Abdul Haseeb Hamza
Driven by a passion for human rights, social justice, and equity, I am committed to improving health and well-being for all through clinical care, education, research, and advocacy.
Social Work Graduate Fellow Abdul Haseeb Hamza has been engaged in research, advocacy, and program development projects at the Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health (CISWH) since 2023. His primary focus is improving health equity for people with disabilities. He also contributed to a project using virtual reality and inter-professional learning to address social determinants of health in medical education, and a project aimed at identifying social work leaders. At the 2025 Society for Social Work and Research Annual Meeting, he contributed to various projects and presented a poster. He also served as the MSW representative for the NASW-MA chapter board for the 2024-25 academic year.
From 2021-2022, Abdul worked as a youth coordinator at the Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) Commission of Massachusetts, where he led the creation of the nation’s first AAPI youth council. In this role, he provided mentorship, led programming, and facilitated connections between youth and AAPI political leaders across the state.
As an undergraduate, Abdul served as a student leader and campus mental health support. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he helped plan and execute multiple virtual Caribbean Youth Wellness Summits, and presented on the topics of mental health and technology, and mental health and social media.
Before starting his educational journey at Boston University (BU), Abdul served as an assistant residential manager at Family Service of Rhode Island, leading a residential program for youth in the child welfare system. Through this role, he realized his interest in social work, developing a strong passion for addressing both psychological and social factors to advance health and well-being.
Abdul earned a Master of Social Work in the clinical program at BU, specializing in behavioral health. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts in chemistry, psychology, and social action/social change from Bard College at Simon’s Rock. As part of his undergraduate program, he completed a senior thesis on the prevention and diagnosis of melanoma skin cancers in people of color, addressing disparities and proposing interventions.