Health & Community Health

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  Dolores Acevedo-Garcia

  Professor, Director of IECOHD

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  Luis R. Alvarez-Hernandez

  Assistant Professor

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  Astraea Augsberger

  Associate Professor & Associate Dean for Doctoral Education

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  Judith G. Gonyea

  Professor

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  Tami Gouveia

  Director, Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health

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  Hyeouk Chris Hahm

  Professor and Associate Dean for Research Professor

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  Daniel Jacobson López

  Assistant Professor and Deputy Title IX Coordinator

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  Barbara L. Jones

  Dean and Professor

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  Bronwyn Keefe

  Research Associate Professor, Assistant Dean of Workforce & Professional Development, Director of CADER and The Network

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  Christina Lee

  Professor, Faculty Director of Health Equity Research Lab at CISWH

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  Margaret Lombe

  Associate Professor, Chair of Macro Practice Dept.

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  Luz Marilis López

  Clinical Professor, Director of MSW/MPH Dual Degree, Faculty Affiliate at CISWH

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  Daniel P. Miller

  Professor

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  Allyala Nandakumar

  Research Professor, Director of Global Social Work & Public Health Lab at CISWH

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  Betty J. Ruth

  Clinical Professor Emerita

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  S. Wade Taylor

  Clinical Associate Professor

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  Peter Treitler

  Assistant Professor

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  Darien Alexander Williams

  Assistant Professor, Faculty Affiliate – BU Institute for Global Sustainability

Latest stories

• BUSSW Researchers Spotlight Health and Well-Being at Spring 2026 “Research in Action” Discussion

  March 27, 2026

  Moderated by Professor Hyeouk “Chris” Hahm, associate dean for research at BUSSW, the event featured six BUSSW researchers whose work spans communities, systems, and policy. Read more

• Lecturer Cristina Brinkerhoff Shares Her Expertise on Panel on Immigrant and Refugee Women’s Health Care 

  March 24, 2026

  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. Read more

• The Brink: BUSSW Professor Hahm Leads Study on Young Adults’ COVID-19 Vaccine Attitudes

  March 10, 2026

  Young adults overwhelmingly support COVID-19 vaccination, according to new research led by BUSSW professor Hyeouk “Chris” Hahm. Read more

• BUSSW and Rush Offer Online Prof. Ed. Certificate that Prepares Social Workers for Practice in Health Care Settings

  February 13, 2026

  The six-course certificate is designed to prepare learners for work across inpatient, outpatient, community-based, and specialty care settings. Read more