Adjunct Faculty Directory

Adjunct Professors

Shauntel Adams, LCSW-S

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Shauntel Adams

Research Interests/Clinical Practice Expertise: Shauntel Adams is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker -Supervisor, with 10 years of experience working in behavioral health, schools, and medical settings. She has a private practice where she provides group and individual therapy. She is skilled in working with diverse issues such as anxiety, depression, substance use, and interpersonal relationships. She works with children/parents, young adults, and individuals using an eclectic approach tailored to the individual needs of each unique person. She has been a part of the UTA Adjunct Faculty since the Summer of 2019.

Katherine Afflerbach

Adjunct Assistant Professor

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Taren Allen, LCSW-S

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Taren Allen

Research Interests/Clinical Practice Expertise: Clinical practice expertise in child welfare, mental health, veteran affairs, and intimate partner violence.

Amanda Arizola

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Amanda Arizola

Brittany Baker-Sperry, MSSW

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Brittany Baker-Sperry

Joy Barnes, BSW, MSW

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Joy Barnes

Research Interests/Clinical Practice Expertise: Years of experience in medial social work, adoption, foster care, trauma, and therapeutic services.

Jolynne Batchelor, PhD, MSW, LCSW-S

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Jolynne Batchelor

Research Interests/Clinical Practice Expertise: Child Welfare, Child and Family Therapy, Children and Families Policy

Wanda Bolton-Davis

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Wanda Bolton-Davis

Research Interests: The impact of spirituality on emotional well-being

Stephanie Bonilla, MSSW, LMSW

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Stephanie Bonilla

Research Interests/Clinical Practice Expertise: Medical Social Work and Case Management, Diverse populations, Social Policy, Immigration Policy

Stephanie Books

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Stephanie Books

Joseph Cooper, J.D.

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Joseph Christopher Soriano Cooper

Daniel Cummings, MSW, LCSW-S

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Daniel Cummings

Research Interests/Clinical Practice Expertise: Clinical practice and expertise working with neurodiverse clients, adolescents, CPTSD, and interpersonal trauma. I'm interested in intersections between neuroscience, polyvagal theory, and attachment theories in clinical practice.

Keiana Crain, LMSW

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Keiana Crain

Research Interests/Clinical Practice Expertise: Medical Social Worker

Kenshara Cravens, PHD, LMSW, CCM , LCDC

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Kenshara Cravens

Research Interests/Clinical Practice Expertise: Youth development, at risk youth, medical social work, and health disparities.

Olivia Cruse, MSW, CFLE-P

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Olivia Cruse

Research Interests/Clinical Practice Expertise: Children and Families

Donna Davis, MA, NCC, LPC-S

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Donna Davis

Research Interests/Clinical Practice Expertise: Over 15 years of extensive experience providing mental health counseling: individuals/families/ group and crisis interventions and mental health status assessments. Clinical consultation in various settings to include outpatient, school based, in patient facilities, and residential treatment facilities. Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, Certified Trust Based Relational Intervention Practitioner,

Maresia Davis, MSW, MPP

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Maresia Davis

Research Interests/Clinical Practice Expertise: Macro level social work; public policy; community advocacy and gentrification impact on minorities.

Destiny Davis

Adjunct Assistant Professor

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Theresa Davis, BSSW, MSSW

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Theresa Davis

Research Interests/Clinical Practice Expertise: Teen Pregnancy and Direct Practice with Children & Families

Bonnie Dockery, MSW LCSW-S

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Bonnie C Dockery

Research Interests/Clinical Practice Expertise: 30+ years of clinical experience working with children and families

Jordan Dugger

Adjunct Assistant Professor

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Holly Durham

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Holly Durham

Christie Eckler, LMSW, CFRE

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Christie M Eckler

Research Interests/Clinical Practice Expertise: Macro social work; Community Administrative Practice (CAP). Continuity and self-care of helping professionals (social workers, case managers, nurses, teachers). Racial disparity and equity.

