Graduate Fellow Zoë Richman supports the staff and affiliated faculty of the Center for Innovation in Social Work and Health (CISWH), contributing to strategic planning efforts and helping to introduce the systems dynamics framework to center. She was part of a Boston University (BU) collaborative virtual reality project on social…

Senior Project Director Allyson Baughman leads the Health Equity Research Lab. A thought leader and policy specialist, she guides and oversees initiatives that advance research, policy, and practice to promote health equity. Allyson bring to her work nearly two decades of expertise in quantitative and qualitative research methods and analysis,…

Maya Gutman supports the Marketing and Communications team at the Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health (CISWH) by creating digital content, assisting with event promotion, and contributing to social media and newsletters. Her work focuses on elevating the center’s mission through creative storytelling and effective outreach that highlights…

Doctoral Fellow Claudine Lavarin works primarily on the evaluation of the Colors of Kindness Bus project’s impact on the social-emotional and mental well-being of migrant children and their families in Massachusetts. In this role, she conducts and co-facilitates surveys, interviews, data analysis, and the development of findings. Lavarin…

Doctoral Fellow Edima Ottoho works closely with CISWH’s executive director to enhance the center’s strategic initiatives. She provides guidance and tools to strengthen team procedures, streamline planning and implementation tracking, and improve performance measurement. Her work supports integration efforts to maximize the effectiveness, cohesion, and impact of CISWH’s labs, projects,…

Senior Project Director and Co-Director of the Social Work Innovation Lab Bethlyn Vergo Houlihan leads initiatives that spark interdisciplinary systems innovation to advance humanistic and equitable services inclusive of public health social work. Her work involves guiding program leaders in strategic systems-level improvements, building capacity in health and social systems…

For more than 30 years, Clinical Professor Emerita at Boston University (BU) School of Social Work Betty J. Ruth has taught Ethics, Racial Justice, and Macro Practice, directed professional education programs, and served as the longstanding director of BU’s Master of Social Work/Master of Public Health degree program. Trained…

Appointed Director of the Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health and Paul Farmer Professor of the Practice in 2023, Dr. Tami Gouveia has extensive experience as a leader in social work and public health, policymaking, and change management. Throughout her 25-year career, she has used her expertise to…