Faculty Emeriti
W. Andrew Achenbaum. Professor of History and Social Work. B.A., Amherst; M.A., University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D., University of Michigan. Research interests: Gerontology; history of aging; social welfare history.
Dale Alexander. Professor Emeritus of Social Work. B.S., M.S.W., Florida State University; Ph.D., The Ohio State University. Research interests: Social work and physician clinical education; occupational mental health; substance abuse; primary care mental health.
Steven Lozano Applewhite. Associate Professor of Social Work. B.A., University of Texas at Austin; M.S.W., Ph.D., University of Michigan. Research interests: Hispanic and minority aging; ethnographic research; aging and social policy; multicultural social work; qualitative evaluation; community planning and organization; curriculum development; minority recruitment and retention.
Florence Clemenger (deceased). Professor Emerita of Social Work; Academy of Certified Social Workers and Registered Social Worker. B.A., University of Cincinnati; M.S.W., University of California, Berkeley; D.S.W., University of Southern California.
Gerson David (deceased). Professor Emeritus of Social Work; Academy of Certified Social Workers and Licensed Master Social Worker. B.Com., Madras University, India; M.A., University of Chicago; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh. Research interests: Policy research studies; income maintenance and poverty; crime and delinquency; health and services to the elderly; international social welfare education; peace and development studies.
Maxine Weinman Epstein. Professor Emerita of Social Work. Academy of Certified Social Workers and Licensed Clinical Social Worker. B.A., Queens College; M.S.W., University of Oklahoma; Dr.P.H., University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston. Research interests: Child abuse; primary prevention and treatment; maternal and child health; curriculum development; community health; AIDS education; cultural issues in treatment.
Karen A. Holmes. Professor Emerita. Licensed Clinical Social Worker. B.A., Midwestern University; M.S.W., University of Texas at Arlington; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin. Research interests: Violence issues; feminist practice; crisis intervention; spirituality and social work.
Daniel E. Jennings. Professor Emeritus of Social Work. Academy of Certified Social Workers, Certified Social Worker, and Advanced Clinical Practitioner. B.A., St. Michael’s College; M.S.W., Boston College; D.S.W., Catholic University of America.
Jean Kantambu Latting. Professor Emerita. A.B., Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey; M.S., Columbia University; Dr.P.H., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Research interests: Organizational development and change; quality management; organizational behavior; diversity in the workplace.
Mary R. Lewis (deceased). Professor Emerita. Licensed Clinical Social Worker. B.A., Wesleyan College; M.A., University of Alabama; M.S.W., University of Denver; Ph.D., Bryn Mawr College. Research interests: Social policy research; juvenile offenders; child and family welfare; children with disabilities; international social welfare; mental health; social security and income support policies; social research.
George W. Magner (deceased). Professor of Social Work and Senior Vice President Emeritus. Academy of Certified Social Workers. B.A., New Mexico Highlands University; M.A., University of Connecticut; Ph.D., University of Chicago.
Paul R. Raffoul. Professor Emeritus of Social Work and Interim Dean of Graduate College of Social Work. Academy of Certified Social Workers. A.B., Clark University; M.S.W., Florida State University; Ph.D., Washington University. Research interests: Drug and alcohol use and misuse among selected populations; evaluation research; clinical research; technological applications for social work practice.
Ellen S. Stevens-Roseman. Professor Emerita. B.S., Florida State University; M.S.W., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; D.S.W., Columbia University. Research interests: Gerontology; volunteerism; well elderly; family relationships; practice research.
Alexander G. Zaphiris (deceased). Professor Emeritus of Social Work. Academy of Certified Social Workers. M.S.W., Wayne State University; J.D., Athens University, Greece; Ed.D., University of Northern Colorado.
Faculty
Chiara Acquati. Associate Professor of Social Work. PhD, Kent School of Social Work, 2016, MSW, Social Work, Boston college, 2011, MS, Clinical Psychology, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 2007, BA Psycological Sciences and Techniques, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Curore, 2005. Research Interests: Oncology, Dyadic Coping, Couple-based Interventions.
Samira Ali. Associate Professor of Social Work and Associate Dean for Doctoral Education. Director, SUSTAIN Wellbeing COMPASS Coordinating Center. PhD, Social Welfare, University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy, 2013; MSW, Social Work, Columbia University, 2006; BA, Psychology and Law & Society, Purdue University, 2004. Research Interests: HIV risk and prevention; Structural determinants of health; Family-based interventions; Global social work; Methods: Mixed methods, community-based participatory research.
Donna Amtsberg. Clinical Assistant Professor of Social Work. Director, Trauma Education Program. B.S., M.S.W., University of Houston. Research interests: Clinical social work practice; macro social work practice; trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy; family violence; crisis intervention; adult violent death fatality review; Equine-assisted psychotherapy; play therapy.
Jessica Bagneris. Assistant Professor of Social Work, Ph.D., Social Work, Florida State University (2012), MSW, Tulane University (2016) Research interests: Trauma; Children and families; Socioculturally informed research, practice, and intervention; Biopsychosocial development and dynamics; and Anti-racism, equity, and social justice.
