Steve Hicks School of Social Work Faculty
The following faculty list represents those appointed in the 2018 spring semester.
Zaccheus J Ahonle, Lecturer
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 2015
Terrence Allen, Assistant Professor
PhD, The University of Alabama, 2003
Robert J Ambrosino, Adjunct Assistant Professor
PhD, State University of New York at Albany, 1971
Rosalie Ambrosino, Lecturer
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 1985
Barbara S Anderson, Clinical Professor
MSSW, University of Texas at Austin, 1974
Marilyn Armour, Professor
PhD, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, 2000
Joan E Asseff, Clinical Assistant Professor
MSSW, University of Texas at Austin, 2006
Johanna Creswell Baez, Lecturer
MS, Columbia University in the City of New York, 2006
Margaret M Bassett, Lecturer
MS, Northern Illinois University, 1990
Jolynne M Batchelor, Adjunct Assistant Professor
PhD, University of Texas at Arlington, 2016
Natalie Deann Beck, Adjunct Assistant Professor
MSSW, University of Texas at Austin, 2009
Mary C Beer, Clinical Assistant Professor
MSSW, University of Texas at Austin, 2001
Elisa V Borah, Research Associate Professor (Affiliated)
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 2010
Christopher A Burnett, Lecturer
MS, California State University-Sacramento, 2004
Noel B Busch-Armendariz, Professor
Endowed President's Professorship
PhD, University of South Carolina - Columbia, 2000
Esther Calzada, Associate Professor
PhD, University of Florida, 2000
Yessenia Castro, Assistant Professor
PhD, Florida State University, 2008
Elaine H Cavazos, Lecturer
MSW, Our Lady of the Lake University, 1991
Namkee Choi, Professor
Louis and Ann Wolens Centennial Chair in Gerontology
PhD, University of California-Berkeley, 1987
Patricia A Cody, Lecturer
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 2007
Deborah Cohen, Research Assistant Professor (Affiliated)
PhD, University of Kentucky, 2015
Allan H Cole Jr, Professor
PhD, Princeton University, 2001
Fiona Conway, Assistant Professor
PhD, Rutgers the State University of New Jersey New Brunswick Campus, 2016
Julia N Cuba, Lecturer
MSSW, University of Texas at Austin, 2006
Catherine Cubbin, Professor
PhD, Johns Hopkins University, 1998
Susan De Luca, Assistant Professor
PhD, Ohio State U Main Campus, 2009
Megan L Delaney, Adjunct Assistant Professor
MSSW, University of Texas at Austin, 2010
Diana M Dinitto, Professor
Cullen Trust Centennial Professorship in Alcohol Studies and Education
PhD, Florida State University, 1980
David L Evans, Lecturer
MA, Oakland University, 1976
Monica R Faulkner, Research Associate Professor (Affiliated)
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 2010
Rowena Fong, Professor
Ruby Lee Piester Centennial Professorship in Services to Children and Families
EdD, Harvard University, 1990
Delinda L Spain, Adjunct Assistant Professor
MSSW, University of Texas at Austin, 1999
Cynthia G Franklin, Professor
Stiernberg/Spencer Family Professorship in Mental Health
PhD, University of Texas at Arlington, 1989
Bethany E Gerlach, Lecturer
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 2011
Dorie J Gilbert, Associate Professor Emeritus
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 1996
Emmett L Gill, Clinical Assistant Professor
PhD, University of Maryland Baltimore, 2006
Teresa Granillo, Lecturer
PhD, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, 2011
Roberta R Greene, Professor Emeritus
PhD, University of Maryland College Park, 1980
Lauren E Gulbas, Assistant Professor
PhD, Southern Methodist University, 2008
Wilbert J Heffernan Jr, Professor Emeritus
PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1964
Mercedes Hernandez, Assistant Professor
PhD, University of Southern California, 2014
Margaret Lee Duval Hill, Lecturer
MSSW, University of Texas at Austin, 2011
Kristen A Hogan, Lecturer
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 2006
Lori K Holleran, Professor
PhD, Arizona State University Main, 2000
Heather Larkin Holloway, Associate Professor
PhD, The Catholic University of America, 2006
Catherine Hough, Clinical Assistant Professor
MSSW, University of Texas at Austin, 1993
Yuri Jang, Professor
PhD, University of South Florida, 2001
Allyson M Jervey, Lecturer
MSSW, University of Texas at Austin, 1997
Christine M Johnson, Lecturer
MSW, Texas State University-San Marcos, 2003
Barbara L Jones, Professor
PhD, State University of New York at Albany, 2004
Dana R Jones, Lecturer
MSSW, University of Texas at Austin, 1993
Laura G Jones-Swann, Lecturer
EdM, Texas Tech University, 1983
Dina M Kassler, Lecturer
PhD, The University of Memphis, 1997
Kendra D Koch, Adjunct Assistant Professor
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 2017
Jane A Kretzschmar, Clinical Professor
MSW, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, 1979
Noel G Landuyt, Lecturer
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 1999
Braden Latham-Jones, Adjunct Assistant Professor
MSSW, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, 2013
Michael L Lauderdale, Professor
Clara Pope Willoughby Centennial Professorship in Criminal Justice
PhD, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus, 1967
Laura Lein, Professor Emeritus
PhD, Harvard University, 1973
Carol M Lewis, Lecturer
