Graduate College of Social Work: University of Houston - University of Houston

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The Graduate College of Social Work (GCSW) at the University of Houston, prepares diverse leaders in practice and research to address complex challenges and achieve sustainable social, racial, economic, and political justice, locally and globally, through exceptional education, innovative research, and meaningful community engagement.

Driving Progress: The Significance of Electing a Woman as President
A commentary piece by Associate Professor McClain Sampson, PhD, and Adjunct Faculty and Postdoctoral Fellow Priscilla Kennedy, PhD, LMSW, focusing on why a female leader — specifically a Black woman and person of South Asian descent — is the antidote for a country that purports to value family, hard work, and fair treatment.
How thousands of shirts are helping 'End the Stigma'
September is National Suicide Prevention Month. Dr. Robin Gearing with the University of Houston and Tyler Luc, UH Student and Mental Health Advocate talk with KPRC Click2Houston about the various resources the university offers to help students in need.
Dr. Chiara Acquati appointed Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development
Chiara Acquatim, PhD, has been appointed Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development at the Graduate College of Social Work, effective September 1, 2024.
Dr. Juan J. Barthelemy Promoted to Associate Professor and Granted Tenure
The Graduate College of Social Work is thrilled to announce that Dr. Juan J. Barthelemy has been promoted to Associate Professor and granted tenure.
Dr. Quenette L. Walton Appointed Associate Dean for Doctoral Education
Quenette L. Walton, LCSW, PhD, has been appointed Associate Dean for Doctoral Education at the Graduate College of Social Work, effective September 1, 2024.
GCSW Welcomes New Interim Dean
We are pleased to announce Dr. Cynthia Warrick as the new Interim Dean of the Graduate College of Social Work (GCSW). Please join us in welcoming Dr. Cynthia Warrick to the GCSW community.
Dr. Susan Robbins named 2024 NASW Social Work Pioneer
Susan P. Robbins, the Cele S. and Samuel D. Keeper Endowed Professor in Social Justice and former Associate Dean for Doctoral Education at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, has been named an NASW Pioneer by the National Association of Social Workers Foundation.
MSW Student Awarded 2024 Ima Hogg Scholarship
Congratulations to MSW Student Nohemy Gonzalez Rojas who was awarded a 2024 Ima Hogg Scholarship by The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health.
Celebrating Pride, Advocacy, and Community
Celebrating our programs and staff members who dedicate themselves to the ongoing struggle for liberation, equality, and acceptance.
Congratulations to the Class of 2024!
We loved celebrating our graduates! During our Spring 2024 commencement ceremony we also honored the amazing students, faculty, and staff who have made a difference at the GCSW.
INsight
INsight serves as a captivating showcase, spotlighting the remarkable achievements and contributions of our students, esteemed alumni and dedicated faculty members. Join us as we celebrate the diverse talents and impactful endeavors that define the vibrant community within the University of Houston’s Graduate College of Social Work.
Dr. Acquati Named High Priority Area Research Seed Grant Recipient
Dr. Chiara Acquati was awarded a High Priority Area Research Seed Grant to assess the feasibility and acceptability of eCARE (Ellipsis Caregiver Assessment Enhancement), a mobile Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled tool for monitoring depression and anxiety among racial and ethnic minority cancer caregivers.
Reducing Racial Disparities in Maternal and Perinatal Health
Utilizing community-based recruitment, coordinated care case management, home visits, and outreach, along with educational efforts, Healthy Start aims to diminish infant and maternal mortality rates, enhance access to prenatal care, and eliminate service-related barriers.
GCSW’s Trauma Education Program Celebrates 13 Years
Celebrating its 13th year, the Trauma Education Program (TEP) continues to be a leader in trauma education with a local and national impact. Students now engage in coursework addressing trauma across the lifespan, providing them with extensive career opportunities post-graduation.