Juan Barthelemy. Assistant Professor of Social Work, Ph.D., Social Work, University of Tennessee (2005), M.S.W, Mental Health Administration, Washington University (1999) M.A.E, School Psychology, University of Northern Iowa (1995) B.A., Psychology, Southern University at New Orleans (1993) Research interests: Adolescent aggression; Juvenile delinquency; Gang intervention; Community engagement; disaster relief.
Jodi Berger Cardoso. Associate Professor of Social Work. B.S., Portland State University; M.S.W., Columbia University; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin. Research interests: Cultural stressors in Latino immigrants and their children; health disparities; addiction; obesity; mental health issues in the Latino community.
Sharon Borja. Assistant Professor of Social Work. Ph.D. Social Welfare; University of Washington. M.S.W.; San Francisco State University; Research interests: intergenerational adversity and resilience; racial/ethnic disparities in parent and child wellbeing; prevention of child maltreatment; intersectionality; culturally grounded social work interventions; and practice based research.
Reiko Boyd. Assistant Professor of Social Work. PhD, School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley 2015; MSW, School of Social Welfare, University of California, Los Angeles 2006. Research Interests: Racial/ethnic disparities in children’s service systems; Structural inequality and opportunity in African American communities; Infant/adolescent health and well-being; Youth emancipating from foster care; Social determinants of health.
Nicole Bromfield. Associate Professor of Social Work. PhD, Public Policy, Virginia Common Wealth University. MSW, West Virginia University. Research Interests: Human Trafficking, Global Surrogacy.
C. Brené Brown. Huffington Brené Brown Endowed Chair . Licensed Master Social Worker. B.S.W., University of Texas at Austin; M.S.W., Ph.D., University of Houston. Research interests: Political social work; contextualized practice; women’s issues; qualitative research (grounded theory), and chaos theory and complexity.
Cindy Carter. Clinical Assistant Professor. MSW, The University of Texas at Austin (2009), Research interests: Diversity and Cultural Humility in Mental Health Treatment; Field Instruction; Clinical Supervision; Counseling with Children, Adolescents & Families; Pediatric Chronic Illness and Somatoform Disorders in Children and Adolescents
Monit Cheung. Professor of Social Work. Mary R. Lewis Endowed Professor in Children & Youth and Director, Child and Family Center for Innovative Research. Diploma in Sociology, Hong Kong Baptist College; M.A. (Public Administration), M.S.W., Ph.D., The Ohio State University. Research interests: Child abuse and neglect; needs assessments for the elderly; international and comparative practice; ethnicity and minority issues; refugee and immigrant problems; program evaluation and grant writing; expressive arts and play therapy; family therapy and parenting techniques.
Alan Dettlaff. Professor of Social Work. 2004 PhD University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX Social Work; 1999 MSSW University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX Social Work; 1995 BSW Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX Social Work. Research Interests: Racial disparities in the child welfare system, understanding and addressing the unique needs of Latino immigrant children and families in child welfare systems, improving outcomes for LGBTQ youth in child welfare and affiliated service systems.
Charday Foster. Clinical Assistant Professor of Social Work. MSW, University of Southern California (2013). Research Interests: Practicum Faculty Liaison; finding working solutions aimed to dismantle oppressive systems that have historically prevented equitable access to resources and opportunities.
Robin Gearing. Professor of Social Work. PhD, University of Toronto, 2006; MSW, Wilfrid Laurier University, 1997; BA, University of Toronto, 1991. Research Interests: Improving outcomes for adolescents and emerging adults with serious mental illnesses and their families, client engagement and adherence to evidence-based psychosocial and pharmacological treatments, patterns of service delivery, service utilization, and treatment adherence, strategies for addressing barriers and enhancing promoters to mental health treatment and services, and interventions to maintain clients in treatment and improve outcomes and recovery.
Shelley Gonzales. Clinical Assistant Professor of Social Work, Assistant Director of Field Education. LCSW, Graduate College of Social Work, University of Houston, 2006; BS Marriage, Family, Human Development & Psychology, Brigham Young University, 2004. Research Interests: experiential education, adolescent criminal recidivism, social work practice and field education.
Sheara A. Jennings. Associate Professor of Social Work. Humana Endowed Chair in Social Determinants of Health. Academy of Certified Social Workers. B.S.W., Southern University; M.S.W., Louisiana State University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina. Research interests: social intervention child behavioral and mental health; the academic achievement gap; social, emotional, and behavioral school readiness.
Patrick Leung. Professor of Social Work. Gerson & Sabina David College Endowed Professor for Global Aging. Diploma in Social Work, Hong Kong Baptist College; B.S.S.W., M.A. (Public Administration), M.S.W., Ph.D., The Ohio State University. Research interests: Computer-based training in child protection services; evaluation research; child welfare; refugee and immigrant issues; cultural competency.
