Faculty Directory
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Associate Dean of Research and Faculty Development | (she/her) Psychosocial oncology, stress and coping, dyadic coping, couple-based interventions |
cacquati@Central. uh.edu |
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Associate Professor | (she/her) | Director, SUSTAIN Wellbeing COMPASS Coordinating Center HIV risk and prevention, structural determinants of health, family-based interventions, global social work, methods: mixed methods, community-based participatory research |
sbali3@central.uh.edu |
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Clinical Associate Professor Clinical social work practice with an emphasis on trauma-informed policy and practice, family violence policy and practice, neuro-sequential model of therapeutic practice, and equine-assisted psychotherapy. Research interests in ACE and family violence, imposter phenomena, and homeless program evaluation. |
dkamtsbe@central.uh.edu |
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Assistant Professor Trauma; Children and families; Socioculturally informed research, practice, and intervention; |
jbagneri@central.uh.edu |
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Associate Professor Increasing school engagement for youth have been identified as at-risk for future criminal behaviors, community engagement strategies to reduce juvenile violent crime, group and gang violence reduction strategies, adolescent aggression and school-based violence interventions. |
jbarthel@central.uh.edu |
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Associate Professor Immigration enforcement, psychological trauma and migration, immigrant integration, evidenced-based interventions that target trauma and substance use comorbidities, and social and cultural determinants of mental health |
jabergercardoso@uh.edu |
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Assistant Professor Adversity (stress and trauma), Grit and resilience, Im/migrant health equity and healthcare access, Participatory and community-engaged research and program evaluation |
sborja@central.uh.edu |
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Assistant Professor | (she/her) Racial/ethnic disparities in children's service systems, structural inequality and opportunity in African American communities, infant/adolescent health and well-being |
rkboyd@central.uh.edu |
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Huffington Brené Brown Endowed Chair Authentic leadership and wholeheartedness in families, schools, and organizations |
www.brenebrown.com |
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Clinical Assistant Professor | (she/her) |
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Professor of Social Work | Mary R. Lewis Endowed Professor in Children & Youth | (she/her) | Director, Child and Family Center for Innovative Research Child sexual abuse, immigrant services, Chinese older adults, child welfare training, family therapy, creative clinical skills, and therapeutic touch. |
mcheung@uh.edu |
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Professor of Social Work (he/him) Strategies that advance abolition of the family policing system; application of an abolitionist praxis in social work research, education, and practice; social work’s role in the abolition of carceral systems |
alandettlaff.com |
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Clinical Assistant Professor | (she/her) |
cdfoster2@uh.edu |
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Professor of Social Work | (he/him) | Director, Center for Mental health Research & Innovation in Treatment Engagement & Service (MH-RITES) Adolescent mental health, serious mental illness, evidence-based practice (EBP), engagement and adherence to treatment and intervention, relapse prevention, mental health disparities, community-based services for youth, service delivery and utilization, RCTs |
rgearing@uh.edu |
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Assistant Director of Practicum Education & Clinical Assistant Professor | (she/her) Field Education, Experiential Education, Youth and Young Adults: Physical and Mental Health, Juvenile Justice. Leadership, Leadership Development and Synergistic Team Collaboration, Administration: Grant writing. Management. Development, Curriculum Development, Strategic Planning and Logic Models, Social Work Practice, Education and Supervision.
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sagonz12@central.uh.edu |
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Professor of Social Work | Gerson & Sabina David Endowed Professor for Global Aging Children and family, mental health, HIV and AIDS, refugee population, Asian study, and the elderly |
pleung@uh.edu |
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Associate Dean of Academic Affairs | (she/her) Social work curriculum development, online course and program development, administration, planning and program coordination, and community education in issues related to Public Health. |
vlucas@central.uh.edu |
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Clinical Assistant Professor | (she/her) |
yamendoz@central.uh.edu |
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Associate Professor | (she/her) Health disparities among older adults of color, health and acculturation, immigrant caregivers of older adults, health promotion, and healthy aging |
cemiyawa@central.uh.edu |
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Director of Practicum Education | Clinical Associate Professor | (she/her) |
jparker@central.uh.edu |
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Lecturing Faculty Professor | (he/his) |
slparks@Central.UH.EDU |
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Professor of Social Work | (she/her) | Cele S. and Samuel D. Keeper Endowed Professor in Social Justice |
srobbins@uh.edu |
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Associate Professor | (she/her) | Director, Maternal Health Equity Research and Training Center Motivational Interviewing in assessment and intervention, problem-solving tools for reduction of perinatal depression, community-based research, mixed methods research |
mmsampson@uh.edu |
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Assistant Professor Adolescent Sociopolitical Development and Psychosocial Wellbeing; Critical Youth Studies; Black Boyhood Studies; (Narrative) Identity Development; Positive Youth Development in Context; School Social Work; YPAR, Qualitative, and Mixed Methods |
edscottj@central.uh.edu |
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Associate Professor Cancer health disparities, palliative and supportive care, geriatric health, international health, medical mistrust, informed decision making, HPV vaccine uptake and acceptance |
istorres@uh.edu |
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Associate Dean for Doctoral Education | (she/her) Mental health and mental health disparities among Black women across the life course; SES as a social determinant of mental health; The Black middle class; Black women's wellness and well-being; Race, class, and gender; Qualitative research |
qwalton2@central.uh.edu |
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Clinical Assistant Professor | (she/her) |
tawhite5@central.uh.edu |