Commissioner Lesley Briones partners with the GCSW
"Through a new partnership with University of Houston’s Graduate School of Social Work, CAD will use data-driven research to address social needs where residents need them most – taking a proactive approach to delivering services to residents."
GCSW Initiatives Aim to Strengthen Curriculum and Affordability
GCSW students are saving anywhere from $1,900 to $12,800 in tuition following The Office of the Provost and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) approving the GCSW's proposal to reduce the semester credit hours associated with the college's MSW program over the summer of 2023.
Message of Safety and Support to Cougar Family
"Whether you've been affected directly or not, violence and the senseless loss of life can take its toll on the heart and mind. We wish to affirm that the safety, both physical and emotional, of every individual within our community remains a steadfast priority."
Sustain Center Commemorates Five Years of Combatting AIDS/HIV Epidemic
The SUSTAIN Wellbeing COMPASS Coordinating Center has made a lasting impact in the fight against the HIV epidemic in the Southern U.S. over the past five years.
A Fort Bend County Cohort and the Value of Online Learning
A large percentage of the UH Graduate College of Social Work’s students live in Fort Bend County, prompting the GCSW to pilot a hybrid master’s degree program for a Sugar Land cohort.
Racial Justice and Liberatory Practice Series Fall 2023
This series will explore the historical and modern-day context of racism, white supremacy, and oppression from a systemic and interpersonal perspective. Register today!
GCSW Alumna, Erica Solis, transforms spaces in the GCSW
"It must be intentional spatial design for social justice. Furthermore, the application of decolonization into these spaces must also be intentional as to not be performative or contribute to stereotypes . . . it is an ongoing journey, a connection to mother earth that never."
GCSW Alum, Laura Reid, Enhancing Family Advocacy in Germany
"I am providing prevention, education, and training services on family violence for a rapidly growing community of 18,000+ military service members, DoD contractors, civilian employees, and their families," Laura Reid said.
Empowering Social Workers through Continuing Education Courses
With the commitment to provide high-quality course instruction on relevant topics for social workers, the GCSW continuing education courses offer a valuable platform for professional development.
GCSW Graduation Recap - Congratulations to the Class of 2023
We loved celebrating our graduates earlier this month! During our Spring 2023 commencement ceremony we also honored the amazing students, faculty, and staff who have made a difference at the GCSW.
GCSW Alumn, Melissa I.M.Torres, participating in the Argiro Fellowship for the Study of Modern Slavery
"I see human trafficking as the ultimate injustice because it’s a culmination of human rights violations. It’s not just violence, or poverty, or suffering, but it’s the fact that someone is exploiting those things and then profiting from it."
GCSW Associate Professor helps fortify HILSC’s Clinical Network
“For some, a forensic evaluation can be what contributes to a positive outcome in their case. This is the reason I provide mentorship. Because we need others that can effectively do this work and provide this service to a vulnerable population of immigrants."
GCSW Faculty Member discusses options for pregnant women in Texas in light of the new abortion law
GCSW Faculty Member and Director of UH Healthy Start McClain Sampson was a guest on Houston Public Media’s Town Square with Ernie Manouse, where she speaks about current options and resources available to women in Texas now that abortion is completely banned in the state. TUNE in.
New Podcast Makes Research Discoveries Accessible
The Action Research Podcast embodies the mission of the HEAR Lab to support scholars in making research accessible and impactful. Listeners will hear from GCSW students, faculty and community partners as they share their experiences engaging in public impact research. READ more.
GCSW Names Inaugural Director for Inclusive Teaching and Learning