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 1995
Elizabeth Martha Lewis, Adjunct Assistant Professor
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 2017
Tamera B Linseisen, Clinical Associate Professor
MSSW, University of Texas at Austin, 1989
Molly A Lopez, Research Associate Professor (Affiliated)
PhD, Texas A & M University, 1998
Abena S Mackall, Assistant Professor
EdM, Harvard University, 2015
Sandy Magana, Professor
Professorship in Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
PhD, Brandeis University, 1999
Octavio N Martinez, Clinical Professor
MD, Baylor College of Medicine, 1997
Sarah M McCafferty, Lecturer
MSSW, University of Texas at Austin, 2006
John McNeil, Professor Emeritus
PhD, University of Southern California, 1964
Ruth G McRoy, Professor Emeritus
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 1981
Alma Leonor Mena, Lecturer
MSW, New York University, 2000
Jeffrey D Moe, Adjunct Assistant Professor
MSSW, University of Texas at Austin, 2013
Arlene K Montgomery, Lecturer
PhD, Smith College, 1999
Elizabeth Mueller, Associate Professor
PhD, University of California-Berkeley, 1992
Rosamaria Murillo, Lecturer
MSW, Our Lady of the Lake University, 1992
Angela M Nonaka, Assistant Professor
PhD, University of California-Los Angeles, 2007
John S Nowicki, Lecturer
MSW, University of Texas at Arlington, 1979
Vicki Y Packheiser, Clinical Professor
MSW, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1980
Yolanda C Padilla, Professor
PhD, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, 1993
Jose Ruben Parra-Cardona, Associate Professor
PhD, Texas Tech University, 2004
Cynthia S Penwell, Lecturer
MSSW, University of Texas at Austin, 2010
Farya Phillips, Postdoctoral Fellow
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 2013
Rayven Plaza, Assistant Professor
MSW, City University of New York Hunter College, 2014
Elizabeth C Pomeroy, Professor
Bert Kruger Smith Centennial Professorship in Social Work
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 1994
Suzanne Laura Potts, Lecturer
MSW, San Diego State University, 1998
Diane McDaniel Rhodes, Lecturer
MA, The Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest, 2001
Stephanie L Rivaux, Lecturer
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 2009
Michele A Rountree, Associate Professor
PhD, Arizona State University Main, 1992
Arthur J Schwab Jr, Professor Emeritus
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 1981
Jaclyn N Sepp, Lecturer
MA, Texas State University-San Marcos, 2012
Alba D Sereno, Lecturer
MSSW, University of Texas at Austin, 2011
Deborah S Sharp, Lecturer
MSSW, University of Texas at Austin, 1998
Guy E Shuttlesworth, Professor Emeritus
PhD, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Campus, 1970
Jennifer Wood Silva, Lecturer
MSSW, University of Texas at Austin, 2003
Sarah K Sloan, Clinical Assistant Professor
MSSW, University of Texas at Austin, 2003
Douglas R Smith, Adjunct Assistant Professor
MSSW, University of Texas at Austin, 2000
Melissa C Smith
MD, University of Washington - Seattle, 1988
Robin M Smith, Clinical Assistant Professor
MSSW, University of Texas at Austin, 1992
Russell A Smith, Lecturer
MSW, University of Houston, 1997
Erin P Spalding, Adjunct Assistant Professor
MSSW, University of Texas at Austin, 2007
Debra Lynn Sparks, Clinical Assistant Professor
MSW, Texas State University-San Marcos, 2002
Melissa S Stewart, Adjunct Assistant Professor
MSSW, Boston University, 2000
Calvin L Streeter, Professor
Meadows Foundation Centennial Professorship in the Quality of Life in the Rural Environment
PhD, Washington University in St Louis, 1989
Mitchell Sudolsky, Clinical Professor
MSSW, University of Texas at Austin, 1978
Sarah A Swords, Clinical Associate Professor
MSW, Simmons College, 1982
Melissa Torres, Lecturer
PhD, University of Houston, 2015
Earley R Ullrich, Lecturer
MSSW, University of Texas at Austin, 2009
Debra J Umberson, Professor
Centennial Commission Professorship in the Liberal Arts #1
PhD, Vanderbilt University, 1985
Carmen R Valdez Chavez, Associate Professor
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 2004
Mary M Velasquez, Professor
Centennial Professorship in Leadership for Community, Professional, and Corporate Excellence
PhD, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 1997
Shetal S Vohra, Lecturer
PhD, University of Houston, 2009
Kirk L Von Sternberg, Associate Professor
PhD, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 2005
Tanya M Voss, Clinical Professor
MSW, University of Texas at Austin, 1996
Deborah K Webb, Lecturer
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 1994
Shane O Whalley, Lecturer
MSSW, University of Texas at Austin, 2003
Valerie A Whiting, Adjunct Assistant Professor
MSSW, University of Texas at Austin, 1999
Ahmed Whitt, Assistant Professor
PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2013
Martha S Williams, Professor Emeritus
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 1963
Christine D Winston, Lecturer
MSSW, University of Texas at Austin, 1998
Leila G Wood, Research Assistant Professor (Affiliated)
PhD, Indiana University at Bloomington, 2014
Luis H Zayas, Professor
The Robert Lee Sutherland Chair in Mental Health and Social Policy
PhD, Columbia University in the City of New York, 1986