Diana DiNitto

Cullen Trust Centennial Professor in Alcohol Studies and Education and Distinguished Teaching Professor

About

Diana M. DiNitto is the Cullen Trust Centennial Professor in Alcohol Studies and Education and a Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work. She is also an affiliate faculty member in Women’s and Gender Studies and the American Studies Department. She previously worked in the substance abuse treatment programs at Apalachee Community Mental Health Services in Tallahassee, Florida, and was a faculty member at the Florida State University School of Social Work. Her research and teaching interests are in social welfare policy, alcohol and drug problems, and violence against women. Her books include Social Welfare: Politics and Public Policy, 7^th ed., Chemical Dependency: A Systems Approach, 3^rd ed., and Social Work: Issues and Opportunities in a Challenging Profession, 3^rd ed. She has been a visiting professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, and University of Sydney (Australia). She is a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Social Welfare Policy and Practice Group and the Lora Lee Pederson Teaching Excellence Award and has twice received a Texas Excellence Teaching Award.

Professional Interests

Social welfare policy, chemical dependency, and violence against women. Social welfare policy; chemical dependency; women

Education

• Ph.D., Florida State University
• M.S.W., Florida State University
• B.A., Barry College

Teaching History

Faculty Research

• Study of Services to Clients with Dual Diagnoses of Severe Mental Illness and Chemical Abuse or Dependence
• CSWE Gero-Ed Master's Advanced Curriculum Project (2009)
• The Extent of Substance Use Problems among Women Partner Abuse Survivors Residing in Domestic Violence Shelters (2005)
• Prenatal Alcohol Consumption (2004)
• A Health Survey of Texans: A Focus on Sexual Assault Experiences (2003)
• Addictions Conference 2000 (2000)
• Chemical Dependency Continuing Education Programs for Pharmacists, Social Workers, and Nurses: Making Up for Lost Time (2000)
• Evaluation of The Ohio Department of Health Protocol for the Treatment of Sexual Assault Survivors (1998)
• The Effectiveness of Good Chemistry with Dually Diagnosed Consumers: An Experimental Study (1998)
• Ohio Violence Against Women Services Needs Assessment (1997)