The Graduate College of Social Work recently named Kyee Young to the newly crafted role of Director for Inclusive Teaching and Learning. This role will serve as support for teaching instructors on how they can incorporate, guide, and expand abolitionist and anti-oppressive pedagogical approaches in their classrooms.
Associate Professor Explores Trauma of Migrant Separation After Reunification
In a recent study published in the journal Social Work Research, Associate Professor Jodi Berger Cardoso and Liza Barros-Lane (MSW '13/PhD '18) found there to be a critical need for interventions to help reduce the physical and emotional trauma experienced by migrant children after the reunification process.
Assistant Professor Participates in College Collaborative Program Aimed at Improving Public Health
Assistant Professor Chiara Acquati and Bernice Hernandez Becerra (MSW '16) are featured in an article highlighting the Household Centered Care Program, a collaborative program with the UH College of Medicine, College of Nursing, and the University of Houston-Downtown's BSW Program led by Dawn McCarty (MSW '95/PhD '02).
Clinical Assistant Professor Spotlighted in Social Work Podcast
Clinical Assistant Professor Melanie Pang (MSW '12) is featured in a podcast interview with Paths In Progress to discuss her experiences as a professor, community organizer, and social worker.
New International Mental Health Research Collection Led by Professor Robin Gearing
Professor Robin Gearing has been named co-editor of an international panel of mental health experts for a special edition of the academic journal Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services entitled "Mental Health: Learning Locally to Impact Globally."
Associate Professor Opinion Piece on Afghan Children Published in Richmond Times-Dispatch
Associate Professor Nicole Bromfield penned a recent article in the Richmond Times-Dispatch focusing on the dangers Afghan children face now that the Taliban have regained control of the region.
Associate Professor Awarded Grant to Research Civic Engagement Among AAPI Youth
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Associate Professor Suzanne Pritzker has been awarded a grant totaling $276,000 from Houston Endowment. This grant is being awarded as a collaboration between the GCSW, OCA-Greater Houston, and five other local AAPI-serving community organizations to better understand civic engagement amongst AAPI youth in Houston.
Assistant Professor Publishes Research On U.S. Citizen Migrant Children in Mexico Lacking Adequate Health Insurance
Assistant Professor Sharon Borja lead a recently published research article in the peer-reviewed journal Health Affairs that takes an in-depth look at U.S.-born children who lack health coverage once in Mexico with their migrant parents.
Assistant Professor Aims to Improve Access to Mental Health Services in Low-Income Communities
Assistant Professor Quenette Walton, principal investigator and lead author of a study published in Child & Youth Care Forum, evaluated and identified effective strategies that can be used by health care professionals to improve mental health outcomes among low-income communities.
Assistant Professor Awarded $2.9 Million in New Phase of Gilead COMPASS Initiative® to Combat HIV/AIDS
Led by Assistant Professor Samira Ali, the SUSTAIN Wellbeing COMPASS Coordinating Center has received $2.9 million to combat the spread of HIV in the South as part of the new phase of funding for the Gilead COMPASS Initiative®.
Faculty Members Collaborate with Fort Bend County To Reduce Justice System Involvement for Those with Mental Illness
Assistant Professor Juan Barthelemy and Professor Robin Gearing are collaborating with Fort Bend County Behavior Health Services on an initiative to prevent the prevalence of individuals with mental health or co-occurring mental health and substance abuse problems from subsequent justice system involvement.
Clinical Assistant Professor Ginger Lucas Awarded UH Teaching Excellence Award
Clinical Assistant Professor Virginia "Ginger" Lucas has been named a recipient of the UH Office of the Provost's Teaching Excellence Award in the Instructor/Clinical category. Recognition in the Instructor/Clinical Category aims to acknowledge "excellence in teaching demonstrated by faculty who do not have tenure or tenure-track positions" and comes with an $8,000 award.
Houston Public Media Highlights Associate Professor's Work as Director of Healthy Start Initiative

