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CISWH Welcomes Visiting Scholar Dr. Marianne Nilsen and her Expertise on Gerontological Social Work, AI and Social Innovation
The Center for Innovation in Social Work and Health (CISWH) at BU School of Social Work (BUSSW) is excited to welcome Dr. Marianne Nilsen as a visiting scholar for the 2025-2026 academic year. While at CISWH, she will focus on three research objectives: exploring collaborative models between social workers and…
Dr. Margaret Lombe Joins BUSSW as Associate Professor of Social Work & Global Health Equity
Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) has appointed Dr. Margaret Lombe to its faculty as associate professor with tenure, effective July 1, 2021. Dr. Lombe will be the school’s first professor of social work and global health equity, a newly created position within the macro practice department. “I am…
New HRSA Funding Awarded to CMC CoIIN Project to Improve Care Delivery for Children with Medical Complexity
The CMC CoIIN project at the Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health (CISWH) has received an $830,000 supplemental funding award from the U.S. Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), allowing the project team to continue its innovation in care delivery for children with medical complexity (CMC) for…
CISWH Awarded Grant to Improve Emergency Medical Response to Children with Complex Health Needs
Children and youth with complex health needs (CCN) are specifically and disproportionately impacted by system breakdowns during widespread emergencies. To address these issues on the state level, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has awarded The Center for Innovation in Social Work and Health (CISWH) at BUSSW…
The Network for Professional Education Offers a Free Online Course on Structural and Institutional Racism
The Network for Professional Education at BUSSW offers a free, three-part course developed by BUSSW Professor Dawn Belkin Martinez and colleagues that explores how white supremacist social structures reinforce racial inequality in the United States. Since racial discrimination…
Remembering CISWH Advisory Board Member Dr. Paul Farmer
Photo by John Ra, Courtesy of Partners in Health The Center for Innovation in Social Work and Health (CISWH) at Boston University School of Social Work mourns the loss of advisory board member and dear colleague Dr. Paul Farmer, who passed away early this week in Rwanda at the…
Profs. Lennette Azzi-Lessing and Margaret Lombe Receive Research Award for the Prevention of Violence Against Young Children in South Africa
Professors Lenette Azzi-Lessing and Margaret Lombe, BUSSW faculty and affiliates at The Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health (CISWH), were awarded a one year University-Community Partnerships research grant from the Institute for Early Childhood Well-Being at BU’s Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. The CISWH team…
Prof. Jorge Delva Steps Down as Director of CISWH & Dean of BU School of Social Work in 2023; Returns to Faculty
Professor Jorge Delva, dean of the Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) since January 2018, and director and Paul Farmer Professor at the Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health (CISWH), announced he will step down from both his leadership roles at the conclusion of the 2022-2023 academic…
Job Opportunity: Public Health Social Work Intern
The Center for Innovation in Social Work and Health (CISWH) is seeking a public health social work intern to work closely with CISWH’s staff and leadership to provide project support. The mission of CISWH is to expand the impact of social work in health, public health, and global health in…
CISWH Joins Steering Committee for National Advocacy Campaign
The Center for Innovation in Social Work and Health, in partnership with the National Coalition on Social Work in Health, joins a 2-year campaign that will advocate for social work innovations and policy change, as well as sustainable infrastructure and roles for integrated care settings. The committee was…