Hosted by the Office of Research at Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW), this monthly event series brings innovative researchers from across BU and Greater Boston to BUSSW to present their work to our school community. All Boston University faculty, staff and students are welcome to attend, and refreshments are provided.
Please see the Fall 2023 event schedule below.
Fall 2023 Events
Monday, September 11, 2023 | 3-4 pm (ET)
Topic: Health of Black Women in the US: Findings from the Black Women’s Health Study
Speaker: Yvette Cozier, PhD, Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice at BU School of Public Health
Location: BUSSW Conant Lounge (264 Bay State Rd, 2nd floor) & Zoom
Zoom information will be emailed to BUSSW employees prior to the event. If you are a student or part of the larger BU community and would like to attend online, please email Hyeouk Hahm at hahm@bu.edu for the Zoom link.
Monday, October 2, 2023 | 3-4 pm (ET)
Topic: Progress in HIV Treatment and Prevention
Speaker: Daniel Kuritzkes, MD, Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Location: BUSSW Conant Lounge (264 Bay State Rd, 2nd floor) & Zoom
Monday, November 6, 2023 | 3-4 pm (ET)
Topic: Mental Health in U.S. Higher Education: Research from the National Healthy Minds Study
Speaker: Sarah Lipson, PhD, Associate Professor, Health Law Policy and Management Dept., BU School of Public Health
Location: BUSSW Conant Lounge (264 Bay State Rd, 2nd floor) & Zoom
Monday, December 4, 2023 | 3-4 pm (ET)
Topic: Mental Health and Family
Speaker: Martha Tompson, PhD, Associate Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences, BU College of Arts & Sciences
Location: BUSSW Conant Lounge (264 Bay State Rd, 2nd floor) & Zoom
PAST EVENTS
Spring 2023 Events
Thursday, April 13, 2023 | 12-1:15 pm (ET)
Topic: Liberating Possibilities Through Disability Justice: Transforming Systems to Improve Health, Quality of Life, and Well-Being
Speakers: Allyson Baughman, Project Director; Bethlyn Vergo Houlihan, Project Director; Meg Comeau, Sr. Project Director
Watch the Recording Here
Passcode: !fgB20J^
Fall 2022 Events
Thursday, September 22, 2022 | 12-1:15 pm (ET)
Topic: Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health (CISWH) Current Research
Friday, September 30, 2022 | 1-2 pm (ET)
Topic: An Overview of NIH and its Mechanisms, Libby O’Hare, PhD, at Lewis-Burke Associates
Location: Zoom only