{"id":70950,"date":"2025-04-22T12:22:47","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T16:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/?page_id=70950"},"modified":"2026-08-25T18:28:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T22:28:41","slug":"community-engagement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/research-faculty\/research-areas\/community-engagement\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Engagement"},"content":{"rendered":"\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-63927 profile type-profile status-publish hentry department-clinical academic_department-clinical-practice areas_of_interest-clinical-social-work areas_of_interest-community-public-health areas_of_interest-community-engagement areas_of_interest-equity-justice areas_of_interest-global-engagement areas_of_interest-health-behavioral-health areas_of_interest-trauma-violence availability-full-time campus-charles-river-campus profile_type-faculty rank-assistant-professor\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/profile\/luis-r-alvarez-hernandez\/\" 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\/2023\/07\/Luis-Alvarez-Hernandez-Headshot-2025-compressed-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Luis-Alvarez-Hernandez-Headshot-2025\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-default\">Luis R. Alvarez-Hernandez<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-default\">Assistant 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-35175 profile type-profile status-publish hentry department-on-campus-program academic_department-macro-practice areas_of_interest-community-public-health areas_of_interest-community-engagement areas_of_interest-equity-justice areas_of_interest-macro-social-work availability-full-time campus-charles-river-campus campus-online profile_type-faculty profile_type-lecturer rank-lecturer\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/profile\/cristina-araujo-brinkerhoff\/\" 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\/09\/Christina-Araujo-Brinkerhoff-Headshot-1-e1765837592948-1-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"BUSSW Professor Christina Araujo Brinkerhoff\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-default\">Cristina Araujo Brinkerhoff<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-default\">Lecturer<\/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-32750 profile type-profile status-publish hentry department-clinical academic_department-clinical-practice areas_of_interest-children-youth-families areas_of_interest-clinical-social-work areas_of_interest-community-public-health areas_of_interest-community-engagement areas_of_interest-health-behavioral-health areas_of_interest-mental-health-substance-use areas_of_interest-trauma-violence availability-full-time campus-charles-river-campus profile_type-faculty rank-associate-professor\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/profile\/astraea-augsberger-lcsw\/\" 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\/07\/astraea_2019_web-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"BUSSW Professor Astraea Augsberger\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-default\">Astraea Augsberger<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-default\">Associate Professor &#038; Associate Dean for Doctoral Education<\/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-37279 profile type-profile status-publish hentry department-macro academic_department-macro-practice areas_of_interest-children-youth-families areas_of_interest-community-engagement areas_of_interest-economics-poverty areas_of_interest-equity-justice areas_of_interest-macro-social-work areas_of_interest-social-policy-research availability-full-time campus-charles-river-campus profile_type-faculty rank-clinical-professor\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/profile\/lenette-azzi-lessing\/\" 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\/07\/WEB_BU_SSW_8-13-19_headshots197-1-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Lenette Azzi-Lessing, clinical professor at Boston University School of Social Work\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-default\">Lenette Azzi-Lessing<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-default\">Clinical 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-59448 profile type-profile status-publish hentry department-macro academic_department-macro-practice areas_of_interest-community-engagement areas_of_interest-equity-justice areas_of_interest-global-engagement areas_of_interest-health-behavioral-health areas_of_interest-macro-social-work areas_of_interest-mental-health-substance-use areas_of_interest-social-policy-research availability-full-time campus-charles-river-campus profile_type-faculty rank-clinical-assistant-professor\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/profile\/m-emilia-bianco\/\" 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\/2022\/09\/emilia-bianco-e1721848428430.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-default\">M. Emilia Bianco<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-default\">Clinical Assistant Professor, Faculty Affiliate at CISWH<\/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-59634 profile type-profile status-publish hentry department-clinical academic_department-clinical-practice areas_of_interest-aging-and-gerontology areas_of_interest-children-youth-families areas_of_interest-clinical-social-work areas_of_interest-community-engagement areas_of_interest-equity-justice areas_of_interest-health-behavioral-health areas_of_interest-mental-health-substance-use areas_of_interest-trauma-violence availability-full-time campus-charles-river-campus profile_type-faculty rank-associate-professor\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/profile\/jennifer-m-gomez\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-default\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"120\" src=\"\/ssw\/files\/2021\/08\/Jennifer-M.