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Faculty Recognition

Lashaunn Bold

Lashaunn Bold

Research Interests:  Child Welfare, Domestic Violence, Victim Services, Community Development, Non-profit management, Volunteer Coordination.

Lashaunn Bold Profile
LaToya Smith Jones

LaToya Smith Jones

Research Interests:  Closing the Achievement Gap; Disproportionality in Special Education;  Advancing Inclusion, Accessibility and Equity for people with disabilities;  and Mental Health.
Tracy Orwig

Tracy Orwig

Research Interests:  Health Interventions, Health Disparities, Health Literacy and the Impact of Interprofessional Education on Health Students

Tracy Orwig Profile
Pamela Randolph

Pamela Randolph

Research Interests:  Treatment of Children and Families, Substance Abuse and Mental Health, and Public Health: Bariatric Health and Substance Abuse

Pamela Randolph Profile
Kelli Rogers

Kelli Rogers

Research Interests:  Advancing racial equity in public and higher education; social work practice in schools; intersection among child welfare, juvenile justice, and education; disproportionality and disparities in child welfare and juvenile justice systems; social policy for children and families; culturally responsive practice; and community-based social work.

Kelli Rogers Profile
Allison Tomlinson

Allison Tomlinson

Research Interests:  Maternal incarceration, stress theory and non-normative family stress, couple and marriage dynamics in African American families, and mental health.

Allison Tomlinson Profile

Awards/Grants

 

  • Childress, S. (PI), Voth Schrag, R. (Supporting), Arenas-Itotia, K. (Supporting), Orwig, T. (Supporting), Dombrowsky, T. (Supporting), Michael, J. (Supporting), Roye, J. (Supporting).  Grant, “Developing and implementing inter-professional education on screening, risk assessment, and safety planning for gender-based violence (GBV) among nurses and social work students: Using live and online simulation”, UTA CRTLE, The University of Texas at Arlington, $5,000, Funded. (start: September 1, 2020, end: August 31, 2021).
  • LaBrenz, C. (PI), Orwig, T. (Supporting), Washburn, M. (Supporting), Kunkel, L. (Supporting), Lee, J. H. (Supporting), Grant, "Developing and Implementing an Interprofessional Education Module on Identifying and Responding to Child Maltreatment", UTA CRTLE, The University of Texas at Arlington, $5,000.00, Funded. (sub: May 31, 2021, start: September 1, 2021, end: August 31, 2022).

  • Small, E. (PI), Arenas-Itotia, K.P. (Supporting) and Orwig, T. (Supporting) “An interactive cultural exchange with communities in rural Kenya.  Increase and diversify education abroad for U.S. Students (IDEAS) Program.  U.S. Department of State Funded $34,999 (start September 1, 2022, end August 31, 2024

  • Voth Schrag, R. (PI), Orwig, T. (Supporting), Cavallo, A. (Supporting), Clark, A. (Supporting), Sandhu, K. (Supporting), Kunkel, L. (Supporting), Whitener, G. (Supporting), Carlson, E. (Supporting), Jarrell, L. (Supporting). “Interprofessional education as a catalyst for societal and cultural transformation”  UTA Research and Creative Works Seed Grant Competition for Projects on Cultural and Societal Transformation, $10,000. Funded (start: September 1, 2022, end August 31, 2021).

 

 

Presentations Given

 

CSWE:

  • Arenas-Itotia, K. P., Voth Schrag, R., Childress, S., Orwig, T., Jarrell, L., Michael, J. L., Roye, J. L., Dombrowsky, T. A., Council on Social Work Education CSWE, "Using in Her Shoes for online interprofessional intimate partner violence education." (November 6, 2021).
  • Arenas-Itotia, K. P., Voth Schrag, R., Childress, S., Orwig, T., Jarrell, L., Michael, J. L., Roye, J. L., Dombrowsky, T. A., Council on Social Work Education CSWE, "An Online Domestic Violence (DV) Interprofessional Education (IPE) Activity in Healthcare Settings." (November 5, 2021).
  • Fields, N. and Orwig, T. Interprofessional education, social work, and discharge planning: A focus on health equity.  (November 12, 2022)

 

CRTLE:

  • LaBrenz, C., Orwig, T., Kunkel, L., Washburn, M., Lee, J., and Jenkins, L. (2022).  Developing and implementing an interprofessional education module on identifying and responding to child maltreatment.  Presentation for the University of Texas at Arlington Center for Research on Teaching and Learning Excellence (CRTLE) seed grant recipients.  November 3rd, 2022.  Arlington, TX.

 

Texas IPE Consortium:

  • Jackson, L., Jevas, S., Orwig, T., & Yarbrough, L. Conducting an IPE common reading experience.  [Presentation] Texas IPE Consortium: Excellence in virtual IPE learning today for a better healthcare tomorrow, virtual.
  • Arenas-Itotia, K. P., Voth Schrag, R., Orwig, T., Carlson, E., Texas IPE Consortium: Excellence in Virtual IPE Learning Today for a Better Healthcare Tomorrow, "An Online Domestic Violence IPE Activity." (December 15, 2020).
  • Arenas-Iota, K.P., Orwig, T., Roye, J., Voth Schrag, R., Harris, H. An Interprofessional taskforce on interpersonal violence education: Bringing awareness through simulation.  (December 14, 2022)


UT Southwestern 4th Annual Simulation-Based Quality Improvement and Research Forum:

  • Arenas-Itotia, K. P., Voth Schrag, R., Orwig, T., Childress, S., Carlson, E., Roye, J. L., Dombrowsky, T. A., Michael, J. L., 4th Annual Simulation-Based Quality Improvement and Research Forum, "Collaborating to Ensure Safety: An Interprofessional Domestic Violence Simulation Experience," 4th Annual Simulation-Based Quality Improvement and Research Forum. (May 12, 2021). 

 

 

 

Articles:

 

Voth Schrag, R., Mitschke, D., Orwig, T., & Kunkel, L. (2021).  Evaluation of an inter-professional education event for allied health students. Journal of Teaching in Social Work.

Walker, D., Willis, J., Adams, L., Dart, L., Hawley, D., Watson, J., Orwig, T., Morgan, K., & Suzuki, S. (2021). Common reading as a foundation for Interprofessional education.  Journal of Interprofessional Education & Practice.

 

 

 

 

IPE Distinction Certificate

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