Tag: global impact

Prof. Belkin Martinez at Liberation Health Event in Greece

Prof. Dawn Belkin Martinez Shares Liberation Health Expertise in Greece

Prof. Dawn Belkin Martinez from BU School of Social Work recently traveled to Greece to teach the Liberation Health Model, an innovative process she co-created, to more than 400 professionals and social work students. This holistic approach to mental health includes a person’s experiences within a cultural, political, and historical context.  “Many social workers don’t […]

Prof. Mary Collins

Prof. Collins Receives Fulbright Specialist Award to Collaborate with Women & Children’s Rights Organization in Ghana

Prof. Mary Collins from BU School of Social Work has received a 2023 Fulbright  Specialist Award to support her upcoming collaboration in Tamale, Ghana. For five weeks, she will be working with Songtaba, a human rights organization that advocates for women, girls, and other marginalized people in underserved communities. The project’s activities will focus on […]

Yoonsook Ha

Prof. Ha Discusses Partnerships between Government & University-Based Researchers at Pusan National University

Prof. Yoonsook Ha from BU School of Social Work recently presented her research on how government agencies and researchers can collaborate to improve the policy making process for childcare provisions. She reviewed the impacts of unaffordable childcare in the US, and how subsidy programs and changes in administration can help determine better policies. The presentation […]