Buffalo Center for Social Research

Parker Hall on South Campus in the fall.

Part of the UB School of Social Work, the Buffalo Center for Social Research facilitates faculty and graduate students’ research programs by providing assistance in securing extramural support for their scholarly, research, teaching and community service activities through individual, collaborative and interdisciplinary grant proposal submissions.

Les Brun Endowment

The Buffalo Center for Social Research administers a pilot funding program established through the generous financial donations of Les Brun, BSW ’74.

Research Associates

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"My research is going in the direction of rethinking how we provide services to mothers and children of color that are affordable, appropriate and accessible."
6/13/23
Robert Keefe, PhD
Associate Professor
"The goal of my work with court-involved youths is to underscore the fact that the victims and offenders are the same: a punitive approach is not helpful to these youth."
6/13/23
Patricia Logan-Greene, PhD
Associate Professor
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
"I view my research as a form of activism and I love the cross-cultural aspects of research."
6/13/23
Filomena Critelli, PhD
Associate Professor
Co-Director of Institute for Sustainable Global Engagement
"I am passionate about increasing knowledge concerning alcohol and gambling issues among Asian immigrant elders, a frequently marginalized group."
6/13/23
Wooksoo Kim, PhD
Associate Professor,
Director of Immigrant and Refugee Research Institute
"I believe social work research and practice based on a trauma-informed, human rights perspective is reflected through community-based participatory research."
6/13/23
Isok Kim, PhD
Associate Professor
"My focus is on the impact that Family Assessment Response, a new approach to child welfare, has had on families."
6/13/23
Annette Semanchin Jones, PhD
Associate Professor,
PhD Program Director
"I believe everyone has the right to access decent affordable housing in neighborhoods that afford them opportunities for social and economic mobility."
6/13/23
Kelly Patterson, PhD
Associate Professor
"My hope is to develop interventions for children that lead to a more satisfying adult life."
6/13/23
Catherine N Dulmus, PhD
Professor
Associate Dean for Research
Director of the Buffalo Center for Social Research
"Along with my research on traumatic stress reactions and post-event adaptation, I am also keenly interested in factors that promote resilience and post-traumatic growth trajectories in trauma survivors."
6/13/23
Lisa Butler, PhD
Associate Professor
"Individuals should have equal access to services and benefits as they enter later life."
6/13/23
Louanne Bakk, PhD
DSW Program Director,
Clinical Associate Professor

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Our Institutes

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Institute on Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care
12/1/23
Through collaborative partnerships and funded research, ITTIC helps organizations and individuals understand the effects of trauma and ensure that service systems do not retraumatize vulnerable populations.
Behavioral Health Clinic
9/25/23
Since 1990, UB's Behavioral Health Clinic has helped more than 5,000 Western New Yorkers through a variety of no-cost, research-based treatment programs.
Behavioral Health Data Analytics Collaborative
9/25/23
A partnership between UB researchers and Integrity Partners for Behavioral Health, the Behavioral Health Data Analytics Collaborative is a data warehouse that will help researchers study the effectiveness of mental health and substance abuse services.
Immigrant and Refugee Research Institute
9/27/23
Based on human rights perspectives, the members of the IRRI use research as a tool to sustain the dignity of every immigrant and refugee.
Institute for Sustainable Global Engagement
9/27/23
The ISGE promotes and supports global engagement, collaboration and professional action among social work faculty, students, graduates and staff.
UB/Amrita Social Behavioral Sciences Research Institute
9/27/23
A partnership between UB and Amrita University, the institute supports and conducts joint, interdisciplinary research in the social and behavioral sciences.

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