Ginger Lucas. Clinical Assistant Professor of Social Work. MSW, University of Texas in Austin, 1998; BS, Psychology, Texas A&M University, 1996. Research Interests: Best Practices in Online Education Issues related to Public Health including Teen Pregnancy, STD Prevention, HIV awareness, Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Yvonne Mendoza. Clinical Assistant Professor. MSW, University of Houston (2013). Research interests: Creating culturally and linguistically trauma-informed programming for various settings including urban city schools and community - based mental health organizations.
Christina Miyawaki. Associate Professor of Social Work. San Francisco State University (Master of Arts in Gerontology); University of California, Berkeley (Master of Social Welfare, Gerontology Focus); University of Washington (Doctor of Philosophy in Social Welfare). Research Interest: Health disparities among older adults of color; health and acculturation, with a focus on immigrant caregivers of older adults; association of race and ethnicity with older adults’ health; health promotion and healthy aging
Sarah Narendorf. Associate Professor of Social Work and Associate Dean of Research and Faculty Development. PhD, Philosophy in Social Work, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 2012; MSW, Graduate College of Social Work, University of Houston, Houston, TX, 1998; BA, Rice University, Houston, TX, 1994. Research Interests: Homeless youth and young adults, Adolescent and young adult mental health, Youth aging out of public systems of care, Experience of psychotropic medication treatment, Racial disparities in service use.
Melanie Pang. Clinical Assistant Professor. MSW, University of Houston (2012). Research interests: Work with social service organizations that aim to provide assistance and relief to people suffering through trauma and loss due to racism and system-related gaps resulting in harm to the environment, immigrants, people affected by foster care, as well as people experiencing homelessness, food insecurity, and poverty.
Jamie Parker. Clinical Assistant Professor of Social Work, Director of Practicum Education. MSW, Graduate College of Social Work, University of Houston, 2006; BS, Psychology, University of Houston, 2001. Research Interests: Field Education.
Steven Parks. Lecturing Faculty Professor of Social Work. MSW, University of Houston (2013). Research interests: Working with children, adolescents, and adults who have experienced trauma or present with depression, anxiety, or behavioral acting out.
Suzanne Pritzker. Professor of Social Work and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. B.A., University of Virginia; M.Ed., University of Virginia; M.S.W., Virginia Commonwealth University; Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis. Research interests: Youth civic engagement (especially among poor and minority adolescents); service-learning: positive youth development; political advocacy; social welfare policy.
Susan P. Robbins. Professor of Social Work. Licensed Social Worker, and Diplomate in Clinical Social Work. B.A., Hamline University; M.S.W., University of Minnesota; D.S.W., Tulane University. Research interests: Juvenile delinquency; drug abuse; labeling in mental health/psychiatry; recovered memories of childhood sexual abuse; satanic ritual abuse; cults; American Indians; mediation.
Allen Rubin. Professor of Social Work. Jean Kantambu Latting College Professorship of Leadership and Social Change. B.S., Pennsylvania State University; M.S.W., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh. Research interests: Bridging the gap between research and practice by assessing conditions under which interventions are found to be effective in research studies, and how they are and are not effective when adapted and implemented in real world practice settings.
McClain Sampson. Associate Professor of Social Work. B.A., University of Colorado, Boulder; M.S.S.W., University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Ph.D. in Social Work, University of Texas at Austin. Research interests: Health issues that affect pregnant and postpartum women such as depression, stress and obesity; health promotion; racial/ethnic disparities of maternal stress; the use of Motivational Interviewing in substance abuse settings; and health care provider’s comfort with delivery of palliative care.
Edward Scott. Assistant Professor of Social Work. Ph.D. in Education Psychology, University of Virginia (2022), MA in Management, Rockhurst University (2017), MSW, University of Pennsylvania (2015). Research interests: Adolescent Sociopolitical Development and Psychosocial Wellbeing; Critical Youth Studies; Black Boyhood Studies; (Narrative) Identity Development; Positive Youth Development in Context; School Social Work; YPAR, Qualitative, and Mixed Methods.
Isabel Torres. Associate Professor of Social Work. B.A., University of Texas at Austin; M.P.H. in Health Services Organization, University of Texas at Austin; Dr.P.H. in international and Family Health, University of Texas at Austin. Research interests: Cancer Health Disparities; Palliative and Supportive Care; Geriatric Health; International Health; Medical Mistrust; Informed Decision Making; HPV Vaccine Uptake and Acceptance.
Quenette Walton. Assistant Professor of Social Work, PhD, Social Work, University of Illinois at Chicago (2016), MA, Social Service Administration, University of Chicago (2004), BA, Psychology, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (1999) Research interests: Mental health and mental health disparities among Black women across the life course, SES as a social determinant of mental health, the Black middle class, black women’s wellness and well-being, life course, race, class, and gender, qualitative research.
Tamika White. Clinical Assistant Professor of Social Work. MSW, University of Michigan (2008). Research interests: Medical Social Work, Distance Practicum Education, Social Work Practice Skills, Case Management, Death, Grief, and Loss, International Social Work.
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