Photo Gallery: “Research in Action – Economic Insecurity Across a Lifespan”
Researchers from BUSSW present critical findings on how early exposure to economic hardship during childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood can shape long-term economic and health outcomes.
Professor Joshi & Ha Co-Edit Special Issue on Equitable Early Childhood Education
Professor Pamela Joshi and Yoonsook Ha from BU School of Social Work (BUSSW), along with four other experts in the field, co-edited a special issue of Early Childhood Research Quarterly focused on how to make early childhood education (ECE) equitable and accessible. While many families struggle to find and afford quality child care, some face […]
BUSSW Researchers Address Child Care Gap for Children Involved in Protective Services
Children 5 years old and younger who have been involved with child protective services (CPS) are not enrolled in early care and education (ECE) programs as often as other children their age. This gap in accessing quality care may be due to barriers within child protective services and child care subsidies. A new study by […]
BUSSW at SSWR: Presentations & Community-Building at 2025 Annual Conference
Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) will have an impressive presence at the 2025 Society for Social Work Research (SSWR) Annual Conference held in Seattle, Washington, January 15-19, 2025. BUSSW faculty, doctoral students and alumni will present their research to colleagues from across the country in dozens of program sessions, disseminating new findings that […]
Professor Ha Awarded $2 Million Grant to Evaluate Child Care Contracts & Their Impact on Early Care & Education
High quality child care is key to children’s development. The State of Massachusetts has recently bolstered quality improvement initiatives within child care contracts, aiming to enhance equitable access to high quality care for children. To evaluate the impact of these efforts, Professor Yoonsook Ha of Boston University School of Social Work has been awarded a […]
Professor Ha Shares Expertise on Policy Decisions to Improve Early Care and Education
Early care and education (ECE) can play a significant role in the health and behavioral outcomes of children. However, low-income families face many barriers to high-quality ECE, widening the gaps between social groups that cause inequities throughout a person’s life. Professor Yoonsook Ha from BU School of Social Work recently shared her extensive research on […]
Professor Ha Awarded Grant to Evaluate State Efforts to Incentivize Subsidized Early Care & Education
Professor Yoonsook Ha from BU School of Social Work received a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to study how states can better support early care and education (ECE) providers who provide subsidized ECE services for low-income families. “Increasing equitable access to high quality ECE is a pressing issue right now,” […]
10/4: Professor Yoonsook Ha Discusses Low-Income Provisions for Early Child Care & Education in New Webinar
Professor Yoonsook Ha will speak at a webinar hosted by the Institute For Research on Poverty that explores how high-quality early care and education (ECE) reduces the burden on parents, but is often inaccessible for low-income families. Child care can be expensive and difficult to maintain, and without additional support many low-income families struggle to […]
Professor Ha Discusses Partnerships between Government & University-Based Researchers at Pusan National University
Professor Yoonsook Ha from BU School of Social Work recently presented her research on how government agencies and researchers can collaborate to improve the policy making process for childcare provisions. She reviewed the impacts of unaffordable childcare in the US, and how subsidy programs and changes in administration can help determine better policies. The presentation […]
Professor Ha Selected to Lead National Effort to Improve Data Systems in Early Childhood Care & Education
Yoonsook Ha of BU School of Social Work has been selected to serve as a subject-matter expert facilitator for one of the research collaboratives created under the new Child Care and Early Education Policy Research Consortium (CCEEPRC) which was established by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation […]