Faculty & Staff
Mary-Ellen Brown Leads CDC-Funded Pandemic Response Research
For nearly two decades, Mary-Ellen Brown, Ph.D., has studied how stress and trauma shape the resilience, health and well-being of...
Read moreNew book from Mary M. Velasquez, Ph.D., Helps Clinicians Use Setbacks as Opportunities to Strengthen Behavioral Change
Mary Marden Velasquez, Ph.D., has spent more than 30 years studying why people relapse, backslide and start over and turning...
Read moreDr. Kasey Claborn Headlines First Lunch and Learn of the 2026-27 Academic Year
Kasey Claborn headlined the first Lunch and Learn of the academic year at UT Social Work, presented by the Moritz...
Read moreAudrey Hai (Ph.D. ’20) Appointed As Associate Professor at UT Social Work
UT Social Work alumna Audrey Hai (Ph.D. ’20), MSW will return to the Forty Acres as an associate professor at...
Read moreMary-Ellen Brown, Ph.D., appointed as Director of Faculty Affairs
Mary-Ellen Brown, Ph.D., will serve UT Social Work as Director of Faculty Affairs, an appointment which will strengthen support for...
Read moreUT Social Work Announces Appointments of Andrea Menchaca and Laura Swann to Faculty
UT Social Work will welcome two new additional faculty members this fall, as Andrea Menchaca will join the School as...
Read moreCarol Lewis Named Interim Associate Dean for Research
Dr. Carol Lewis will serve as interim associate dean for research at The University of Texas at Austin School of...
Read moreUT Social Work Welcomes Back Alumna Julie McElrath as Director for Community Partnerships and Strategy
Nearly 50 years after she first set foot on the Forty Acres, Julie McElrath (BSW ’12, MSSW ’14) is coming...
Read moreMoritz Center for Societal Impact releases full findings from national AI survey of social workers
When social workers were asked what they need most to use artificial intelligence well, the answer wasn’t more tools —...
Read moreLCSW Scholarship Recipients and Supervisors Connect
The licensure path for clinical social workers is long by design — 3,000 supervised hours, 100 clinical supervision hours, continuing...
Read moreRemembering Dr. Melanie Sage, LCSW
Our school mourns the loss of Dr. Melanie Sage, LCSW, a member of our adjunct faculty and a consultant in artificial intelligence, who...
Read moreDr. Yolanda Padilla named to Alcalde’s 2026 Texas 10
One of UT Social Work’s very own has been named to the Texas 10 by the Texas Exes Alcalde magazine....
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