Social Work Leadership in Substance Use Treatment and Social Justice Advocacy: A Conversation with Dr. Nabila El-Bassel
January 05, 2024 A panel discussion presented by the Center for Innovation in Social Work and Health and the Grayken Center for Addiction at Boston Medical Center... More
CISWH Board Member Dr. Vanessa Kerry Appointed WHO Director-General Special Envoy for Climate Change and Health
July 13, 2023 In her new role, Dr. Kerry will raise awareness of the global impacts of climate change and advocate for strong policies and partnerships to promote the health of communities affected b... More
New Grant for CISWH Executive Director and BU Colleagues Supports Linguistic Interpreters Working with Trauma Patients
January 11, 2023 The team will study the experiences of interpreters working with forcibly displaced people to understand how vicarious trauma impacts interpreter well-being.... More
Job Opportunity: Public Health Social Work Intern
May 09, 2022 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. ... More
Profs. Lennette Azzi-Lessing and Margaret Lombe Receive Research Award for the Prevention of Violence Against Young Children in South Africa
March 24, 2022 Professors Lenette Azzi-Lessing and Margaret Lombe were awarded a research grant for the prevention of violence against children in South Africa. ... More
Dr. Margaret Lombe Joins BUSSW as Associate Professor of Social Work & Global Health Equity
June 09, 2021 Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) has appointed Dr. Margaret Lombe to its faculty as associate professor with tenure, effective July 1, 2021. ... More
National Research Project Bundles Interventions to Make More Aggressive Gains in Black Women’s Health
March 25, 2021 Twelve sites awarded millions to bundle and scale HIV interventions across the country. LOWELL, MA – March 25, 2021 – The University of Massachusetts Lowell, in collaboration with AIDS United,...... More
Ellie Zambrano, MSW, LICSW, Appointed Executive Director of Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health
October 29, 2020 Eleanor “Ellie” Zambrano, MSW, LICSW, a social work leader with more than 20 years of health care and nonprofit experience, has been named the inaugural executive director of the Center...... More