Allison Etchison, LCSW

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Allison Etchison

Research Interests/Clinical Practice Expertise: History of individual counseling, group therapy, biopsychosocial assessments

Sandra Fernandez-Balderas, LMSW

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Sandra Fernandez-Balderas

Research Interests/Clinical Practice Expertise: I have 25 years in child welfare experience. In addition to working with families and children in the foster care system my area of expertise is training and development of Instructor led and e-learning curriculum. Training child welfare professionals on in trauma informed care, human traffficking, basic interviewing techniques and engagement.

Janet Finch

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Janet Finch

Research Interests/Clinical Practice Expertise: I have been teaching for UTA for 25 years. I have been in private practice since 1982 and still enjoy doing therapy with children and adults. My focus is child abuse and related trauma care. I am currently in private practice and am just starting work at The Parenting Center in Fort Worth.

Melissa Flores, MSW, LCDC

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Melissa J Flores

Research Interests/Clinical Practice Expertise: Been employed in the SUD field for over 10 years, currently Program Director for two MAT clinics in the Fort Worth area.

Rachel Franz, LCSW-S

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Rachel Franz

Research Interests/Clinical Practice Expertise: I am in clinical practice working with children, adolescents, and families. I am EMDR trained and a Trust-based Relational Intervention practitioner. My approach to my clinical work is brain-based and trauma-informed. I have additional training in expressive arts modalities and play therapy.

Mark Frazier, MSW, DSW Candidate

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Mark Frazier

Research Interests/Clinical Practice Expertise: African American Male Ex-Offenders Perspectives on the Impact of Work Release Programs in Reducing Recidivism

Sheila Gold, DSW, LCSW-BACS

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Sheila Gold

Research Interests/Clinical Practice Expertise: Sheila Gold is the Assistant Dean of Admissions at the Tulane University School of Professional Advancement. She is a licensed clinical social worker and has professionally practiced in education for over 20 years as both an enrollment professional and school counselor. Sheila began her career at Tulane University in the Office of Undergraduate Admission and has worked in both the higher education and K-12 arenas. Sheila’s career has existed at the intersections of higher education and social work. At the core of the work she does each day, Sheila is dedicated to fair and equitable policies and desires to create an environment where the traditional and non-traditional student feels welcome to learn at Tulane. In addition to maintaining a clinical client load with a focus on family systems, parenting and child development, Sheila is an adjunct professor in social work at Tulane School of Social Work and University of Texas-Arlington School of Social Work. She has previously been an adjunct at Tulane School of Social Work. Dr. Gold has presented at multiple conferences both locally and nationally on the topics of admissions in higher education, child development, play therapy and school counseling. She has contributed articles to NOLA Baby and Family Magazine as well as Parenting for Moral Growth Magazine, and she published a character education curriculum for elementary and middle school counselors in 2012. In 2021, Dr. Gold co-authored the article “Value added by the doctorate of social work: professional satisfaction, scholarly leadership, and practice-informed research” in The International Journal of Social Work Education.

Haydee Hall, MSSW

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Haydee Hall

Talaun Hammond

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Talaun Hammond

Tara Harris, MSC, MSW

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Tara Harris

Pamela Hill, PhD

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Pamela K Hill

Research Interests/Clinical Practice Expertise: Diversity, racism and multiculturalism in society, as well Developmental Theories focused on Africana students in HIED

Latoya Hogg, PhD, MSW

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Latoya S Hogg

Research Interests/Clinical Practice Expertise: My research interests reside in increasing research rigor in social work education and exploring the experiences of Black doctoral students attending historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).

Marilin Jakubowske, LMSW, LCDC, CCM, LSSYB, LCSW

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Marilin R Jakubowske

Research Interests/Clinical Practice Expertise: Mental Health and Medical Social Work

Adrienne Johnson, MSW, LCSW

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Adrienne Johnson

Research Interests/Clinical Practice Expertise: Pediatric hospital social work experience and private practice

Sharon Jones, LCSW-S

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Sharon S Jones

Research Interests/Clinical Practice Expertise: My experience has largely been in working with children and adolescents who have experienced deep trauma such as foster care, runaways, and human trafficking. However, my experience spans to medical social work, individual and family therapy, behavioral health, and school mental-health.

Don Kelly, PhD

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Don Kelly

Research Interests/Clinical Practice Expertise: LCSW, Race victimization identity: The intersection of education, confidence levels, and mental health.

