Equity & Justice

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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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  Nina Aronoff

  Clinical Associate Professor and Coordinator, MSW/EdM Dual Degree

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  Lenette Azzi-Lessing

  Clinical Professor, Coordinator of Children, Youth & Families Specialization

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  Dawn Belkin Martinez

  Clinical Professor, Associate Dean of Equity & Inclusion

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  Phillipe Copeland

  Clinical Associate Professor

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  Ashley Davis

  Clinical Associate Professor

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  M. Emilia Bianco

  Clinical Assistant Professor, Faculty Affiliate at CISWH

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  Mark Gianino

  Clinical Associate Professor and Ethics Coordinator

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  Jennifer M. Gómez

  Associate Professor

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  Hyeouk Chris Hahm

  Professor and Associate Dean for Research Professor

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  Hope Haslam Straughan

  Clinical Associate Professor, Coordinator of Social Work & Theology Dual Degree

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  Daniel Jacobson López

  Assistant Professor and Deputy Title IX Coordinator

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  Kanako Okuda

  Assistant Dean, Practicum Education & Clinical Associate Professor

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  Noor Toraif

  Assistant Professor

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  Darien Alexander Williams

  Assistant Professor, Faculty Affiliate – BU Institute for Global Sustainability

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  May 13, 2026

  Dr. Hahm recently delivered a talk at Wellesley College focused on closing persistent gaps in mental health care for Asian American women. Read more

• Closing the Gap: Professor Mary Collins Examines Gender Disparities in Youth Employment Policy Across Three Nations

  May 11, 2026

  The Istanbul workshop drew scholars across a range of geographic and sectoral contexts who presented comparative research on gender policy. Read more

• Professor Jennifer M. Gómez Joins Choosing Help Podcast to Discuss Cultural Betrayal Trauma and Healing

  May 11, 2026

  Dr. Gómez explains how that harm carries an added layer of betrayal rooted in systemic inequality, and how it complicates everything that follows. Read more

• Medium: Professor Copeland Calls for Race-Centered Conversations on American Oligarchy

  May 4, 2026

  Copeland argues that while advocacy groups have been quick to name the dangers of oligarchy, they have largely failed to name its racial dimensions. Read more