BUSSW lecturer discusses how collaboration between government and immigrant communities – especially Brazilians – can shape public policy.
3 BUSSW Faculty Awarded Small Research Grants
Three faculty from Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) have been awarded small research grants to investigate critical social issues affecting marginalized communities. The funding is part of the school’s small grants program, an initiative launched by Prof. Ellen Devoe in 2022 and supported by then Dean Jorge Delva, to provide direct financial support […]
Cristina Araujo Brinkerhoff (PhD’23) Appointed Full-Time Lecturer at BU School of Social Work
Cristina Araujo Brinkerhoff (PhD’23) has been appointed a full-time lecturer in the Macro Social Work Department at BU School of Social Work (BUSSW), effective September 1, 2024. She brings with her a wealth of social work experience and a deep commitment to equity, racial justice, and excellence in teaching. Brinkerhoff earned her Master of […]
Telegram & Gazette: Cristina Araujo Brinkerhoff (PhD’23) Urges “Yes” Vote for Immigrant Driver’s Licenses
This past summer, Massachusetts passed the Work and Family Mobility Act, which made qualified state residents eligible for driver’s licenses regardless of immigration status. However, a small but vocal group has added a ballot question to the Massachusetts general election that could reverse the law. BUSSW PhD candidate and Brazilian immigrant Cristina Brinkerhoff (PhD’23) wrote […]
10/20: PhD Candidate Cristina Brinkerhoff (SSW’23) to Speak at Panel on Vaccine Equity
PhD candidate Cristina Araujo Brinkerhoff (SSW’23) will speak at the panel, “Equity, Engagement & Vaccines,” hosted by BU CTSI Community Engagement Program. Moderated by Prof. Linda Sprague Martinez, the panel will discuss how practitioners and researchers use community engagement strategies, how institutions impact community engagement, and how communities can be more involved in advancing vaccine […]
BUSSW Faculty and PhD Students Share Cutting-Edge Research at Prestigious Social Work Conference
Doctoral students and faculty from Boston University School of Social Work join social work scholars from across the country at this year’s Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) Conference, January 16–21. Browse through the listings below to find out the who, what and when of featured BUSSW presenters. All sessions take place at the […]