When Family Loyalty Becomes Harm: New Framework by BUSSW Professors on Trauma and Dissociation in LGBTQ+ Latine Families
If family relationships sit at the center of Latine life, what happens when those relationships are betrayed to uphold oppressive norms, such as familismo?
Growing Up Podcast: Dean Barbara Jones on Authenticity as a Leadership Practice
Jones was recently featured on a podcast hosted by Dr. Melanie Magruder that explores the link between emotional maturity and leadership.
MSW Students Find Transformation in Faculty-Led Puerto Rico Immersion Course
Twelve days. Twelve MSW students. One island still rewriting its story after hurricanes, earthquakes, a pandemic and decades of political struggle.
Professor Gonyea Takes Research on Older Women’s Homelessness to the World Stage
Her presentation challenges the long-standing stereotype that casts older homeless women as isolated and without family ties.
BUSSW Welcomes Four New Professors to its Top-Ranked Faculty
BU School of Social Work is proud to announce four accomplished faculty have joined the school beginning in summer and fall 2026.
7/22: Professor Hahm Joins National Panel on Grief and Healing in AAAI Communities
Hahm will share findings from HEAL, her ongoing research project which draws on in-depth interviews with Asian American families navigating the aftermath of suicide loss
A BUSSW-Community Collaboration Developed an Intervention to Change Outcomes for Mothers in Recovery and Their Children
Federal agency spotlights Professor Paris’s collaborative work in new case study on postpartum opioid use disorder care.
Dr. Kanako Okuda Appointed to CSWE Council on Field Education
Dr. Okuda is a nationally recognized leader in practicum and field education, with a career that bridges classroom learning, direct practice and community impact.
Beyond the Virus: BUSSW Researchers Bring HIV Stigma Research to Harvard Symposium
HIV stigma keeps people from care. BUSSW researchers just identified six interventions that work—and why the timing matters now.
Creating the Future Podcast: Professor Copeland on Confidence, Skills, and Solidarity as Drivers of Change
Copeland joined a podcast to explain the Change Equation, a framework he developed that focuses on confidence, skills, opportunities and solidarity.