4/4: Professor Jacobson López Joins Panel on Best Practices for Diversity & Inclusion in Social Work
Professor Daniel Jacobson López will speak at the panel, “Deconstructing Inclusion: Beyond a Seat at the Table,” hosted by the Brown School for Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis. Expanding diversity and inclusion in social work empowers voices that are often unheard. Professor Jacobson López has done extensive work on how intersecting identities […]
4/21: Professor Copeland & the Center for Antiracist Research Present “There Is a Field”
BUSSW Professor Phillipe Copeland, in his role as the director of narrative at BU’s Center for Antiracist Research, has helped organize screenings at BU and in Boston for the Donkeysaddle Projects film “There is a Field.” The film explores Black-Palestinian solidarity around the murder of Palestinian Asel Asleh. Professor Phillipe Copeland also helped develop a […]
Health Policy Research Scholars: Dan Do (PhD’24) Researches Dual Pandemic of COVID & Racism
As part of a grant from Health Policy Research Scholars (HPRS), BUSSW PhD Candidate Dan Do (PhD’24) is investigating the challenges facing women of color during a dual pandemic of COVID-19 and racism. The research team, including BU School of Public Health Prof. Paul Shafer and Hayden Dawes, LCSW, hopes to promote more equitable mental […]
The Boston Globe: Professor Sprague Martinez on How Racial Capitalism Affects Diagnosis & Treatment of Long COVID for People of Color
In an article published by The Boston Globe – which was followed by a letter to the editor from two Boston University School of Social Work faculty – reporter Felice J. Freyer gets insight from Associate Professor Linda Sprague Martinez on why clinics are seeing “mostly middle-class white women” for the lingering COVID-19 symptoms known […]
BU Experts: Professor Copeland & Lee Discuss Black Health & Wellness
The intersection of social work and health–particularly when it comes to people of color’s lives and experiences–is an essential pillar to building a more equitable health care system. For Black History Month, BU Experts talked to professors across the university about their work to progress Black health & wellness, including BUSSW Professors Phillipe Copeland and […]
2/11: Professor Paris Presents on Treating Trauma in Latinx Families
What happens when early parenthood is accompanied by trauma, immigration to a new country, limited resources, and a lack of community connections? An upcoming talk by Professor Ruth Paris seeks to answer that question and provide tools for healing. On February 11th, Professor Paris and Karen Garber, LICSW, will present as part of the Infant-Parent […]
Professor Jacobson López & Colleagues Examine Role of Racism & Sexism on College Students’ Bystander Actions
Daniel Jacobson López, PhD, LCSW, an assistant professor at Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW), is embarking on new research as co-investigator for a pilot project highlighting the experiences of Black women sexual assault survivors. Funded with a grant from the University of Pittsburgh’s Center on Race & Social Problems, the project will explore […]
Understanding Structural & Institutional Racism: BUSSW Offers Free Online Course Through Network for Professional Education
Dawn Belkin Martinez, clinical associate professor at Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW), and members of the BUSSW Equity & Inclusion committee have developed one of the first online courses to help people and organizations understand the compelling topic of structural and institutional racism. In its first free online course offering, The Network for […]
Professor Scott & Colleagues Develop Model Examining How Skin Color Affects Race/Ethnicity Messages & Youth Development
How can a youth of color’s phenotype–or skin color–affect the messages they receive about their place in an ethnic-racial group? How can those signals affect their development? In a recent study led by Professor Judith Scott at BU School of Social Work, researchers are expanding the understanding of Ethnic-Racial Socialization (ERS) to explore just that. […]
Pressian (South Korea): Professor Copeland Explains How Schools Became a Political Battleground
In an interview with the South Korean news outlet, “Pressian,” BUSSW Professor Phillipe Copeland provided insight into how anti-Critical Race Theory (CRT) is part of a long history of racism in American politics. Excerpt from, “How the ‘New Boogie Man’ of Racism Is Shaking Up US politics” by Hong Ki-hye Jeon, originally published in Pressian: […]