Associate Professor and Director of Healthy Start at UH, McClain Sampson, was featured as part of Houston Public Media's UH Moment for her work in addressing health disparities faced by those with a higher risk of death and complications brought about by pregnancy.
Associate Professor Sheara Williams Jennings Appointed Humana Endowed Chair
The establishment of this endowed chair is the result of last year's historic partnership between Humana, one of the nation's premier health and wellness organizations, and the University of Houston. The establishment of the Humana Integrated Health System Sciences Institute at The University of Houston is a direct result of this partnership.
GCSW Professors Awarded Grant from Houston Coalition Against Hate
Clinical Professors Donna Amstberg and Aabha Brown and Assistant Professor Juan Barthelemy, were jointly awarded a grant totaling $115,000 from the Houston Coalition Against Hate. This grant provides the opportunity to expand understanding of how community-based organizations can respond to hate crimes while also supporting victims of hate crimes.
Associate Professor Jodi Berger Cardoso Leads Study Into Latino Students Mental Health and Deportation Enforcement
Associate Professor Jodi Berger Cardoso, whose research focuses on how trauma and stress affect the mental health of Latinos, helped lead a study with the Migration Policy Insitute reporting the detrimental effects of strict deportation policies on Latino students.
GCSW and the Center of Social Policy (CSSP) Launch New Effort to Upend the Child Welfare System
The new movement spearheaded by the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work and the Center for Study of Social Policy seeks to #upEND the child welfare system and create anti-racist supports for children and families. The #upEND movement seeks to end the current child welfare system as we know it and to reimagine new, anti-racist means of keeping children safe and protected in their homes.
Dean Dettlaff Challenges Social Workers to Address Systemic Issues of Racism and White Supremacy 
"As social workers, we also need to continue to demand justice for those whose lives have been tragically taken. At the Graduate College of Social Work, we are committed to standing against injustice through leadership, advocacy, and action. Together we can demand change. And together, we will prevail." - Dean Alan Dettlaff
Spring 2020: GCSW’s College-Wide Antiracist Initiative
GCSW faculty, staff, and students are beginning the first semester of 2020 with a series of initiatives designed to help us explore what it means to be an antiracist College of Social Work. Our efforts are in keeping with our vision of achieving social, racial, economic, and political justice, local to global, and in recognition that the change we want to see begins with us.
GCSW Moves to #22 from #24 in National Ranking
“Our latest ranking is a testament to everything our faculty, staff, students, and alumni do every day to realize our vision of achieving social, racial, economic, and political justice,” said Alan Dettlaff dean of the Graduate College of Social Work and the inaugural Maconda Brown O’Connor Endowed Dean’s Chair.
Associate Professor Sheara Williams Jennings Appointed to City of Houston's Health Equity Response Task Force
Associate Professor Sheara Williams Jennings has been appointed by Mayor Sylvester Turner to serve on the City of Houston's Health Equity Response (HER) Task Force to address the disproportionate amount of African-Americans dying from COVID-19 and provide the most impacted communities with additional information, supplies, and services.
Clinical Assistant Professor Donna Amtsberg Discusses Domestic Violence During COVID-19
Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of the Trauma Education Program Donna Amtsberg recently spoke with Reform Austin to discuss the increase of domestic violence cases during the COVID-19 pandemic and how community agencies are responding.
Associate Professor Nicole Bromfield Earns Fulbright
Associate Professor and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs Nicole Bromfield has received a Fulbright Scholar award to teach and conduct social work research at the University of Namibia beginning January 2021.
Conversations on COVID-19 | Social Work and Social Justice Perspectives
Conversations on COVID-19 | Social Work and Social Justice Perspectives is a series of interviews featuring alumni of the UH Graduate College of Social Work who are responding to COVID-19 pandemic.
Sign Up: Make or Donate Masks for Social Workers
Social workers are often overlooked members of those on the frontline during the COVID-19 pandemic. They provide essential services for children and families who are especially vulnerable to both the health effects and social consequences of the virus.

