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The Ask was Karaoke Night. Matt Smith Rubio (MSSW '05) Found a Community of Therapists.
The ask was simple. Posted in an online networking group for Austin clinicians: “Come sing karaoke, no shop talk required.”...
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 moreFrom Caseworker to Policy Director: Sammy Menjivar (MSSW '26) Built the Network That Will Build His Career
When Sammy Menjivar (MSSW ’26) came into the MSSW program, his experience in child protective services had already taught him...
Read moreA Tower Fellow Finds Perspective in Dean Cole's Resilience Seminar
Jan Neis was 21 years old when she got her first real estate license. She learned the family land development and property management business from the ground up,...
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 moreEmily Edwards (MSSW '09), LCSW, Transforms Policing through Trauma-Informed Social Work
When a detective new to the Zebulon Police Department in North Carolina noticed that she was interacting with more juveniles...
Read moreContext, Not Excuses: Hannah Vaughan (MSSW ’26) Utilizes Forensic Social Work to Humanize the Condemned
Forensic social work embeds social workers into the criminal justice system, and Hannah Justvig Vaughan (MSSW ’26) serves a unique...
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 morePostdoctoral fellow earns career development award for studying burnout in peer workers
Dr. Katie McCormick, a postdoctoral fellow at the Addiction Research Institute, received a notice of award for a K01 Career...
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 moreMultiple faculty members celebrated as Social Work Pioneers
Three faculty members of UT Social Work were celebrated as Social Work Pioneers at the NASW National Conference in Washington,...
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