Researchers - School of Social Work

Researchers		ProjectsBack to top
	Marilyn Armour, Ph.D.Associate Professor and University Distinguished Teaching ProfessorRoom #: 3.212EBPhone: (512) 471-3197Email: marmour@utexas.edu	Defense-Initiated Victim Outreach (DIVO) in Texas Capital Cases (Open Society Institute) (2013)
	Holly Bell, Ph.D., LCSWResearch Scientist, Center for Social Work Research; Lecturer, School of Social WorkRoom #: 3.212CAPhone: (512) 232-5540Email: hbell@mail.utexas.edu	Evaluation Plan: Community Transformation Grant Evaluation Project: Increasing Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening and Diagnostic Services in Rural, Frontier, and Border Counties Obesity Prevention ARRA Evaluation (TX DSHS) Assessment Project for EveryChild, Inc (2009) Evaluation of EveryChild, Inc. (2008) Citizen Experiences with the University of Texas Police Department (2008) Evaluation of Disaster Response Program (Catholic Charities/Lutheran Social Services Katrina Aid Today Programs, 2007) Evaluation Project: Increasing Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening and Diagnostic Services in Rural, Frontier, and Border Counties Obesity Prevention ARRA Evaluation (TX DSHS) Assessment Project for EveryChild, Inc (2009) Evaluation of EveryChild, Inc. (2008) Citizen Experiences with the University of Texas Police Department (2008) Evaluation of Disaster Response Program (Catholic Charities/Lutheran Social Services Katrina Aid Today Programs, 2007) Assessing the Service Needs of Intimate Partner Violence: Survivors and Staff (National Domestic Violence Hotline, 2005) Evaluation of BabySafe Program (SafePlace, 2004)
	Tom Bohman, Ph.D.Research ScientistRoom #: HPB 335Phone: (512) 232-0605Email: bohman@austin.utexas.edu	Texas Demonstration to Maintain Independence and Employment (DMIE) (TX DSHS / CMMS) Project CHOICES+: Preconception Approach to Reducing Alcohol & Tobacco-Exposed Pregnancy (CDC, U84 DD000438, PI: Velasquez) Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral and Treatment (SBIRT) (TX DSHS / SAMHSA, 2009) Patterns and Correlates of CAM use in African Americans (NIH, R21AT002858, PI: Brown) Diagnostic markers of language impairment (NIH, R01DC007439, PI: Peña) Evaluation of Protecting You, Protecting Me Alcohol Prevention Curriculum (2002) Evaluation of Expect Respect: A Domestic Violence Prevention Project for Elementary School Students Evaluation of Texas National Guard Environmental Leadership Simulation ITS Campus Survey Factors Predicting Treatment Retention among High-Risk Mexican American and African American Juvenile Offenders
	Noël Busch-Armendariz, Ph.D., LMSW, MPAAssociate Professor and Director, Institute on Domestic Violence and Sexual AssaultRoom #: 3.212EAPhone: (512) 471-3198Email: nbusch@austin.utexas.edu	Full Court Press (Texas): Improving the Knowledge About and Responses to Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault in Texas (TX Office of the Gov-CJD) Texas State Plan for Domestic Violence Services Project (TCFV) Developing a Toolkit for Law Enforcement to Address Sexual Assault (TX Office of the Gov-CJD ) Strategic Approaches to Sexual Assault Kit Evidence: Action Research (Houston Police Dept / US DOJ-NIJ) Full Court Press: Providing Expert Witness Training and Technical Assistance on Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking (US DOJ – OVW) Creating an Evidence-based Program to Build Resiliency in Child Abuse Staff and Volunteers (US DOJ – OVC) Statewide Domestic Violence Prevalence Study (TCFV) El Paso Domestic Violence Project: Evaluation (EL Paso District Attny) Evaluation of Sexual Assault Services in Texas (TX Gov’s Office CJD) Non Report Sexual Assault Forensic Exam (NRSAFE) Program (TAASA) Human Trafficking Coalition Project Evaluation: Phase II (2009) Evaluation of the Needs of Human Trafficking Victims in Texas (2008) Teen Dating Violence (2008) Human Trafficking Coalition Project Evaluation (2007) The Greenleaf Project (2007) Evaluation of the BabySafe Program (2006) Dating Violence Prevention Project (2005) Exploring Employability for Refugee Families in Central Texas (2005) The Extent of Substance Use Problems among Women Partner Abuse Survivors Residing in Domestic Violence Shelters (2005) Defining and Assessing Spirituality for Women Coping With Partner Abuse (2004) Healthy Marriage Initiatives for Refugee Families (2004) A Health Survey of Texans: A Focus on Sexual Assault Experiences (2003) Adolescent mothers speak out about their lives and relationships: Listening to young mothers talk about interpersonal violence (2003) Evaluation of the BabySafe Program for Pregnant Battered Women (2003) The Development of Outcome Measures for Sexual Assault Organizations in Texas (2003)
	Yessenia Castro, Ph.D.Assistant ProfessorRoom #: 3.130DPhone: (512) 471-1691Email: ycastro@austin.utexas.edu	Developing a Culturally Relevant Model of Smoking Cessation among Latinos (2016)
	Namkee G. Choi, Ph.D.Professor and the Louis and Ann Wolens Centennial Chair in GerontologyRoom #: 3.122DPhone: (512) 232-9590Email: nchoi@austin.utexas.edu	Problem-Solving Therapy for Depressed Homebound Older Adults Telehealth Problemsolving Treatment of Homebound Older Adults (NIH, R34-MH083872) Telehealth Problem-Solving Treatment for Mild-to-Moderate Depressive Symptoms in Homebound Older Adults (Mitte Fdn.) Understanding Long-term Care Planning Behavior of Baby-Boom Aged Adults: Hartford Fellowship in Geriatric Social Work (2010) A Feasibility Study of Short-Term Depression Treatment for Homebound Older Adults (2009) Autonomy in the Face of Depression in Nursing Homes: What Do Nursing Home Residents and Staff Have to Say about the Residents’ Depression and Intervention Needs? (2007) Mental Health Needs of Low-Income Older Texans: A Pilot Study of Assessment of Depressive Symtomatology and Preferred Treatments (2006) The Adult Protective Services Client Assessment and Risk Evaluation Form (APS CARE form) Validation Study(2006) Assessment of Depression Needs of Low-Income Older Adults: Informal Caregivers’ and Social Service Providers’ Perspectives (2005) Practitioners’ Perspectives on Retention Problems among Geriatric Mental Health Clients (2004)
	Catherine Cubbin, Ph.D.Associate ProfessorRoom #: 3.130MPhone: (512) 232-8374Email: ccubbin@austin.utexas.edu	Vegetables On Wheels (VOW): A pilot program to increase access to fresh fruits and vegetables in a rural Texas community Evaluation Plan: Community Transformation Grant Evaluation Project: Increasing Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening and Diagnostic Services in Rural, Frontier, and Border Counties RWJ Commission to Build a Healthier America (2010) Environmental effects on disparities in smoking and obesity among women (American Cancer Society) Obesity Prevention ARRA Evaluation (TX DSHS) (2012)
	Diana M. DiNitto, Ph.D.Cullen Trust Centennial Professor in Alcohol Studies and Education and Distinguished Teaching ProfessorRoom #: 3.130BPhone: (512) 471-9227Email: ddinitto@mail.utexas.edu	Integrated Behavioral Health MSSW Scholars Program for Underserved Populations 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)
	Monica Faulkner, Ph.D., LMSWResearch AssociateRoom #: 3.212CBPhone: (512) 471-7191Email: mfaulkner@austin.utexas.edu	Foster Care Redesign: Program Evaluation Texas Trio — Education System Collaborations to Increase Educational Stability: Program Evaluation The Connections Project: Connecting disconnected youth to programs that support healthy sexual outcome Child Abuse Medical Examinations in Texas: Comprehensive Review of Current Practices
	Miguel J. Ferguson, Ph.D.Associate ProfessorRoom #: 3.122BPhone: (512) 232-5914Email: miguelf@mail.utexas.edu	Performance Assessment and Program Evaluation for the Texas Baptist Children’s Home, San Antonio, TX (2013) Tough Choices (2004) Local Innovation Grants to Provide Welfare Avoidance and Workforce Preparation Services (2003)
	Craig Field, Ph.D.Research Associate ProfessorRoom #: HPB 295Phone: (512) 232-0624Email: craig.field@austin.utexas.edu	Multidisciplinary Approach to Reducing Injury and Alcohol Use (MARIA) (R01 AA015439) Multidisciplinary Approach to Reduce Injury and Substance Abuse (R01 DA026088) Brief Intervention to Reduce Injury in Minorities (2008)
	Rowena Fong, Ed.D.Ruby Lee Piester Centennial Professor in Services to Children and FamiliesRoom #: 3.122GPhone: (512) 471-1393Email: rfong@austin.utexas.edu	Foster Care Redesign: Program Evaluation HHSC Center for Elimination of Disproportionality and Disparities – African American Medicaid Managed Care Study: Implementation and Evaluation Evaluation of the South Texas Coalition Against Human Trafficking and Slavery (2009) Human Trafficking Coalition Project Evaluation (2007) Exploring Employability for Refugee Families in Central Texas (2005) Healthy Marriage Initiatives for Refugee Families (2004) Children’s Trauma Assessment (2002)
	Cynthia G. S. Franklin, Ph.D.Stiernberg/Spencer Family Professor in Mental Health and Coordinator of Clinical Social Work ConcentrationRoom #: 3.130FPhone: (512) 471-0533Email: cfranklin@mail.utexas.edu	Solution-focused Alternatives for Education (SAFED) (2003) Evaluating the Effectiveness of Solution-Focused Therapy with Learning Challenged Students Using Single Case Designs (1998) School-Age Pregnancy and Prevention Research Project (1995)
	Dorie J. Gilbert, Ph.D.Associate ProfessorRoom #: 3.130HPhone: (512) 471-8229Email: dgm@mail.utexas.edu	The UT TRANSFORM Program: (Translational Research Advancement Network to Support, Fund, Organize, Roll-out, and Motivate UT Innovations) Austin Healer Women: A Culturally Congruent HIV Prevention Model Project Mother-Daughter Talk (2009) Service Utilization Patterns among HIV+ Drug Users (2003) Family Forum/Parents Anonymous, Inc. – A Cultural Competency Assessment (2001) Welcoming Diversity Project: Evaluation of the National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI) (2001) Multivariate Analysis of Factors Associated with AIDS Services Utilization Among African American Subgroups(2000) Telling Their Stories, Claiming a Voice: Life Stories of HIV+ Women (1999)
	M. Teresa Granillo, Ph.D., MSWAssistant ProfessorRoom #: 3.106CPhone: (512) 232-8433Email: mtgranillo@mail.utexas.edu	The Latina College Student Experience: exploring the relationship between mental health, mental health service utilization and academic outcomes
	Darlene Grant, Ph.D.Country Director and Associate ProfessorRoom #: 3.130DPhone: (512) 471-0532Email: d.grant@austin.utexas.edu	Evaluating Group Intervention on Juvenile Justice Clients’ Understanding of Parental Incarceration Evaluation of Enterprising Girl Scouts Beyond Bars (2008) Evaluation of the Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program at Lifeworks (2001) Evaluation of Texas Juvenile Probation Commission In-Home Services Program (1999) Child Care Collaboration and Outcome Evaluation Project (1997) Strengthening Homes in Partnership (SHIP) (1996) School-Age Pregnancy and Prevention Research Project (1995)
	Lori K. Holleran Steiker, Ph.D., ACSWAssociate ProfessorRoom #: 3.122APhone: (512) 232-9330Email: lorikay@mail.utexas.edu	An evaluation of the Journey of Hope curriculum: Teaching coping skills and building resilience post natural disaster Acculturation and Adolescent Substance Abuse Prevention (K01 DA017276) (2009) Culturally Grounded Drug Resistance Videos for High Risk Youth (2003) Evaluation of Protecting You, Protecting Me Alcohol Prevention Curriculum (2002)
	Barbara L. Jones, Ph.D.Associate ProfessorRoom #: 3.122FPhone: (512) 475-9367Email: barbarajones@mail.utexas.edu	American Cancer Society Doctoral Research Grant in Clinical Oncology Social Work: Annemarie Redelmeier(2009) Voices of Struggle: Understanding and Memorializing the Fight Against Texas Proposition #2 (2007) The Meaning of Cancer Survivorship for Hispanic Adolescents: A Qualitative Pilot Study (2006) Development of Study on Childhood Cancer Survivor Resiliency (2005)
	Jane A. Kretzschmar, LCSWClinical Professor and Assistant Dean for Master's ProgramsRoom #: 2.244Phone: (512) 471-8209Email: swjak@mail.utexas.edu	Child Welfare Education Collaboration MSSW Student Unit at TYC Girling Health Care, Inc. (2003) MSSW Student Unit at Travis County Children’s Protective Services Region 7 (2000) Family Support Program (1999) UT-City of Austin Intern Unit (1999)
