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  1. Barber Shop damaged by Hurricane Katrina, 2005, located in Ninth Ward, New Orleans, Louisiana" Carol M. Highsmith - Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.
    Faculty Spotlight

    Hope Floats: Hurricane Katrina 20 Years Later

    Simmons School of Social Work Professor and Associate Dean for Faculty Development Johnnie Hamilton-Mason shared a retrospective conversation based on her research, titled “Hope Floats: African American Women's Survival Experiences after Katrina.”

  2. Professor Johnnie Hamilton-Mason delivering a public lecture at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa
    Faculty Spotlight

    Professor Visits University of Johannesburg as Fulbright Specialist

    Professor Johnnie Hamilton-Mason received a Fulbright Specialist Award this year. Recipients of the Fulbright Specialist awards are "selected on the basis of academic and professional achievement, demonstrated leadership in their field, and their potential to foster long-term cooperation between institutions in the U.S. and abroad."

  3. Professor of Social Work Johnnie Hamilton-Mason
    Faculty Spotlight

    Professor Hamilton-Mason Honored by Haymarket People’s Fund

    The Haymarket People's Fund has described Professor Johnnie Hamilton-Mason as “an interdisciplinary researcher” and honored her for her work in support of the Fund.

  4. Mbita Mbao ‘22PhD
    Alumnae/i Feature

    Mbita Mbao ‘22PhD Offers Wisdom and Caring for an Aging Population

    When Mbita Mbao ’22PhD was looking for a doctoral program in social work, Simmons met all of her requirements: a Boston location and the ability to take all of her in-person classes in one day per week. More important than these criteria, Simmons had professors she clicked with.

  5. Professor of Social Work Johnnie Hamilton-Mason
    Faculty Spotlight

    Professor of Social Work Johnnie Hamilton-Mason Researches Leadership and Advocacy of Boston’s Black Women

    Founded in 1919, the League of Women for Community Service is a Boston-based Black women's organization that still exists today. According to Professor Hamilton-Mason, the League helped cultivate Black womanhood in a nurturing and supportive way. Members of the League also provided important services to the greater African American community, particularly during the mid-twentieth-century.

  6. Headshot of Professor Johnnie Hamilton-Mason
    Faculty Spotlight

    Professor Johnnie Hamilton-Mason Researches South End’s League of Women as King Boston Visiting Scholar

    As King Boston's inaugural Visiting Scholar, School of Social Work Professor Johnnie Hamilton-Mason supports the organization's research infrastructure while delving into her own research on the League of Women for Community Service, an organization created by and for Black women in the South End of Boston in the 1940’s.

  7. Headshot of Professor Johnnie Hamilton-Mason
    Announcement

    Simmons University School of Social Work Faculty Member Named Distinguished Educator of the Year

    The National Association of Black Social Workers recognizes Dr. Johnnie Hamilton-Mason with the Distinguished Educator of the Year award.

  8. Headshots of Johnnie Hamilton Mason and Hugo Kamya
    Campus & Community

    New Study Highlights Work Experiences and Career Needs of Massachusetts Human Services Workers who are Foreign-born and People of Color

    Four Massachusetts nonprofit human services agencies commission study by Simmons University and African Bridge Network.