UT Social Work

SHS has been ranked No. 8 in the USWNR rankings for social work schools, confirming once again its perennial status as a top school. SHS is tied for fifth nationally among public universities and is the highest-ranked school in the State of Texas. socialwork.utexas.edu/steve-hicks-sc…

Research teams, including student(s) and community member(s), may receive up to $50,000 per project. Academic credit and tuition support may also be used for students involved in projects. Apply now! socialwork.utexas.edu/moritz-center-…

PI-eligible researchers from any college, school, or unit (CSU) at UT Austin can apply. Proposals are due 1/31/25. We encourage projects to include focus on the intersection of at least two PSI areas: housing, behavioral health, children and families, aging and/or disabilities.

Funding of up to $50,000 is available for researchers at @UTAustin! The Moritz Center for Societal Impact (MCSI), a scholarly center within the Steve Hicks School of Social Work, is now accepting proposals for the 2025 Projects for Societal Impact (PSI).

SHS undergraduate students are eligible to apply for scholarship funding to cover up to 100% of costs associated with 2025 May Term study abroad courses. Awards are contingent upon acceptance into the proposed May Term courses.

Congratulations to Karla González Suitt (Ph.D. '16, pictured center) who recently was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile!

It was an incredible night last night with @TheLBJSchool for Policy on the Rocks! Loved connecting with our alumni who are working in the non-profit sector and leading in that space with their social work skills and perspectives.

Welcome our Fall 2024 SHS Distinguished Speaker, Philip Hong! Philip Hong is the dean of @UGASocialWork. He will be addressing our school on Oct. 17 regarding social work education policy and issues, as well as topics in university development, ethics, and collaboration.

Comptroller @Glenn_Hegar on the passing of Dr. Lori Holleran Steiker, Opioid Abatement Fund Council Member: bit.ly/3N0lHOt

We mourn the loss of Dr. Lori Holleran Steiker, a teacher's teacher and a researcher's researcher, who died Sunday after living with metastatic cancer for several years. Her impact on students and substance use disorder will last for decades to come. socialwork.utexas.edu/remembering-lo…

We are grateful today for our Advisory Council - our biggest champions and change-makers for development at SHS - getting to meet in our new home at Walter Webb Hall for the first time! Incredible things are on the horizon for us, thanks to these phenomenal individuals.

Danielle E. Parrish, Ph.D., MSW, has been appointed Associate Director of the Health Behavior Research and Training Institute at the Steve Hicks School of Social Work. Welcome, and congratulations, Dr. Parrish! socialwork.utexas.edu/danielle-parri…

Dr. Lori Holleran Steiker will star in a new documentary by @RecoveryPeeps entitled "Humanly Possible," which focuses on the Texans who are shaping recovery aspects of substance use disorder. The film debuts tomorrow in Austin. Check out the trailer! recoverypeople.org/humanly-possib…

We are so proud of Farya Phillips, Ph.D., a research assistant professor at the Steve Hicks School of Social Work, for receiving one of the President’s Award for Global Learning for her global engagement in India! Congratulations, Dr. Phillips! global.utexas.edu/news/president…

Thank you to everyone who joined today’s Fireside Chat with Dean Allan Cole and Dr. Octavio Martinez! What an exceptional time and conversation in our shared community space. With a critical partner like the Hogg Foundation, social workers in Texas are leaders in mental health.

Tomorrow, we welcome Dr. Octavio Martinez of the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health as our inaugural Fireside Chat guest with Dean Allan Cole! We look forward to a vigorous discussion about the role that social work plays in mental health and overall well-being.

September is Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Awareness Month. Diana Ling and Anna Mangum with our Health Behavior Research and Training Institute write five fast facts about FASD for the @nasw Foundation: naswfoundation.org/Foundation-New…

Save the date! Dean Allan Cole and Dr. Octavio N. Martinez, Executive Director of the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health, will discuss the intersection of mental health and social work. Join in on the conversation at Walter Webb Hall on Tuesday, September 10, from 12:30 to 2 p.m.

We convened 40+ faculty to network & train in interprofessional facilitation skills. Veronica Young moderated a panel of expert facilitators from @TexasSteveHicks (Farya Phillips),@LonghornNursing (Stephanie Morgan), @DellMedSchool Tom Caven), & @UTexasPharmacy (Sam Catanzano)🤘

Find out how #LonghornWelcome has expanded to help inspire a sense of belonging for new & returning students, helping them start #LivingTheLonghornLife: bit.ly/LonghornWelcome This campus-wide series of free events kicks off on Friday! #YouAreHere #YouDoYou #YouChangetheWorld

SHS welcomes back Kcie Driggers, LCSW (MSSW ’18) and Anna Finger, LCSW-S (MSSW ‘09) as clinical professors! Driggers & Finger will resource and support the school’s practicum education program, and Finger will serve as co-director for the GRACE Program. socialwork.utexas.edu/shs-announces-…