Climate change is the defining crisis of our time. While social work scholars and practitioners have long committed to improving conditions for the oppressed populations and communities most affected, there is a critical need for more research about the human dimension of the climate crisis. In order to address the negative consequences of environmental injustice and ecocide, social work needs to develop effective policy, mitigation, and adaptation efforts through a multifaceted response based in interlocking principles of equity, sustainability, mitigation, resilience, and justice. 

In support of this work, the Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) Equity & Inclusion Committee established the Emerging Scholars Program which invites three early career scholars from underrepresented backgrounds in the academy to share their knowledge about climate and environmental justice with the BU community. 

Shanondora Billiot

Assistant Professor, Arizona State University

OreOluwa Badaki

Postdoctoral Fellow, Columbia University Teachers College

Darien Alexander Williams

PhD Candidate in Urban Studies & Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology School of Architecture and Planning

Join Darien Alexander Williams, OreOluwa Badaki, and Shanondora Billiot at the BUSSW Emerging Scholars Colloquium on March 23rd – in-person at the GSU Terrace Lounge or virtually via Zoom. 

1 CE credit will be available to social workers licensed in Massachusetts upon completion of a brief post-event quiz. Please contact swequity@bu.edu with any questions.

The Emerging Scholars Program is funded through the Boston University Office of Diversity and Inclusion and co-sponsored by the Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health at BUSSW and BU School of Public Health’s Center for Climate and Health and Department of Environmental Health. To learn more about the Emerging Scholars program, please visit the program webpage.

The webinar will be conducted using the online Zoom webinar platform. Access information and additional instructions on using the Zoom platform will be provided via email upon successful registration. This webinar is open to all members of the BU community including alumni, students, faculty, and staff.