We want to help and we need your help in supplying the critical and growing need for protective face masks for social workers providing face to face services and the clients they serve.
Dean Alan Dettlaff Calls for Release of Low-Risk Inmates and Suspension of Arrests of Non-Violent Offenders During Coronavirus Outbreak
Dean Alan Dettlaff recently published opinion piece in the Houston Chronicle calls for action from state and local officials to save the lives of vulnerable prison populations as the spread of coronavirus worsens.
GCSW Faculty Member, Jodi Berger Cardoso, Joins Panel Discussion at Harvard to Address Public Health Crisis along U.S.-Mexico Border
Associate Professor Jodi Berger Cardoso, was a panelist at the Harvard Global Health Institute event "The Public Health Crisis on the U.S. Border: An Urgent Conversation." She offered perspective from her research on how trauma and stress during the migration process can significantly affect the mental health of Latinos and their children.
Professor Awarded $4.9 Million Grant to Address Racial Disparities in Maternal, Infant Mortality
Led by Associate Professor McClain Sampson, the UH Healthy Start Initiative is the largest program in Houston designed to explicitly address these longstanding perinatal health disparities. “By effectively implementing this program, the staff and I can work directly toward racial justice for expectant and pregnant mothers in Houston.” – Dr. McClain Sampson
Professor Receives $250K Grant to Address Longstanding Health Disparities
Assistant Professor Sharon Borja is the recipient of a $250,000 federal grant from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to address diabetes, hypertension, obesity, comorbid depression & anxiety--longstanding disparities among Hispanics in the U.S.
Professor Receives Federal Funding to Study Civic Engagement in Diverse Communities
Associate Professor Suzanne Pritzker is a recipient of a $99,651 federal grant awarded by the Corporation for National and Community Service to conduct a participatory study that will lead to concrete practical strategies to build civic engagement in diverse Houston-area communities.
COMPASS Initiative® Funds 32 Organizations to Transform the HIV Epidemic in the South
On World AIDS Day, the COMPASS Initiative® is proud of the selected partners’ collective commitment to having a positive impact on known challenges in addressing the Southern HIV epidemic, particularly in underserved and rural communities where prevention efforts and services are limited," Director of SUSTAIN Wellbeing COMPASS Coordinating Center and Associate Professor Samira Ali said.
$15M Gift Establishes Healthcare Collaboration
The gift establishes the Humana Integrated Health System Sciences Institute which unites the GCSW with the UH Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Optometry, and Pharmacy to provide healthcare access to underserved communities.
Professor Empowers Citizens with Voter Engagement & Political Justice Initiative
The GCSW Voter Engagement and Political Justice Initiative is partnering with Houston-area community organizations that focus on non-partisan voter engagement with marginalized minority communities to make sure everyone’s voice is heard in the November midterm elections.
Professor Shares Expertise for Tackling Suicide
In response to a rapid growth in suicides, GCSW Associate Professor Robin Gearing offers his expertise as a social work researcher to social work practitioners in the Greater Houston area through a new CE course, "Identifying, Assessing, and Treating Suicidal Behavior."
GCSW Faculty Respond to a Conversation on Race and Privilege
GCSW Associate Professor Dr. Sarah Narendorf, Assistant Professor Dr. Juan Barthelemy, and Assistant Clinical Professor Ginger Lucas share their insights on the 2018 Social Justice Solutions series, A Conversation on Race and Privilege with Angela Davis and Jane Elliott from a social work perspective.
Assistant Professor Opening
We invite applications for a full-time tenure-track assistant professor. At the GCSW, our vision is to achieve social, racial, economic, and political justice, local to global. We invite applicants whose research, scholarship, and teaching advance the social work profession and contribute to achieving this vision. We are particularly interested in applicants whose scholarship includes a focus on critical issues of race and racial justice.
Professor Discusses HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Houston
Dr. Samira Ali discusses HIV/AIDS in advance of a community event to announce the launch of the Gilead COMPASS Initiative in Houston. The GCSW received a $5M grant from Gilead Sciences to establish the SUSTAIN Wellbeing COMPASS Coordinating Center for HIV/AIDS prevention focused on the Gulf Coast region.
Professor's Research Details How Cancer Affects Sexual Functioning
An article in Medical Research explores the implications of Dr. Chiara Acquati's recent study published in the American Cancer Society's journal, Cancer.
John Ross Palmer Gallery Selects GCSW as Nonprofit of the Year
“I am thrilled about this year’s partnership for numerous reasons. I have personally reaped the benefits of therapy and I’m an advocate for its use in self-awareness and personal growth. Also, I believe social workers can serve as a conduit in our society to help level the playing field when our culture has pervasive issues with racial, gender, socioeconomic and other inequities.” – John Ross Palmer, Artist
Professor Leads Program to Address Shortage of Behavioral Health Workers
Dr. McClain Sampson's has received another grant funded by a $1.9 million workforce training grant from the Health Resources & Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to expand the reach of The Global Leaders of Behavioral Health Education (GLOBE) Team Training Program.
$5M Grant Establishes New Research Center Focused on HIV/AIDS Prevention
- The GCSW has received a $5M grant from Gilead Sciences. Here, Dr. Samira Ali discusses the new SUSTAIN Wellness COMPASS Coordinating Center and how the new initiative will enhance HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment in five states along the Gulf Coast.

