BUSSW announces arrival of three new faculty: Daniel Miller, PhD, Lisa Moore, PhD and Nikki Wooten, PhD

BUSSW announces three new faculty beginning in this fall: Daniel Miller, PhD, Lisa Moore, PhD and Nikki Wooten, PhD.

Professor Miller joins the faculty as Assistant Professor in the Human Behavior Department. He recently completed his PhD at Columbia University School of Social Work. He also holds a Master of Philosophy degree from Columbia, and completed his BA at Brandeis University and an MA in Urban and Environmental Policy and Applied Child Development at Tufts University. His primary research focus is adolescent obesity.

Professor Moore is a new Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor. Moore received her PhD from the California Institute of Integral Studies, and her MSW from Smith College. Her work focuses on individual, couples, and family therapy, with a clinical emphasis on working with Black families, LGBTQ, people of color, and multi-racial families.

Professor Wooten joins the BUSSW faculty as Assistant Professor in the Clinical Practice Department. Wooten completed her PhD at the University of Maryland School of Social Work, and received her BS degree at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and her MSW degree from Howard University in Washington, DC. Her primary research focus is risk and resiliency among the deployed military, with a special interest in the needs of women and those in the National Guard.

Professor Maryann Amodeo, who chaired the faculty search committee, says, "We found Lisa, Nikki and Dan to be smart, professionally accomplished and engaging. We’re delighted that they’re joining the school. They each bring expertise that will complement our curriculum and our research efforts."

Continues Dean Gail Steketee, "I am delighted to have Dan Miller and Nikki Wooten on board as Assistant Professors in the Human Behavior and Clinical Practice departments respectively. Both are committed scholars and practitioners whose work on childhood obesity and on trauma among women veterans will help move their respective fields forward in both the practice and policy arenas. Visiting Assistant Professor Lisa Moore is a great addition to our faculty for the coming year as she comes with excellent teaching experience and a strong background and skills in working with diversity in many forms. All three seem to be thriving and enjoying their first month among fellow colleagues at BUSSW."

The BUSSW Alumni Association will be hosting a reception for the new faculty on Friday, October 23, from 5 to 6:30 p.m., in the Terrace Lounge in BU’s George Sherman Union, 775 Commonwealth Avenue. RSVP to Kathy Lopes at 617-353-3761 or sswalum@bu.edu for this event, for which there is no charge.