Professor Jacobson López’s Research in Ghana Improves Access to Preventative HIV Care
Professor Daniel Jacobson López traveled to Ghana this summer to consult on how intersectional stigma prevents vulnerable populations from accessing healthcare and preventive HIV care. This research was conducted as part of the Promoting Reductions in Intersectional StigMa (PRISM) initiative, an organization of researchers and healthcare providers exploring how multiple stigmatized identities create barriers to […]
BU Today: Professor López Reflects on Work Supporting Displaced Communities at the US-Mexico Border
To support migrant communities at the US-Mexico border, Professor Luz Lopez from the School of Social Work, and leader of the Global Health Core at the Center for Innovation in Social Work and Health, collaborated with a BU team including Professor Carrie Preston from the College of Arts & Sciences, and Professor Muhammad Zaman from […]
The New York Times: Alum Jill Shames (SSW’83) Provides On-the-Ground Services Near Ukraine with Israeli Nonprofit
BU School of Social Work alum Jill Shames (COM’82, SSW’83) was recently interviewed by The New York Times for an article focused on the Israeli aid workers who have joined the effort to provide emergency services for Ukrainian refugees. Shames, a social worker who lives in Israel, is currently in Moldova volunteering in an advanced […]
Bostonia: Alum Jill Shames (SSW’83) Provides Frontline Emergency Services to Ukrainian Refugees Near Site Where Her Ancestors Fled Anti-Semetism 140 Years Ago
BU School of Social Work alum and social worker Jill Shames (COM’82, SSW’83) is providing on-the-ground emergency services for Ukrainian refugees just across the Ukraine border in Moldova, where she’s volunteering with the non-profit group United Hatzalah of Israel. As an aid worker in the group’s Advanced Psychotrauma Unit, Shames says she is “summoned to […]
Dean Delva Joins Post-Incarceration Project Supporting Rehabilitation for Chilean Inmates
Dean Jorge Delva of Boston University School of Social Work will serve as a consultant on an international post-incarceration project designed to support the successful social reintegration of formerly incarcerated people in Chile, his home country. The project, funded by Chile’s Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge & Innovation, is led by Guillermo Sanhueza, associate professor […]
Professor Azzi-Lessing’s Keynote Address at Hong Kong Symposium Focuses on Meeting Needs of Vulnerable Children & Families
Clinical Professor Lenette Azzi-Lessing recently gave a keynote address to 700 participants at the Boys’ and Girls’ Clubs Association of Hong Kong’s Symposium on Early Childhood Intervention. Titled “Policies and Practices to Address the Needs of Highly Vulnerable Young Children and Their Families,” her presentation drew from her extensive experience as a social worker, administrator, […]
11/10: CISWH Panel on Global Health Equity & Social Work with Professor Lombe & López
On November 10, The Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health (CISWH) at BU School of Social Work is hosting a panel event on how innovations using social work-based community health models are making an impact on global economic and health disparities. Breaking the Mold: Innovative Models to Achieve Health Equity Date: Wednesday, November […]
Professor Collins & Colleagues Explore Social Work in the Context of Physical, Political, & Cultural Borders
In a recent paper, BU School of Social Work Professor Mary Elizabeth Collins, Queens University Professor Joe Duffy, and Salisbury University School of Social Work Professor Sook Hyun Kim explain that borders’ tumultuous influences on individuals, communities, and society in a globalized world and call for better global social work education. “Social work practitioners have a […]
The Network: Global Collaboration between CADER & Rwanda Adapts Courses to Nation’s Needs
Aging and disability education can improve the lives of caregivers and the cared for all over the world. Recently, The Center for Aging & Disability Education & Research (CADER) at BU School of Social Work collaborated with the Centre for Dignified Aging (CDA) in Rwanda to transform a CADER course for use in Rwanda and […]
5/29: Professor Byrne Speaks in Dublin about “The Importance of Affordable Housing to Tackle Homelessness”
Professor Thomas Byrne will speak at a Simon Communities of Ireland webinar about the connection between affordable housing and homelessness this Thursday. “Homelessness is fundamentally a problem rooted in a lack of affordable housing,” Byrne explained in a “Lunchtime Live” broadcast on Ireland’s Newstalk.com radio preceding the event. “Data and research from the United States […]