Ruth Paris
Associate Director for Research
- Title Associate Director for Research
- Email RPARIS@BU.EDU
- Phone 617-353-7717
- Education BA (Psychology & Sociology) – Clark University
MSW – Smith College
PHD (Social Welfare) – University of California, Berkeley
Postdoctoral Fellow (Public Health) – University of California, Berkeley
Ruth Paris, Ph.D., LICSW is an Associate Professor of Clinical Practice at Boston University School of Social Work where she serves as the Chair of the Clinical Practice Department. At BUSSW, she teaches courses on clinical practice with families, trauma in early childhood and clinical research methods. Her program of research focuses on attachment-based interventions for vulnerable families with young children. With support from SAMHSA, DOD, NIH, HRSA and private foundations, she has developed and evaluated multiple interventions implemented in a variety of community settings focused on families at-risk. These include mothers with substance use disorders and their children, immigrant/refugee mothers and young children with trauma histories, women with postpartum depression and their infants and post-deployment military families. Dr. Paris is a graduate of Smith College (MSW) and the University of California, Berkeley (PhD).