	Noel Landuyt, Ph.D.Research Associate and LecturerRoom #: HPB 345Phone: (512) 471-9831Email: nlanduyt@austin.utexas.edu	Institute for Organizational Excellence Foster Care Redesign: Program Evaluation
	Michael L. Lauderdale, Ph.D.Clara Pope Willoughby Centennial Professor in Criminal JusticeRoom #: 3.130JPhone: (512) 471-9246Email: mll@mail.utexas.edu	City of Austin Police Department Cadet Training (2006) Austin/Travis County Community Justice Planning Project (2001) Seller/Server Training Evaluation Study (2000) Southeast Austin Community Youth Development (1996)
	Carol M. Lewis, Ph.D.Associate Director, CSWRRoom #: 3.208FPhone: (512) 471-9219Email: carolmarie@austin.utexas.edu	Assessment of Intensive Case Management Models for Pregnant and Parenting Teens Austin Learning Academy’s Adolescent Family Life Care: A Program Evaluation (2007) Parent-Child Connectedness and Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention: Supplemental Program Evaluation (2007) Interpersonal Violence and Adolescent Mothers: The Role of Personal Relationships in Student Success (2005) Teen Mentoring Initiative Evaluation (2004) Adolescent Family Life Care Evaluation (2003) Community Relations/Cultural Awareness Assessment of the University of Texas at Austin Police Department (UTPD) (2003) Evaluation of Protecting You, Protecting Me Alcohol Prevention Curriculum (2002) Evaluation of Expect Respect: A Domestic Violence Prevention Project for Elementary School Students (2000) Spanish Translation of Sexual Assault Survivor Booklet for National Distribution (2000) Evaluation of the National Domestic Violence Hotline (1998)
	Molly Lopez, Ph.D.Research Associate ProfessorRoom #: HPB 335Phone: (512) 232-0614Email: mlopez@austin.utexas.edu	ASSET System of Care Expansion Planning Initiative Bringing What Works to Youth in Corrections Implementation of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in a Public System (NIMH, 2003-2009) Co-Occurring Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorder Youth Fidelity Instrument Development (SAMHSA/DSHS, 2009-2010) Understanding the Impact of Training under System Mandates (2007-2009) Texas Mental Health Transformation (SAMHSA/DSHS, 2008-2011) Building Resiliency after Trauma (SAMHSA/DSHS, 2008-2011) Bringing What Works to Youth in Prison (NIMH, 2011-2014) Achieving Successful Systems Enriching Texas (ASSET; SAMHSA/HHSC, 2011-2012)
	Jane Maxwell, Ph.D.Senior Research ScientistRoom #: HPB 335Phone: (512) 232-0610Email: jcmaxwell@mail.utexas.edu	Monitoring the Changing Methamphetamine Market in the Austin Area (NIDA R21 DA025029) Epidemiology of Drinking and Disorders in Border vs. Non-Border Contexts (PHI-ARG / NIAAA, R01AA018365) DWI Offender Education Program (DSHS) Gulf Coast Addiciton Technoogy Transfer Center (SAMHSA) Normalization of Heroin: A Study of Heroin as a “Club Drug” (NIDA-2005) Center for Excellence in Drug Epidemiology (SAMHSA)
	Ruth G. McRoy, Ph.D.Research Professor and Ruby Lee Piester Centennial Professor EmeritaRoom #: 3.208APhone: (512) 471-0551Email: r.mcroy@mail.utexas.edu	Minnesota Texas Adoption Research Coping and Resilience in Young Adolescents Exposed to Adult Intimate Partner Violence: Fahs-Beck Doctoral Research Award (2009) Travis County Foster Care Reintegration Project (2009) Adoptive and Foster Couples Retreat and Support Network Program (Healthy Marriage) (2007) The Collaboration to AdoptUsKids (2007) Adoption Assessment Project (2006) Interpersonal Violence and Adolescent Mothers: The Role of Personal Relationships in Student Success (2005) Adolescent Family Life Care Evaluation (2003) Community Relations/Cultural Awareness Assessment of the University of Texas at Austin Police Department (UTPD) (2003) Evaluation of STEPPING STONES, a Transitional Living Program for Homeless Youth (2002) Planning Grant for Minority Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Research