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Good morning to the SSW Community, The recent news surrounding the Senate Hearings on the Kavanaugh nomination can be difficult for many of us to hear, particularly those who are survivors of sexual assault or sexual abuse. I want to acknowledge this and try to offer some support and perspective. Students, faculty, and staff may […]
After tapping BU School of Social Work adjunct associate professor and macro chair, Julie Springwater, to its interim board earlier this year, the organization has now named the professor to its newly seated Board of Directors. Springwater brings a macro social work background that includes child welfare policy, workforce development, positive youth development, and […]
Dr. Christopher P. Salas-Wright, assistant professor at Boston University’s School of Social Work, received a Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (KO1), a five-year project funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. His study, “Preventing Alcohol and Other Drug Use and Violence among Latino Youth,” will focus on adapting the keepin’ it REAL curriculum—a […]
For children of highly mobile active-duty military parents, finding stability in a school setting poses exceptional challenges. To address this issue, Boston University School of Social Work Professor Renée Spencer (PI) and her research team have been awarded a four-year, $1.4 million grant from the Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. The mixed-methods […]