Tag: Boston University School of Social Work

Dean Gail Steketee Quoted in Harvard Health Publication

Harvard Medical School’s newsletter, Women’s Health Watch, used Dean Gail Steketee, PhD, as a reference on hoarding in their article, “When Keeping Stuff Gets Out of Hand,” published this month. The article summarizes the dangers, causes and treatment methods of obsessive hoarding, and emphasizes the need for a clear diagnosis. Read the full story in the Harvard […]

Professor Brings Expertise to Vietnam Through Fulbright Program

Although social work is an established profession in different parts of the world, there are still communities that are undergoing dynamic economic and social change. In many countries, including Vietnam, the process of establishing the profession of social work is a recent development that is still unfolding. Those trying to build a foundation for the […]

Dean Gail Steketee Comments on Hoarding in the Washington Post

Dean Gail Steketee, Ph.D., was recognized as a “renowned hoarding expert” and is quoted in the Washington Post. Dean Steketee is co-author of “Stuff: Compulsive Hoarding and the Meaning of Things” and said the problem can be compared to “a little bit of pack rat behavior gone haywire.” Read the full story in the Washington […]