Office of the Dean

Kirk A. Foster, PhD, MSW, MDiv

Dean of Social Work

Professor

Personal Pronouns: He/Him/His

Dr. Kirk Foster

Research Interests: Urban neighborhoods, social capital, collective action, political participation, policing

Mandy McManners

Executive Assistant to the Dean

Mandy McManners

Dean's Senior Leadership Team

Tonya Hansel, PhD, MSW

Associate Dean for Research and Professor

Tonya Hansel

Anne Nordberg, PhD, MSW

Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs

Associate Professor

Personal Pronouns: She/Her

Anne Nordberg

Research Interests: Problem-Solving Courts, Forensic Social Work, Populations At-Risk for Criminal Justice Involvement, Structural Violence, Qualitative Methodologies, Innovative Approaches to Reduce Recidivism

Andrea Patrick

College Business Officer

Andrea Patrick

Regina T. Praetorius, PhD, LMSW-AP

Associate Dean for Academic & Student Affairs

Professor

Personal Pronouns: She/Her

Regina Praetorius

Research Interests: Trauma, Suicide, Maternal Well-being, Suicide Bereavement, Qualitative Interpretive Meta-Synthesis (QIMS), and Social Work Education

Holli Slater, PhD

Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives

Personal Pronouns: She/Her

Holli Slater

Email: holli.slater@uta.edu

Office: SWSH 416

Antwan C. Williams, JD

Assistant Dean of Communications, Marketing, and Recruitment

Personal Pronouns: He/Him

Antwan Williams

Email: antwan.williams@uta.edu

Phone #: 817-272-6708

Office: SWSH 203S

Research Interests: Public Policy, Law, Military History, Veteran Care, Social Entrepreneurship, History, Culture and Geopolitical Issues in Sub-Sahara Africa, Caribbean and South America, African-American Military History

Christian Garcia Wommack, MBA

Director of Development

Christian Garcia Wommack

Email: christian.wommack@uta.edu

Phone #: 817-272-9328

Office: SWSH 416