-Go\u0301mez-2018-cropped.jpg\" alt=\"Jennifer M. G\u00f3mez headshot\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-default\">Jennifer M. G\u00f3mez<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-default\">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-53217 profile type-profile status-publish hentry department-hbrp academic_department-human-behavior-research-and-policy areas_of_interest-children-youth-families areas_of_interest-clinical-social-work areas_of_interest-community-engagement areas_of_interest-equity-justice areas_of_interest-health-behavioral-health areas_of_interest-mental-health-substance-use areas_of_interest-trauma-violence availability-full-time campus-charles-river-campus profile_type-lecturer rank-lecturer\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/profile\/kimberly-hokanson\/\" 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=\"Default profile photo\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-default\">Kim Hokanson<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-default\">Lecturer; Children, Youth, and Families Specialization Coordinator<\/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-83684 profile type-profile status-publish hentry department-clinical academic_department-clinical-practice areas_of_interest-aging-and-gerontology areas_of_interest-community-engagement areas_of_interest-economics-poverty areas_of_interest-health-behavioral-health areas_of_interest-mental-health-substance-use availability-full-time campus-charles-river-campus profile_type-faculty rank-assistant-professor\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/profile\/ian-m-johnson\/\" 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\/09\/20212021-10-25-Ian-Johnson_printsized-e1788538188676-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Ian Johnson BUSSW Professor Headshot\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-default\">Ian M. Johnson<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-default\">Assistant 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-33271 profile type-profile status-publish hentry department-centers-and-institutes department-clinical department-dual-degree-programs centers-institutes-ciswh academic_department-clinical-practice areas_of_interest-clinical-social-work areas_of_interest-community-public-health areas_of_interest-community-engagement areas_of_interest-global-engagement areas_of_interest-health-behavioral-health areas_of_interest-mental-health-substance-use areas_of_interest-social-policy-research areas_of_interest-trauma-violence availability-full-time campus-charles-river-campus profile_type-faculty rank-clinical-professor\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/profile\/luz-marilis-lopez-lcsw\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-default\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"\/ssw\/files\/2017\/07\/Luz.L_70.jpeg\" alt=\"Luz Marilis L\u00f3pez\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-default\">Luz Marilis L\u00f3pez<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-default\">Clinical Professor, Director of Social Work &#038; Public Health Dual Degree 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-82982 profile type-profile status-publish hentry department-hbrp academic_department-human-behavior-research-and-policy areas_of_interest-children-youth-families areas_of_interest-community-engagement areas_of_interest-economics-poverty areas_of_interest-social-policy-research availability-full-time campus-charles-river-campus profile_type-faculty rank-assistant-professor\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/profile\/sarah-elizabeth-neville\/\" 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\/07\/Neville-headshot-2-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Sarah Elizabeth Neville BUSSW headshot\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-default\">Sarah Elizabeth Neville<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-default\">Assistant 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-63921 profile type-profile status-publish hentry department-macro academic_department-macro-practice areas_of_interest-community-public-health areas_of_interest-community-engagement areas_of_interest-economics-poverty areas_of_interest-equity-justice areas_of_interest-macro-social-work areas_of_interest-social-policy-research availability-full-time campus-charles-river-campus profile_type-faculty rank-assistant-professor\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/profile\/daoud-nuh\/\" 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\/2023\/07\/darien-alexander-williams-headshot-300x300.png\" alt=\"Boston University School of Social Work Professor Daoud Nuh\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-default\">Daoud Nuh<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-default\">Assistant Professor, Faculty Affiliate &#8211; BU Institute for Global Sustainability<\/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-33280 profile type-profile status-publish hentry department-clinical academic_department-clinical-practice areas_of_interest-children-youth-families areas_of_interest-clinical-social-work areas_of_interest-community-engagement areas_of_interest-global-engagement areas_of_interest-health-behavioral-health areas_of_interest-mental-health-substance-use areas_of_interest-military-families-veterans areas_of_interest-trauma-violence availability-full-time campus-charles-river-campus profile_type-faculty rank-professor\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/profile\/ruth-paris-lcsw-licsw\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-default\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"120\" src=\"\/ssw\/files\/2017\/07\/WEB_BU_SSW_9-25-19_headshots_072-cro.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-default\">Ruth Paris<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-default\">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-32772 profile type-profile status-publish hentry department-online-program areas_of_interest-children-youth-families areas_of_interest-community-engagement availability-part-time campus-online profile_type-faculty profile_type-pt-lecturer\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/profile\/julie-sweeney-springwater\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-default\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"\/ssw\/files\/2017\/07\/WEB_BU_SSW_8-13-19_headshots093.jpg\" alt=\"Julie Sweeney Springwater\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-default\">Julie Sweeney Springwater<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-default\">Lecturer, 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-37837 profile type-profile status-publish hentry department-macro academic_department-macro-practice areas_of_interest-children-youth-families areas_of_interest-community-engagement areas_of_interest-economics-poverty areas_of_interest-equity-justice areas_of_interest-macro-social-work areas_of_interest-social-policy-research availability-full-time campus-charles-river-campus profile_type-faculty rank-assistant-professor\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/profile\/noor-toraif\/\" 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\/09\/Toraif-Noor-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Noor Toraif\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-default\">Noor Toraif<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-default\">Assistant Professor<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\n<h3>Latest stories<\/h3>\n<p><ul class=\"news_list category_7525\"><li class=\"post_83101\">\n<h4 class=\"news_post_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/msw-students-find-transformation-in-faculty-led-puerto-rico-immersion-course\/\">MSW Students Find Transformation in Faculty-Led Puerto Rico Immersion Course<\/a><\/h4>\n<span class=\"date\">July 27, 2026<\/span>\n<p class=\"excerpt\">Twelve days. 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