{"id":63927,"date":"2023-07-11T10:29:31","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T15:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/?post_type=profile&#038;p=63927"},"modified":"2026-05-05T16:54:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T20:54:23","slug":"luis-r-alvarez-hernandez","status":"publish","type":"profile","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/profile\/luis-r-alvarez-hernandez\/","title":{"rendered":"Luis R. Alvarez-Hernandez"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>Dr. Luis R. Alvarez-Hernandez is originally from Puerto Rico, where he started his studies in social work. He completed a BSW from Dalton State College and an MSW with a Clinical Concentration and a PhD in Social Work, both from the University of Georgia. He also has had the opportunity to engage in global social work experiences in various Latin American countries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Dr. Alvarez-Hernandez\u2019s research focuses on the social determinants of health of Latinx, LGBTQ+, and immigrant communities with a particular attention to the liberatory experiences of people living at the intersections of these identities. His teaching and research are informed by over 10 years of experience as a bilingual (English and Spanish) clinical social worker in mental health and healthcare settings, and by critical and feminist theories. Dr. Alvarez-Hernandez teaches courses on direct practice with individuals, families, and groups.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14869,"template":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile\/63927"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/profile"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14869"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile\/63927\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68476,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile\/63927\/revisions\/68476"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}