Program (2001) Changing Adoption Agency Practices: Mental Health Implications for Birthparents, Adoptive Parents, and Adopted Children (2000) Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Travis County Follow-Up Evaluation (2000) CASA of Travis County Evaluation (1998) Development of a Curriculum in Cultural Diversity (1998) East Texas CASA: A Program Evaluation (1998) Evaluation of the National Domestic Violence Hotline (1998) Mental Health Treatment of Female Children and Adolescent Sex Offenders (1997) Residential Group Homes: An Outcome Evaluation of Treatment Effectiveness (1997) Evaluation Study of Post Adoption Services (1996)
	Forrest Novy, Ph.D.Research Associate ProfessorRoom #: 3.116CPhone: (512) 232-8375Email: fnovy@mail.utexas.edu	Texas Mental Health and Juvenile Justice Initiative (2009)
	Yolanda C. Padilla, Ph.D.Professor of Social Work and Women's StudiesRoom #: 3.130KPhone: (512) 471-6266Email: ypadilla@utexas.edu	Social Risk Factors Associated with Substance Abuse Among Gay and Lesbian Youth (2006) A Demographic Approach to the Study of Child Health and Development in the Mexican American Population(2002) Birth Outcomes, Social Risks, and Child Health (Supplemental Study) (2001) Urban Change – Ethnographic Study in Los Angeles (1999) A Quantitative Analysis of the Poor Labor Market Outcomes of Mexican Immigrants: Implications for Public Policy(1998) Mexican American Families in Border and Urban Settings: Children and Parents Making Ends Meet in the Monterrey-San Antonio Corridor (1997) Jobs Opportunities and Basic Skills Survey (1995)
	Beth C. Pomeroy, Ph.D.ProfessorRoom #: 3.106BPhone: (512) 232-3405Email: bpomeroy@mail.utexas.edu	Capacity Building Project to Serve the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Needs of HIV Infected Persons in Texas Geriatric Social Work Initiative Project Choices: Program Assessment of the Texas FASD Prevention Project Texas STD/HIV Prevention Training Center Evaluation (2009) HIV/AIDS Prevention Intervention for Women Who Have Experienced Intimate Partner Abuse (2007) The Parallel Strengths and Weaknesses of the Civil Society and the State: The Example of Katrina Survivors (2007) Measuring the Effectiveness of Peer-Led Improvisational Theatre Techniques in Changing Student Attitudes and Behaviors Toward Interpersonal Violence (2003) Evaluation of the Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program at Lifeworks (2001) Grants to Encourage Mandatory Arrest Policies for Rural Areas (2001) Effectiveness of a Psychoeducational Grief Group for AIDS-Related Bereavement (2000) The Effectiveness of a Psychoeducational Group Intervention for HIV Serodiscordant Couples (1999) A Psychoeducational Group Intervention for Serodiscordant Gay Couples: A Pilot Study (1998) Texas Crime Victims Services Survey (1998)
	Michele A. Rountree, Ph.D.Associate ProfessorRoom #: 3.122EPhone: (512) 471-7160Email: mrountree@austin.utexas.edu	Accessing Young Black MSM for HIV Prevention through Online Social Networking Capacity Building Project to Serve the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Needs of HIV Infected Persons in Texas HIV/AIDS Prevention Intervention for African-American Women Exposed to Intimate Partner Abuse Serving the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Needs of HIV Infected Persons in Texas Texas STD/HIV Prevention Training Center Evaluation (2009) Co-occurring Social Service Delivery Needs of Women who have Experienced Intimate Partner Violence: Substance Use, Mental Illness and Risk for HIV/AIDS infection (2007) HIV/AIDS Prevention Intervention for Women Who Have Experienced Intimate Partner Abuse (2007)
	Allen Rubin, Ph.D.Bert Kruger Smith Centennial Professor in Social WorkRoom #: 3.130EPhone: (512) 471-9218Email: arubin@austin.utexas.edu	Development and Validation of a Scale to Assess Clinician Acceptance and Implementation of Evidence-Based Practice (2008) The Effectiveness of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing in Alleviating Behavioral Problems Among Girls in a Residential Treatment Center (2004) Two Randomized Experiments Assessing the Effectiveness of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy (1997) Strengthening Homes in Partnership (SHIP) (1996) Substance Abuse Family Treatment (SAF-T) Project (1994)
