{"id":78497,"date":"2026-03-16T19:05:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T23:05:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/?page_id=78497"},"modified":"2026-04-01T16:10:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T20:10:21","slug":"macro-social-work","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/research-faculty\/research-areas\/macro-social-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Macro Social Work"},"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-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-e1765837592948-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/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-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=\"100\" src=\"\/ssw\/files\/2019\/12\/WEB_BU_SSW_8-13-19_headshots197-1.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Professor Lenette Azzi-Lessing\" \/><\/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-53716 profile type-profile status-publish hentry department-macro academic_department-macro-practice areas_of_interest-community-public-health areas_of_interest-economics-poverty areas_of_interest-global-engagement areas_of_interest-macro-social-work areas_of_interest-social-policy-research availability-full-time campus-charles-river-campus profile_type-faculty rank-associate-professor\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/profile\/margaret-lombe\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-default\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"83\" src=\"\/ssw\/files\/2021\/06\/1548427947887.jpeg\" alt=\"dr-lombe-sitting-at-her-desk-with-hands-folded\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-default\">Margaret Lombe<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-default\">Associate Professor, Chair of Macro Practice Dept.<\/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\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\/darien-alexander-williams\/\" 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=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-default\">Darien Alexander Williams<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-default\">Assistant Professor, Faculty Affiliate &#8211; 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