Social Work in the News

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• New UT-Arlington Program Trains Social Workers To Help Fight Opioid Addiction
  
  

• Interdisciplinary research involving social work professor reported by Targeted News Service
  
  

• Center for Clinical Social Work and Arlington ISD collaborate to counsel all students
  
  

• Interdisciplinary research involving social work professor reported by Mirage News
  
  

• UTA MSW graduate and daughter earn UTA degrees on same day
  
  

• A Day in the Life of a Planoite: Katie Feldhaus, Family Services Advocate
  
  

• SSW Professor and collaborator discuss BIP program and discuss results
  
  Maxine Davis, MSW, MBA, PhD

• SSW Professor on elder-abuse protections
  
  Karen Magruder, LCSW

• Duane aims to keep helping kids as Bryan ISD trustee
  
  

• SSW Professor gives expert opinion on the warning signs of Diabetes
  
  Pamela Fox, Ph.D., LCSW-S

• UTA multidisciplinary team of engineers and social workers use grant to improve transportation for older adults
  
  

• SSW Professor joins Talk Zone podcast to discuss recently published study on educational sabotage
  
  Rachel Voth Schrag, Assistant Professor

• UTA Social Work alumna serving community with nonprofit organization
  
  

• SSW professor, Paralympian gold medalist and one of the founders of The Lady Movin' Mavs, featured on ESPNW
  
  Darlene Hunter, Assistant Professor in Practice

• SSW Professor and expert on domestic violence publishes research about impact of educational sabotage
  
  Rachel Voth Schrag, Assistant Professor

• SSW Professor’s research on the association between bullying victimization and prescription drug misuse among adolescents in the U.S published.
  
  Philip Baiden, Assistant Professor

• Researchers from the School of Social Work turn the spotlight on forgotten communities
  
  Diane Mitschke, Associate Professor

• SSW Professor’s Research on School Sabotage Among Survivors of IPV Published
  
  Rachel Voth Schrag, Assistant Professor

• Associate dean recognized for work in gerontology, other SSW faculty research in Aging highlighted
  
  Zhen Cong, Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Affairs

• Philip Baiden, co-authored a study on factors affecting recovery from suicidal ideation.
  
  Philip Baiden, Assistant Professor

• Associate Professor Diane Mitschke discusses research on rates of post-traumatic stress disorder in refugees on WFYI 90.1 FM Indianapolis
  
  Diane Mitschke, Associate Professor

• Research features UTA Social Work professors Noelle Fields and Courtney Cronley
  
  Photo from NITC

• CNN reports PhD student’s research on sexual assault survivors
  
  December Maxwell, PhD Student

• Professor Voth Schrag quoted about her research in an article about reducing distress in victims of Violence
  
  Rachel Voth Schrag, Assistant Professor

• Assistant Professor Ryon Cobb and Associate Professor Jason Shelton discuss research on differences between black and white American Christians and within the black church itself in Christianity Today
  
  Jason Shelton, Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for African American Studies

• Professor Baiden Discusses Older Adults, Undiagnosed Mental Illness on KERA News
  
  Philip Baiden, Assistant Professor

• $460K Grant for Research to Lower Dementia Caregivers’ Stress at UTA
  
  

• UTA School of Social Work’s CARS is working with The Elisa Project to study the prevalence of eating disorders
  
  Image from KXAS NBC 5

• 24 Tips for How to Deal with Anger—and Calm Down Fast By Reader’s Digest Editors
  
  Photo from Reader's Digest

• Research: Syrian refugees rely on religion
  
  Photo by Ruben Espiricueta

• CARS Does Heavy Lifting
  
  Photo by Arlington Today

• Social Work professors conduct Alzheimer’s caregiver research
  
  Dr. Noelle Fields and Dr. Ling Xu, Social Work Assistant Professors

• UTA Researchers Building App to Predict Emotions
  
  Photo by NBC5

• UTA Researchers Developing Anger Technology to Help Combat Domestic Violence
  
  Dr. Peter Lehman, Professor

• UTA Researchers Look to Solve Anger Issues
  
  Dr. Anne Nordberg, Assistant Professor
  Photo by Fort Worth Magazine

• Shall AI compare thee? UTA robot recites Shakespeare for science study
  
  Photo by Fort Worth Star-Telegram

• Human trafficking: A profitable yet detrimental business
  
  Dr. Marcela Gutierrez, Assistant Professor in Practice

• School of Social Work receives top program rankings
  
  

• Police use research to better help victims
  
  Kiva Harper, Assistant Professor in Practice

• Social Work event provokes health conversation
  
  At right: Sherry Bryson, Center for Addiction and Recovery Studies coordinator and adjunct professor

• Voices, stories fight stigma of mental health
  
  Photo by Fort Worth Star-Telegram

• Youth mental health, substance use is subject of town hall meeting
  
  Marcel Spencer, BSW alumnus
  Photos by Monica S. Nagy, SSW communications assistant

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