Liberate Possibilities Research Discussions

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

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Fall 2022 Events

Thursday, September 22, 2022 | 12-1:15 pm (ET)

Topic: Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health (CISWH) Current Research

View the recording here.

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

View the recording here.