Daniel Jacobson López, assistant professor at Boston University School of Social Work, will be a visiting fellow in the Research Education Institute for Diversity Scholars (REIDS) at the Yale School of Public Health’s Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS (CIRA). The highly competitive fellowship is designed to support racial and ethnic minority scholars who are […]
As an alum of BU School of Social Work, James Fishman (SSW’78) has become a leader in improving the lives of Bostonians with AIDS. A recent profile of Fishman in the Swampscott Reporter celebrated his work as a therapist for those affected by AIDS, as well as his history-making appointment as the first social worker […]
Researchers from the Center for Innovation for Social Work and Health (CISWH) at BUSSW conducted a new study exploring the challenges people with HIV (PWH) face in obtaining gainful employment. The study’s goal is to better understand and address what limits PWH from achieving employment and housing and to develop interventions that can improve those outcomes. Excerpt from […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama announced the appointment of Douglas M. Brooks, MSW, as the Director of the White House Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP). A leading HIV/AIDS policy expert, Douglas most recently served as Senior Vice President for Community, Health, and Public Policy at the Justice Resource Institute (JRI). As the Director […]