Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) will have an impressive presence at the 2025 Society for Social Work Research (SSWR) Annual Conference held in Seattle, Washington, January 15-19, 2025. BUSSW faculty, doctoral students and alumni will present their research to colleagues from across the country in dozens of program sessions, disseminating new findings that […]
Prof. Jennifer M. Gómez of BU School of Social Work continues to make waves in the trauma field with her theory of cultural betrayal which played a central role at the International Society for the Study of Trauma & Dissociation’s (ISSTD) 2024 Washington D.C. Regional Conference. As one of three invited speakers who led workshops […]
Jennifer M. Gómez, PhD, an assistant professor at Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW), recently shared her expertise at the Action Collaborative on Preventing Sexual Harassment in Higher Education 2024 Public Summit held by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, & Medicine (NASEM) at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan. Prof. Gómez’s talk, […]
People from marginalized communities with mental health difficulties often struggle to access culturally relevant treatment. At a recent conference, Prof. Jennifer M. Gómez from Boston University School of Social Work highlighted how systemic oppression and cultural betrayal play critical roles in shaping the experiences of women and girls of color diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder […]