Research
Velasquez is recipient of AMERSA 2016 Betty Ford Award
Mary M. Velasquez, social work professor in The University of Texas at Austin and director of the Health Behavior Research...
Read morePadilla on Grand Challenges for Social Work
Led by the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare, the Grand Challenges for Social Work is a groundbreaking...
Read moreNew book on transracial and inter-country adoptions
Professors Rowena Fong and Ruth McRoy are the editors of Transracial and Intercountry Adoptions. Cultural Guidance for Professionals, published this past January...
Read moreIn Flint, pregnant women must be worrying
(From Womensnews) — Undoubtedly, pregnant women in Flint, Michigan, now find themselves more concerned than usual about the health of...
Read moreHouston Chronicle on success of restorative discipline in Fort Bend ISD
A Houston Chronicle article of February 23, 2016, highlights the success of restorative discipline in Fort Bend Independent School District, Texas. Marilyn Armour, professor...
Read moreWorking with the community to help families with cancer
Postdoctoral research fellow Farya Phillips is working to create a research-based intervention for children facing parental cancer.
Read moreCulture matters when it comes to alcohol consumption
Professor Yessenia Castro is looking for the best culturally adapted approach to treating drinking among Latino men.
Read moreUnderstanding cultural values in Latino parenting
As a parent, should you be authoritative, authoritarian, or neither?
Read moreGrand Challenges for Social Work
For more than a century, social workers have been transforming our society. Their work has helped lower infant mortality, reduce...
Read moreMaking meaning out of trauma
What happens to people’s spiritual beliefs when violent crime unexpectedly touches their lives?
Read moreHelping children cope with disaster
Tara Powell, PhD ’14, has a passion for improving the lives of children and caregivers that survive disasters. Now an assistant...
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