Research
Two Graduate School Student Awards go to social work
Paula Yuma and Karin Wachter have received Student Awards for Excellence in Graduate Education from The University of Texas at Austin Graduate School. Yuma is...
Read moreZayas on mental health of U.S. citizen-children of undocumented parents
AUSTIN, Texas U.S.-born children of undocumented parents experience elevated levels of anxiety, and if their parents were detained or deported,...
Read moreBusch-Armendariz on ending backlog of untested sexual assault kits
Dr. Noël Busch-Armendariz and Caitlin Sulley, from the Institute on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (IDVSA), co-authored an editorial on...
Read moreSalas-Wright on alcohol use and teen pregnancy
AUSTIN, Texas — New research from The University of Texas at Austin suggests that many teenagers, especially younger teens, may...
Read moreShapiro & Borrell contest: Deadline extended!
Call for Papers I.J. Shapiro and A.J. Borrell 2015 Award for Best MSSW Student Paper $1,000 Award New deadline: Friday,...
Read moreTEA grant to take Restorative Discipline statewide
AUSTIN, Texas School and district administrators across Texas will be offered training in Restorative Discipline, an alternative to “zero tolerance”...
Read moreAn alternative to "zero tolerance" discipline
After two years of restorative discipline, a middle school in San Antonio shows a sharp reduction in student conflicts and...
Read moreAgriLife Extension Award
Professor Catherine Cubbin and researcher Kristen Carrillo are part of the Community Transformation Team “Working on Wellness (WOW) in Starr County,”...
Read moreSlavery mapping project will address human trafficking in Texas
The scope of human trafficking in modern-day Texas will be charted by researchers working on the Texas Slavery Mapping Project,...
Read moreReport: Restorative discipline helps improve San Antonio middle school
Truancy, bullying and other conflicts among students are down, and in-school suspensions have declined 75 percent at a San Antonio...
Read moreDr. Busch-Armendariz on smarter prostitution laws to help fight AIDS
Dr. Noël Busch Armendariz, associate dean for research at the School of Social Work and director of the Institute on...
Read moreDr. McRoy ranked as one of most influential social workers alive
Dr. Ruth McRoy, Ruby Lee Piester Centennial Professor Emerita at The University of Texas at Austin’s School of Social Work has...
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