Marianne Nilsen

Dr. Nilsen, associate professor of social work at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), joins the Center for Innovation in Social Work and Health (CISWH) as a visiting scholar during the 2025–2026 academic year. Her sabbatical research focuses on three intersecting areas: gerontological social work, interdisciplinary innovation, and…

Betty J. Ruth

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…