Destiney Kinsey, MSW, LCSW

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Destiney Kinsey

Research Interests/Clinical Practice Expertise: Women experiencing life transitions and stressors, anti-human trafficking, anxiety and depression in women

Mia M. Kirby, PhD

Adjunct Assistant Professor

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Mia Kirby

Research Interests: Qualitative Research focused on race, ethnicity, gender, mental health and discrimination. More specifically, examining an intersectional approach to mental health service provider practices.

Jim Langford, LCSW

Adjunct Assistant Professor

James Langford

Research Interests: Culture and Diversity for Teachers

Kristin Mapson

Adjunct Assistant Professor

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Jeremeka McBride, LCSW-S

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Jeremeka McBride

Research Interests/Clinical Practice Expertise: I have been a therapist for 8 years with school counseling and pediatric clinical therapy experience. I own a private group telehealth practice, Flourish Well Services, LLC.

Shamsun Nahar, PhD

Shamsun Nahar

Research Interests/Clinical Practice Expertise: My research interests include women’s reproductive health, intimate partner violence, and international social work.

Lauren O'Leary, LMSW

Adjunct Assistant Professor

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Research Interests/Clinical Practice Expertise: My areas of competence include child maltreatment, trauma, the child welfare system, intimate partner violence, and and direct practice with children and families.

Mansi Patel, PhD, LMSW, MBA

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Mansi Patel

Research Interests/Clinical Practice Expertise: I am licensed therapist and have over five years in direct service delivery both in primary health care and behavioral health. I have provided therapy to various populations ranging from adolescents to severely mentally ill clients in an inpatient psychiatric facility. In addition to being a professor, I work as the Mental Health Court Administrator for a north Texas county hospital. My academic and professional research focuses on the impact of mental illness on justice-involved individuals. I have authored and coauthored numerous peer reviewed journal articles, published book reviews and have been a guest editor on several high impact journals. I enjoy public speaking and have presented at several national and international conferences. My expertise is in research with justice involved populations and my overarching research agenda is concerned with challenging the narratives around this population. I've taught research, statistics, substance abuse, advanced micro practice, cultural diversity, budgeting and financial analysis, and inequities and incarceration courses.

Diana Pryor

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Diana K Pryor

Hector Ramos, MSW

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Hector Ramos

Pamela Randolph

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Pamela Randolph

Emarely Rosa-Dávila, PhD, MSW

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Amarely Rosa Davila

Research Interests/Clinical Practice Expertise: Research: Mental Health, Community Mental Health, Culturally Competent Practices in Latinx Population living in the US.

Chava Rousch-Carlisle, MSW, LCSW-S, APHSW-C

Adjunct Assistant Professor

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Research Interests/Clinical Practice Expertise: I am a Medical Social Worker and primarily work in a hospital setting. My passion is working with our aging population through Case Management, Medical Crisis Counseling, Hospice, and Community Health. My second professional love is Education where I can work with others to find connections that bridge theories, real world situations, and the policies, laws, and regulations that guide social work practice on a daily basis.

Tahirah Samuels, MSW, LCSWS, CCTP

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Tahirah Samuels

Research Interests/Clinical Practice Expertise: Private Practice (Depression, anxiety, stress, mood disorders). DP with geriatric population in nursing homes.

Dawnetta Smith, Ed.D. MSW

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Dawnetta Smith

Latoya Smith-Jones

Adjunct Assistant Professor

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Suzanne Stephens

Adjunct Assistant Professor

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Carla Storey

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Carla Y Storey

Rachel Swope

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Rachel Swope

Kendra Tevis

Adjunct Assistant Professor

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Chandra Thompson-Donahue, MSW

Adjunct Assistant Professor

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Research Interests/Clinical Practice Expertise: My research interests are as follows, looking at different ways to address stigma and stereotypes faced by individuals with disabilities.

Derelle Walker

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Derelle L Walker

Kelle White, LCSW, APHSW-C, GC-C

Adjunct Assistant Professor

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Research Interests/Clinical Practice Expertise: Palliative Care, Grief and Bereavement, Geriatrics

Lorie White, LMSW

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Lorie A White

Antwan C. Williams, JD

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Antwan Williams

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

Leah Wilson

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Leah M Wilson