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Home » Directory » Tenured/Tenure-track » Page 2

Tenured/Tenure-track Directory

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Rebecca Gomez, Ph.D.

Rebecca Gomez, Ph.D.

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; Associate Professor; and Fellow for the David Johnson Professorship in Social Work

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Social Work Building (WWH)
Email:rebecca.gomez@austin.utexas.edu
Lauren E. Gulbas, Ph.D.

Lauren E. Gulbas, Ph.D.

Director of Faculty Development,
Associate Professor

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Audrey Hai

Audrey Hai

Associate Professor

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Social Work Building (WWH)
Email:audreyhai@austin.utexas.edu
Mercedes Hernandez, Ph.D., LCSW

Mercedes Hernandez, Ph.D., LCSW

Associate Professor

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Social Work Building (WWH)
Phone:512-471-8189
Email:mercedeh@utexas.edu
Sandy Magaña, Ph.D., MSW

Sandy Magaña, Ph.D., MSW

Professor in Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, TCDS Executive Director

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Social Work Building (WWH)
Phone:512-232-9216
Email:smagana@austin.utexas.edu
Lailea Noel, Ph.D.

Lailea Noel, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor; Meadows Foundation Fellow in Quality of Life in the Rural Environment; Director, Institute for Collaborative Health Research and Practice

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Social Work Building (WWH)
Phone:512-232-2700
Email:lailea.noel@utexas.edu
Yolanda C. Padilla, Ph.D.

Yolanda C. Padilla, Ph.D.

Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs, Clara Pope Willoughby Centennial Professor in Child Welfare

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Social Work Building (WWH)
Email:ypadilla@utexas.edu
Danielle Parrish, Ph.D.

Danielle Parrish, Ph.D.

Steve Hicks Professor in Addictions and Substance Abuse Services; Associate Director of the Health Behavior Research and Training Institute (HBRT)

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Email: danielle.parrish@austin.utexas.edu
David W. Springer

David W. Springer

Centennial Professor in Leadership for Community, Professional, and Corporate Excellence; University Distinguished Teaching Professor

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Social Work Building (WWH)
Email:dwspringer@austin.utexas.edu
Mary Velasquez, Ph.D.

Mary Velasquez, Ph.D.

Lori Holleran Steiker Endowed Faculty Chair in Substance Use and Recovery; Centennial Professor in Leadership for Community, Professional and Corporate Excellence; Director, Health Behavior Research and Training Institute

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John W. Hargis Hall (JHH)
Room:1.212A
Phone:512-471-7019
Email:velasquez@austin.utexas.edu
Kirk von Sternberg, Ph.D.

Kirk von Sternberg, Ph.D.

Professor

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John W. Hargis Hall (JHH)
Room:1.210A
Phone:512-232-0633
Email:vonsternberg@mail.utexas.edu
Yuanjin Zhou, Ph.D.

Yuanjin Zhou, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

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Social Work Building (WWH)
Phone:512-471-1713
Email:yjzhou@utexas.edu
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