Differences, Disparities, and Systems of Oppression
Summer Sherburne Hawkins, Associate Professor, Co-Leader
David Takeuchi, Dorothy Book Scholar, Professor, Associate Dean for Research, Co-Director, RISE3, Co-Leader
Susan Tohn, Associate Professor, Co-Leader
Christina Matz, Associate Professor
Erika Sabbath, Assistant Professor
Teresa Schirmer, Associate Dean, Student Experience
Jessica Shaw, Assistant Professor
Equity, Justice, and Inclusion
Rocío Calvo, Associate Professor, Founding Director, Latinx Leadership Initiative, Co-Leader
Sarah Hood, Assistant Director, Field Education, Co-Leader
Paul Kline, Professor, Co-Leader
Patty Birch, Assistant Director, Field Education
Liz Cinquino, Director, Student Services and Advising
Francois Exilhomme, Assistant Director, Admissions
Teresa Schirmer, Associate Dean, Student Experience
Ximena Soto, Assistant Director, Field Education
Immigration and Global Migration
Theresa Betancourt, Salem Professor in Global Practice, Director, Research Program on Children and Adversity, Co-Leader
Thomas Crea, Associate Professor, Assistant Dean, Global Programs, Co-Leader
Westy Egmont, Associate Professor, Director, Immigrant Integration Lab, Co-Leader
Saida Abdi, MSW Candidate
Jenna Berent, Refugee Project Program Manager, Research Program on Children and Adversity
Susan Coleman, Assistant Dean, Field Education
Scott Easton, Associate Professor, Chair, Health and Mental Health
Robert Hasson, Doctoral Candidate
Maryanne Loughry, Part-Time Faculty
Dan Young, Associate Director of Administration, Research Program on Children and Adversity
Innovation and Technology
Stephanie Berzin, Associate Professor, Co-Director, Center for Social Innovation, Assistant Dean, Doctoral Program, Co-Leader
Praveen Kumar, Assistant Professor, Co-Leader
Local and Global Sustainable Development
Tiziana Dearing, Professor, Co-Director, Center for Social Innovation, Co-Director, RISE3, Co-Leader
Margaret Lombe, Associate Professor, Co-Leader
Shanta Pandey, Professor, Co-Leader
Stephanie Berzin, Associate Professor, Co-Director, Center for Social Innovation, Assistant Dean, Doctoral Program
Susan Coleman, Assistant Dean, Field Education
Westy Egmont, Associate Professor, Director, Immigrant Integration Lab
Sveta Emery, Associate Dean, Finance, Research & Administration
Vincent Fusaro, Assistant Professor
Praveen Kumar, Assistant Professor
James Lubben, Professor and Louise McMahon Ahearn Chair, Program Director, PhD in Social Welfare, Director, Institute on Aging
Raymond Pillidge, Associate Dean for Enrollment Management
Samantha Teixeira, Assistant Professor
Social Work Education
We will work to ensure that our curriculum is competitive, relevant, and distinct, and prepares students and practitioners with the tools they need for clinical and macro practice in all communities. We are committed to training students who apply systems thinking to adapt and implement clinical and macro interventions for better lives and social progress.
Key initiatives:
LEARN ABOUT OUR PROGRESS
Intensive Course on Migration Sends Students to Arizona-Mexico Border
At the start of the spring semester, 12 MSW students from BCSSW traveled to the Arizona-Mexico border to learn how social work can address asylum-seekers’ urgent and complex needs—both at the border and back in Boston.
Learning Through Community Engagement
Eight MSW candidates are engaged in a novel Community-Based Participatory Research course designed and taught by Assistant Professor Samantha Teixeira that provides hands-on experience in the context of an existing community-engaged research partnership.
New Interdisciplinary Course Offered in Partnership with BC’s Carroll School of Management
Students from both schools conducted community-based fieldwork and visited the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) as the culmination of an independent study on social innovation.
Boston College Interdisciplinary Model Continues to Inspire Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
School of Social Work and Law School host international partner for three-week visit, offering clinic tours, roundtable sessions, and best practices for interdisciplinary partnerships.
Dispatches from Abroad: Global Practice
BCSSW's 2019 Global Practice students share insights on their placements abroad.
R&R and Real Talk
At the first School of Social Work Summit, held at the Walker Center in Newton, MA, students recharge and reflect, while building community, establishing strong connections, and discussing the Jesuit Catholic tradition in the context of Social Work.