Student Success

MSW Student Monica Martinez Receives NASW Foundation Award, Named Albert Schweitzer Fellow
MSW student Monica Martinez received the prestigious NASW Foundation award honor and was named an Albert Schweitzer Fellow from The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship of Houston-Galveston (ASFHG).
Meet Umaira Khan, GCSW PhD Student Ambassador
Congratulations to Doctoral student Umaira Khan on her appointment as PhD Student Ambassador for the Graduate College of Social Work.
GCSW doctoral student and adjunct faculty Chelsea Sanchez, LCSW awarded the CSWE Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) award
"I am deeply honored and humbled to be selected as a doctoral fellow. My mission is to enhance human well-being and promote social justice by improving the mental health outcomes of historically marginalized populations."
GCSW student, Monica Martinez awarded “Best Overall” poster at NASW 2023
"I have a deep passion for research to better understand the world around me. Psychedelic therapy treatment and intersectionality is my main research at this time. For example, decolonizing psychedelic therapy."
GCSW Student Lorenzo Salinas Shares his Firsthand Account of Systemic Inequalities
Lorenzo Salinas, a dual-degree graduate candidate at the University of Houston's Graduate School of Social Work (Master of Social Work) and the Hobby School of Public Affairs (Master of Public Policy), is making a difference the community one step at a time.
GCSW Student Awarded Verne LaMarr Lyons Memorial Scholarship
"Being awarded this scholarship provides a bit of a buffer in my educational cost and allows me to be more focused in my learning, so I can be an active force that stimulates change and progress within the field of Social Work," Christian Ohonba said.
GCSW Student Awarded Ima Hogg Scholarship
"It is an incredible honor and affirmation of the kind of social worker I want to be and a reminder of the work that still needs to be done. This award has created the space for me to focus exclusively on my academics and I will be forever grateful," Frances Fisher said.
GCSW Doctoral Student, Alberto Cabrera, Named IMFP Fellow
"This fellowship means so much to me for a variety of reasons including the opportunity to highlight mental health disparities that I research and study and the inclusion and recognition of social workers by long-standing institutions such as the APA," Alberto Cabrera said.
GCSW Students Advocate for a Social Work Intern Practicum Stipend
"I thought the SWAD experience was great! This was my first time doing anything like this . . . meeting with representatives and communicating about why I want their support for specific legislation,” Fisher said.
GCSW Student, Ceejay Blake, has Life-Changing Experience at Practicum Placement
GCSW clinical student, Ceejay Blake (they/them), shares their experience at A 2nd Cup, the agency they were placed in through the GCSW’s Practicum Agency Marketplace. This year’s Marketplace will be held Friday March 3.
Meet Frances Fisher, GCSW student behind Envisioning 2023
“I think creating visual representations is important for taking things out of our head into the world and so I wanted students to have an experience of that. I also wanted to build community. Even though everyone has different individual visions, at the end of the day we’re a collective and I really wanted to represent that in a visual way,” Fisher said.
NLA Fund Development Workshop Series
“We work to tie the NLA into the GCSW’s mission to prepare diverse leaders in practice and research to address complex challenges and achieve sustainable social, racial, economic, and political justice, locally and globally, through exceptional education, innovative research, and meaningful community engagement." READ more.
GCSW Student Named Albert Schweitzer Fellow
