{"id":73081,"date":"2025-09-02T13:55:23","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T17:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/?post_type=bu-program-page&#038;p=73081"},"modified":"2026-04-16T16:59:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T20:59:27","slug":"meet-the-practicum-education-department","status":"publish","type":"bu-program-page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/degree-program\/msw\/field-education\/meet-the-practicum-education-department\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Practicum Ed Dept."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-left\">We&#8217;re Here to Guide You.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-left\">Our Practicum Education team works closely with students, faculty, advisors, and agency staff to ensure you have a quality field education experience.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h3>All Programs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-default has-title post-70305 profile type-profile status-publish hentry department-clinical department-field-education academic_department-clinical-practice areas_of_interest-aging-and-gerontology areas_of_interest-children-youth-families areas_of_interest-community-public-health areas_of_interest-equity-justice areas_of_interest-health-behavioral-health areas_of_interest-mental-health-substance-use availability-full-time campus-charles-river-campus profile_type-faculty rank-clinical-associate-professor\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/profile\/kanako-okuda\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-default\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/ssw\/files\/2025\/09\/Kanako-Okuda-2025-Headshot-1024x1024-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Professor Kanako Okuda Headshot\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-default\">Kanako Okuda<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-default\">Assistant Dean, Practicum Education &#038; Clinical Associate Professor<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-default has-title post-76298 profile type-profile status-publish hentry department-field-education availability-full-time campus-charles-river-campus profile_type-staff\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/profile\/emily-shalev\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-default\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/ssw\/files\/2026\/03\/default_user_image-300x300.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-default\">Emily Shalev<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-default\">Practicum Education Coordinator, All Programs<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\n\n\n\n<h3>On-Campus Program (Boston-Charles River)  <\/h3>\n\n\n\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-default has-title post-37613 profile type-profile status-publish hentry status-needs-photos department-field-education availability-full-time campus-charles-river-campus profile_type-staff\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/profile\/thahisha-delma\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-default\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/ssw\/files\/2026\/03\/default_user_image-300x300.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-default\">Thahisha Delma<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-default\">Practicum Education, Senior Program Coordinator, On-Campus<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-default has-title post-37611 profile type-profile status-publish hentry status-needs-photos department-field-education availability-full-time campus-charles-river-campus profile_type-staff\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/profile\/kerlyne-pacombe\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-default\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/ssw\/files\/2018\/08\/kerlyne_pacombe.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-default\">Kerlyne Pacombe<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-default\">Practicum Education Coordinator, On-Campus Program<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-default has-title post-32381 profile type-profile status-publish hentry department-field-education availability-full-time campus-charles-river-campus profile_type-staff\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/profile\/terese-romano\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-default\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/ssw\/files\/2017\/06\/Terese-Romano_staff.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-default\">Terese Romano<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-default\">Assistant Director, Practicum Education, On-Campus<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\n\n\n\n<h3>Off-Campus\/Worcester Hybrid Program<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-default has-title post-32325 profile type-profile status-publish hentry department-macro department-field-education availability-full-time campus-charles-river-campus campus-off-campus-program campus-worcester-campus profile_type-program-advisor profile_type-staff\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/profile\/diane-crowley\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-default\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/ssw\/files\/2017\/06\/diane_crowley_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-default\">Diane Crowley<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-default\">Practicum Education Coordinator, Macro Practice<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3>Online Program<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-default has-title post-69634 profile type-profile status-publish hentry department-field-education availability-full-time campus-online profile_type-staff\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/profile\/lily-ghrear\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-default\"><img width=\"132\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/ssw\/files\/2025\/01\/Lily-Ghear-Headshot-2025.jpg\" alt=\"Lily Ghear\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-default\">Lily Ghrear<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-default\">Practicum Education Coordinator, Online Program<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-default has-title post-60090 profile type-profile status-publish hentry department-online-program department-field-education availability-full-time campus-online profile_type-staff\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/profile\/jenna-landsman\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-default\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/ssw\/files\/2026\/03\/default_user_image-300x300.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-default\">Jenna Landsman<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-default\">Senior Program Coordinator, Online Program<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-default has-title post-32092 profile type-profile status-publish hentry 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