Below is contact information and guidance for reporting and resolving issues you may experience during your time at BUSSW:
All BUSSW Campuses and Programs
Registration:
- Contact Registrar Jen Warner for questions about course timing, the registration process, and graduation requirements.
Issues Pertaining to Faculty Members:
- Contact the faculty member (if you are comfortable) with your concerns. If not, you can CC the Department Chair who oversees the courses in that discipline:
- Clinical Practice: Jordana Muroff
- Research/Human Behavior/Policy: Renee Spencer
- Macro: Lenette Azzi-Lessing
- Your advisor may also be a helpful resource to discuss your concerns and steps you may wish to take.
- If it is a DEI-related concern, please contact Dawn Belkin-Martinez, Associate Dean of Equity and Inclusion.
- If a further response is required, contact Ellen DeVoe, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. If the matter is not resolved, Dean Jorge Delva will be notified.
Charles River Students (MSW & PhD)
MSW Student Services and Program Planning
- Contact Francisco Jaimes, Director of Student Services, for questions about taking courses out of sequence, altering program plans, and switching status from full-time to part-time, or vice-versa.
PhD Student Services
Field Education:
- Contact Denita Johnson, Assistant Dean for Field Education. This may include field supervision, foundation and advanced placements, hours, switching placements, etc. If further attention is needed, copy the Department Chair.
Specializations or Dual-Degree Programs (not currently available through online or off-campus programs):
- Contact the directors of the specialization or dual-degree program in question, listed below:
Online Students
Student Services and Program Planning
- Contact Sonia Mee, OLP Assistant Director, for overall student services, academic program planning, course schedule, course materials, campus transfer, first semester advising, and Professional Development Seminar.
Online Field Education
- Contact Robbie Sanders, OLP Field Education Coordinator, for questions about field supervision, foundation and advanced placements, hours, switching placements, etc. If further attention is needed, copy the Department Chair.
Overall Online Program
Off-Campus & Hybrid Program Students
Student Services and Program Planning
- Contact the appropriate program director listed below regarding student services, program planning, course materials, course schedule, campus transfer, advising, field placement coordination, and the Professional Development Seminar:
Overall Off-Campus & Hybrid Program
For any of these topics, if you believe the matter is not resolved, you may also pursue one of the other reporting processes made available by the University:
Please remember to document your concerns when possible. For example, if you have reached out to someone repeatedly and not heard back, document the dates you reached out.