	A. James Schwab, Ph.D.Clara Pope Willoughby Centennial Professor in Child Welfare, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Assistant Dean for Doctoral ProgramsRoom #: 2.202CPhone: (512) 471-9816Email: jimschwab@austin.utexas.edu	Foster Care Redesign: Program Evaluation HHSC Center for Elimination of Disproportionality and Disparities – African American Medicaid Managed Care Study: Implementation and Evaluation Child Welfare Education Collaboration Quality of Services Study Long-Term Outcomes of Child Protection Mediation on Permanency for Children in Foster Care: Dissertation Support (2009) Evaluation of the Exceptional Care Pilot Project (2003) Local Innovation Grants to Provide Welfare Avoidance and Workforce Preparation Services (2003) Children’s Trauma Assessment (2002) PACE Project Evaluation (2001) Evaluation of Managed Care Pilots (1998) Child Death Study (1997) The Analysis of Service Integration and Delivery in the State of Texas (HB7) (1996) Mental Status Examination Assistant (MSXA) Cost Benefits Analysis (1995)
	Clay T. Shorkey, Ph.D.Josleen and Frances Lockhart Memorial Professor for Direct Practice in Social Work and Director of Social Work Learning Resource CenterRoom #: 1.218GPhone: (512) 471-0520Email: cshorkey@mail.utexas.edu	Development of Planning/Evaluation Tools for Cultural Competence/Relevance for Chemical Dependence Treatment Programs Serving African Americans and Mexican Americans and Their Families Social Work Component: Gulf Coast Addiction Technology Transfer Center Methods to Study Ethnicity and Faith-Based Treatment (2006) Substance Abuse Research Development Program for Underserved Populations (2006) Aftercare Solution Evaluation Report (2002) Treatment Alternatives to Incarceration Program Evaluation Project (1994)
	Richard Spence, Ph.D.Research ProfessorRoom #: HPB 335Phone: (512) 232-0608Email: rtspence@mail.utexas.edu	Addiction Technology Transfer Center: Region 6 DWI Offender Education Program Gulf Coast Addiction Technology Transfer Center Texas Demonstration to Maintain Independence and Employment (DMIE) Co-Occurring State Incentive Grant (COSIG) (2009) Mental Health Transformation (2009) Recovery Community Services Program Evaluation (2009) Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral and Treatment (SBIRT) (2009) Access to Recovery (ATR): A Drug Court Initiative (2008) Program and Process Initiative of Texas (SA/PPT) (2008) Feedback for Quality Improvement (FQI) (2007) Social Work Research Development Program for Underserved Populations (Research Program on Drug Abuse Interventions, R24-DA013579) (2007) Drug Attitudes and Behaviors in Trailer Parks on the US/Mexico Border (2006) Methods to Study Ethnicity and Faith-Based Treatment (2006) Strengthening Access and Retention in Treatment (STAR) (2006) Border Drug Problems and Treatment Utilization (2005) Normalization of Heroin: A Study of Heroin as a “Club Drug” (2005) Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) (2001)
	Stacey Stevens Manser, Ph.D.Research ScientistRoom #: HPB 335Phone: (512) 289-0148Email: stacey.manser@mail.utexas.edu	Veterans Jail Diversion and Trauma Recovery
	Calvin L. Streeter, Ph.D.Professor and Meadows Foundation Centennial Professor in the Quality of Life in the Rural EnvironmentRoom #: 3.130GPhone: (512) 471-0543Email: cstreeter@mail.utexas.edu	Education Outreach Program Evaluation for Austin Guitar Society (2009) Medicaid Infrastructure Resource Mapping (2008) The Parallel Strengths and Weaknesses of the Civil Society and the State: The Example of Katrina Survivors (2007) Solution-focused Alternatives for Education (SAFED) (2003) Georgetown Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative (2002) Welfare Waivers for Victims of Domestic Violence (1999) Texas Domestic Violence Needs Assessment Project (1998)