MSW Student Royal Kelly has been selected to serve as a fellow for the Houston-Galveston Chapter of the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship. The fellowship is "dedicated to training the next generation of professionals to serve and empower vulnerable people to build healthier communities and live healthier lives."
Students Establish Radical Connections (RadCo), a Support Space for BIPOC Students
Recent GCSW graduate Kennedy Henderson (MSW '22) and MSW Student Erica Solis collaborated with other GCSW students to establish Radical Connections (RadCo) a support space for BIPOC community members.
GCSW Student Advocates for Climate Justice
MSW Student and Community Organizer Amber England helped to achieve a major climate justice win in getting American International Group Inc. (AIG) to commit to zero net emissions company-wide, including no longer providing underwriting and investments for fossil fuel exploration projects.
Student Selected for The Congressional Research Institute for Social Work and Policy's (CRISP) Leadership Team
MSW Student Stephani Brodi was recently selected to serve as a team member on The Congressional Research Institute for Social Work and Policy's (CRISP) Leadership Team and spoke on the "Young Social Workers Speak" panel.
GCSW Students Named Albert Schweitzer Fellows
MSW Students Tanner Raab and Laura Reid have been selected to serve as fellows for the Houston-Galveston Chapter of the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship.
PhD Students Awarded CSWE Doctoral Fellowship Program
PhD Students Gaby Mohr and Gabrielle Aquino-Adriatico have been selected to serve as fellows for the Council of Social Work Educations's Minority Fellowship Program.
MSW Students Selected for Inaugural Cohort of CONNECT Fellows
The Hobby Shcool of Public Affairs named Chanta Gosby and Alice Navarro to the inaugural cohort of CONNECT Fellows. The goal of the fellowship is to connect "the skills of UH graduate students with local nonprofits seeking assistance to tackle data and evaluation projects."
Recent Grad Believes Social Workers Must Lead and Amplify Historically Ignored Voices
MSW Alum Thanairy Garcia (MSW'21), who has volunteered to address the needs of those impacted by natural disasters, knows how firsthand experience is beneficial when serving those impacted by natural disasters.
MSW Student Advocates for More Support for Undocumented Immigrants in Higher Education and Healthcare
The GCSW Student Association awarded recent MSW graduate Areli Tamayo the Dolores Huerta Service Award for her public advocacy for Latinos and undocumented immigrants.
MSW Student Advocates for LGBTQ Communities in the US and China
Originally hailing from China, MSW Student Joe Zhao has made tremendous efforts advocating for LGBTQ communities on both sides of the Pacific and has raised awareness of the impact of harmful policies aimed at those within the community.
Doctoral Student Helps Improve Healthcare Access for Latinos
Natalia Giraldo-Santiago shares how receiving a scholarship award and the GCSW's foundation of social work research prepared her for selection for the prestigious RAND Corporation Summer Associate opportunity.
MSW/PhD Student Featured on Black Men in Social Work Panel at the University of Tennessee
MSW/PhD Student André Marcel Harris shares how a scholarship was instrumental in his decision to attend the GCSW, why social work institutions need to discuss race and its affects on those within the profession and beyond, as well as his goals for Black Men in Social Work, the online forum he launched.
MSW Student Continues Policy-Making Efforts as County Judge Intern
MSW Student Selena Garcia shares what she has learned during her time as an intern for Judge Lina Hidalgo and how being a recipient of a GCSW scholarship has impacted her education and hopes for the future.

Publications

We are proud to share the many accomplishments of our faculty, students, staff, alumni, and community of supporters through our various publications showcasing the very best of the UH Graduate College of Social Work.

