Research
Working 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...
Read moreRestore Rundberg project shows decrease in violent crime
Violent and property crime continue to decline in the Rundberg area, as David W. Springer, RGK Center Director and professor...
Read moreViolence is a solvable problem
There are few more exhilarating and powerful feelings than shooting a gun. But thanks in large part to a loosely...
Read moreSmoking ban in federal housing is a bad idea
The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s latest attempt to crack down on public housing rules by proposing a smoking...
Read moreMaster's student receives NASW-TX Outstanding Poster Award
Master’s student Liana Petruzzi received the Outstanding Student Poster Award (1st place) at the 39th Annual National Association of Social Workers...
Read moreCaring for veterans and their families
After more than a decade at war since the September 11 terrorist attacks, we now face an unprecedented challenge in...
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