Faculty Directory
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Acquati, Chiara  |
Associate Dean of Research and Faculty Development | (she/her) |
cacquati@Central. uh.edu |
Ali, Samira |
Associate Professor | (she/her) | Director, SUSTAIN Wellbeing COMPASS Coordinating Center |
sbali3@central.uh.edu |
Amtsberg, Donna  |
Clinical Associate Professor |
dkamtsbe@central.uh.edu |
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Assistant Professor Trauma; Children and families; Socioculturally informed research, practice, and intervention;
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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 |
Berger Cardoso, Jodi  |
Associate Professor |
jabergercardoso@uh.edu |
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Assistant Professor |
sborja@central.uh.edu | |
Boyd, Reiko  |
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 Full Profile » |
rkboyd@central.uh.edu |
| Brown, Brené |
Huffington Brené Brown Endowed Chair Authentic leadership and wholeheartedness in families, schools, and organizations Full Profile » |
www.brenebrown.com |
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Clinical Assistant Professor | (she/her) |
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Cheung, Monit  |
Professor of Social Work | Mary R. Lewis Endowed Professor in Children & Youth | (she/her) | Director, Child and Family Center for Innovative Research |
mcheung@uh.edu |
Dettlaff, Alan J.  |
Professor of Social Work (he/him) |
alandettlaff.com |
Foster, Charday |
Clinical Assistant Professor | (she/her) Full Profile » |
cdfoster2@uh.edu |
Gearing, Robin  |
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 Full Profile » |
rgearing@uh.edu |
Gonzales, Shelley  |
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. Full Profile » |
sagonz12@central.uh.edu |
Leung, Patrick  |
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 Full Profile » |
pleung@uh.edu |
| Lucas, Virginia (Ginger) |
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. Full Profile » |
vlucas@central.uh.edu |
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Clinical Assistant Professor | (she/her) Full Profile » |
yamendoz@central.uh.edu |
Miyawaki, Christina  |
Associate Professor | (she/her) Health disparities among older adults of color, health and acculturation, immigrant caregivers of older adults, health promotion, and healthy aging Full Profile » |
cemiyawa@central.uh.edu |
Parker, Jamie  |
Director of Practicum Education | Clinical Associate Professor | (she/her) Full Profile » |
jparker@central.uh.edu |
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Lecturing Faculty Professor | (he/his) Full Profile » |
slparks@Central.UH.EDU |
Pritzker, Suzanne  |
Professor of Social Work | (she/her) Youth civic engagement, youth empowerment, service-learning, positive youth development, children’s rights, political social work, political advocacy and social welfare policy, social work education, policy education Full Profile » |
spritzker@uh.edu |
Robbins, Susan P.  |
Professor of Social Work | (she/her) | Cele S. and Samuel D. Keeper Endowed Professor in Social Justice Human behavior theory, cults, satanic ritual abuse, recovered memories, false allegations of child sexual abuse, substance use, misuse and abuse, Native American issues, mediation Full Profile » |
srobbins@uh.edu |
Sampson, McClain  |
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 Full Profile » |
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 |
Torres, Isabel  |
Associate Professor Cancer health disparities, palliative and supportive care, geriatric health, international health, medical mistrust, informed decision making, HPV vaccine uptake and acceptance Full Profile » |
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 |