	Sanna J. Thompson, Ph.D.Associate ProfessorRoom #: 3.122CPhone: (512) 232-0604Email: sannathompson@utexas.edu	Enhancing Psychological Capital to Foster Health Outcomes in Homeless Young Women Family-Based Substance Use Treatment for Runaway Youth (2008) The Role of Transience in Service Use by Street Youth (2006)
	Mary Velasquez, Ph.D.Associate Dean for Research and Professor; Director, Center for Social Work Research; Director, Health Behavior Research and Training InstituteRoom #: 3.208GPhone: (512) 471-7019Email: velasquez@austin.utexas.edu	CHOICES+: Preconception approach to reducing alcohol and tobacco-exposed pregnancy (CDC) How Does Motivational Interviewing Work? Mechanisms of Action in Project CHOICES (Univ. of VA / NIAAA) Multidisciplinary Approach to Reduce Injury and Substance Abuse (NIDA) Residency Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral for Treatment: Southeastern Consortium (SECSAT) (Mercer College of Medicine / SAMHSA) Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral and Treatment (SBIRT) : GA Basics (GA Dept of Health / SAMHSA) Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral for Treatment (SBIRT / InSight) (TX DSHS / SAMHSA) Statewide Motivational Interviewing for Texas Department of State Health Services (TX DSHS / SAMHSA) The Georgia-Texas Improving Brief Intervention Project (Mercer College of Medicine / NIAAA) UTMB-UT Austin Collaboration: Translating Evidence-Based Behavioral Interventions into Community Practice A Transtheoretical Model Group Therapy For Cocaine (NIDA) Smoking Relapse Prevention Among Postpartum Women (NIH
	Kirk von Sternberg, Ph.D.Associate ProfessorRoom #: HPB 295Phone: (512) 232-0633Email: vonsternberg@mail.utexas.edu	Latent Classes and Transitions for Brief Alcohol Interventions in Trauma Settings: Clinical and Policy Implications (Mentor for G. Cochran, AHRQ R36 Dissertation Award) How Does Motivational Interviewing Work? Mechanisms of Action in Project CHOICES Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral for Treatment (SBIRT / InSight) (2009) Translating behavioral health interventions into the primary care setting: an evaluation of E-merge in underserved patients (HBRT training component) (2009) UTMB-UT Austin Collaboration: Translating Evidence-Based Behavioral Interventions into Community Practice(2008) A Transtheoretical Model Group Therapy For Cocaine (2007) Smoking Relapse Prevention Among Postpartum Women (2007)
	Tanya VossClinical Associate Professor and Assistant Dean for Field EducationRoom #: 2.234Phone: (512) 471-0510Email: tmvoss@mail.utexas.edu	Evaluating Group Intervention on Juvenile Justice Clients’ Understanding of Parental Incarceration Voices of Struggle: Understanding and Memorializing the Fight Against Texas Proposition #2 (2007)
	Lynn Wallisch, Ph.D.Research ScientistRoom #: HPB 335Phone: (512) 232-0611Email: lynn.wallisch@austin.utexas.edu	Money Follows the Person Behavioral Health Demonstration Project: Program Evaluation Epidemiology of Drinking and Disorders in Border vs. Non-Border Contexts (PHI-ARG / NIAAA, R01AA018365) Texas Demonstration to Maintain Independence and Employment (DMIE) (2010) Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral and Treatment (SBIRT) (2009) Drug Attitudes and Behaviors in Trailer Parks on the US/Mexico Border (2006) Border Drug Problems and Treatment Utilization (NIDA, 2005)
	Barbara W. White, Ph.D.Dean EmeritusRoom #: 1.218AAPhone: (512) 471-1937Email: bww@austin.utexas.edu	MSSW Student Unit at TYC Girling Health Care, Inc. (2003) Addictions Conference 2000 (2000) Crime Victims: A Social Work Response, Building Skills to Strengthen Survivors (2000) Southeast Austin Community Youth Development (1996)
	Luis H. Zayas, Ph.D.Dean and Robert Lee Sutherland Chair in Mental Health and Social PolicyRoom #: 2.202BPhone: (512) 471-1937Email: lzayas@austin.utexas.edu	Exploring the Effects of Parental Deportation on U.S. Citizen Children Integrated Behavioral Health MSSW Scholars Program for Underserved Populations

Researchers Printable PDF

Center for Social Work Research

CSWR News & Events