Research
Moritz Center for Societal Impact Awards $5,000 to Two Student-Led Teams to Develop Solutions with Community Partners
The Moritz Center for Societal Impact, housed in The University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work, hosted its...
Read moreRainer Mere Makes History as UT Social Work’s First Visiting Fulbright Scholar
Rainer Mere has spent his career trying to understand what makes mental health interventions actually work. Now, as a visiting...
Read moreMary-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 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 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 moreMilitary spouses face higher rates of depression, anxiety, new survey finds
A national survey from the Institute for Military & Veteran Family Wellness finds that military and veteran spouses experience higher...
Read moreNew Doctoral Candidates Successfully Defend Dissertations
Two new doctoral graduates of UT Social Work have successfully defended their dissertations and will graduate on Saturday, May 9,...
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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