Faculty & Staff
SHS Certifies Four Doctoral Candidates for Graduation in the Class of 2024
On Saturday, May 11, Dean Allan Cole certified the graduation of four Ph.D. candidates, signifying the newest generation of doctors...
Read moreDr. Shetal Vohral-Gupta, Starla Simmons lead among SHS annual Accolades
On Tuesday, April 30, faculty and staff of the Steve Hicks School gathered as a community to commend and appreciate...
Read moreMary-Ellen Brown, Ph.D., to serve as Josleen and Frances Lockhart Memorial Fellow for Direct Practice in Social Work
Mary-Ellen Brown, Ph.D., will join the Steve Hicks School faculty and will serve as Associate Professor and the Josleen and Frances...
Read moreErin Cantrell-Martinez named as permanent Director of the DiNitto Career Services Center and Alumni Relations
Rebecca Gomez, associate dean for academic affairs for the Steve Hicks School of Social Work, announced that Erin Cantrell-Martinez will...
Read moreYolanda Padilla, Ph.D., to serve as Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs
Dean Allan Cole announced, effective immediately, that Yolanda Padilla, Ph.D., will have her interim title lifted and will serve as the...
Read moreProfessor Sarah Sloan and Dean Allan Cole named as new Health IPE Fellows with UT Nursing School
Dean Allan Cole and Sarah Sloan, LCSW-S, are among the newest Fellows for the Center for Health Interprofessional Practice and...
Read moreDr. Nick Winges-Yanez & Mary Beer Accepted into Newest Cohort for the Provost's Teaching Fellows
Dr. Nick Winges-Yanez, LMSW, and Mary Beer, LCSW-S, were accepted into the newest cohort for the Provost’s Teaching Fellows, becoming...
Read moreHenrika McCoy, Ph.D., Named as Dean of the Graduate School of Social Work at the University of Denver
The University of Denver has announced that Henrika McCoy, Ph.D., associate professor and the Ruby Lee Piester Centennial Fellow in...
Read moreSteve Hicks School Celebrates Research & Achievements at SSWR 2024
Approximately 30 faculty and staff members, researchers, and leaders from the Steve Hicks School of Social Work at the University...
Read moreRemembering Research Professor Emeritus Jane Carlisle Maxwell
The Steve Hicks School of Social Work mourns the loss of Research Professor Emeritus Jane Carlisle Maxwell, Ph.D., who died...
Read moreProfessor René Gaitan to Lead Inaugural Program: Communities and Relatives Empowered for Support with Substance Misuse
Dean Allan Cole announced that René Gaitan, LCSW-S, clinical assistant professor, will oversee the inaugural Communities and Relatives Empowered for...
Read moreDr. Diana DiNitto being awarded Honorary Doctorate by Tallinn University
To acknowledge her decade-long academic and mentoring support to Tallinn social work doctoral candidates, Dr. Diana DiNitto is being awarded an Honorary...
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