Events

GCSW Alumni Association Events

2024

The GCSW Alumni Association Board of Directors hosts a variety of events thoughout the year, we hope you can join us!
Racial Justice and Liberatory Practice Series

Fall 2023

Join us as we welcome Shimon Cohen, LCSW, and Charla Yearwood, LCSW, who will be presenting their Racial Justice & Liberatory Practice Series. This series explores the historical and modern-day context of racism, white supremacy, and oppression from a systemic and interpersonal perspective.
Social Justice Solutions with Derecka Purnell

November 2022

Join us as we welcome Derecka Purnell for a conversation with Kiese Laymon about Purnell's acclaimed memoir Becoming Abolitionists: Police, Protests, and The Pursuit of Freedom.
Speaking of Social Justice with Dorothy Roberts

September 2022

Join us as we welcome Dorothy Roberts, acclaimed scholar of race, gender, and the law in conversation with GCSW Dean Alan Dettlaff to discuss Torn Apart: How the Child Welfare System Destroys Black Families—And How Abolition Can Build a Safer World, her highly anticipated work that culminates 25 years of investigating racism in family policing and calls for a radically reimagined way to support children and their families.
Social Justice Solutions with Derecka Purnell

Apr 2022

Join us as we host Derecka Purnell, author of Becoming Abolitionists: Police, Protests, and The Pursuit of Freedom at the University of Houston for the Graduate College of Social Work’s (GCSW) Social Justice Solutions series.
Social Work Month 2022

Mar 2022

Happy Social Work Month! For our favorite time of year at the GCSW, we have compiled a list of College, local, and national events as well as a survey to know how faculty, staff, and alumni are celebrating!
Speaking of Social Justice 2021

Sep 2021

Join us as we host Marlon Peterson, author of Bird Uncaged: An Abolitionist's Freedom Song, his memoir, where, with vulnerability and insight, he uncovers the many cages—from the daily violence and trauma of poverty to policing, to enforced masculinity, and the brutality of incarceration—created and maintained by American society.
Eyes On Abolition Series 2021

Spring 2021

Join us this spring for a three-part series of virtual events aimed at continuing the conversation around exploring abolition as a critical framework for change. We will host scholars, activists, and organizers to lead these community conversations about challenging systems and reimagining ways to achieve justice and liberation.
Eyes On Abolition Series

Oct 2020

This fall, join us for a three-part series of virtual events exploring abolition as a critical framework for change. Scholars, activists, and organizers will lead these community conversations about challenging systems and reimagining ways to achieve justice and liberation.
A Candid Conversation About the LGBTQ Experience in the Black Community

Feb 2020

Curated by GCSW community collaborator Harrison Guy, this year we present an intimate evening with Oscar winner Tarell Alvin McCraney. An acclaimed writer, (Moonlight and David Makes Man), McCraney will share from his experiences as we explore the true meaning of community at the intersections of being both Black and LGBTQ.
Living the Vision: Scholarship Luncheon with Feminista Jones

Mar 2020

Join the GCSW as we honor two visionary Houston women whose significant impact on the ongoing pursuits of civil rights and civic engagement shines through their life’s work. This year’s Bobbi & Vic Samuels Spirit of Social Work Award honoree is The Honorable Jessica Farrar and the Social Work Excellence Award honoree is Cele Keeper, LCSW.
50 for 50

August 2019

Join us on August 17th when we will honor the GCSW 50 for 50 – 50 GCSW alumni who have dedicated their lives to pursuing our vision – to achieve social, racial, economic, and political justice, local to global.
GCSW 50th Anniversary Celebratory Events

2018-2019

This year we are commemorating 50 years of social work education. All year long we will be celebrating our accomplishments as we look ever FORWARD to achieve social, racial, economic, and political justice, local to global. Events will be added throughout the year. Stay tuned!

AT A GLANCE

Diverse Students. 56% Ethnic Minorities
20 Languages Spoken within the College
42% Bilingual or Multilingual
5 Research Centers
32 Active Research Projects

BOOKSHELF

X Title IV-E Child Welfare Education

Impact on Workers, Case Outcomes and Social Work Curriculum Development, 1st Edition

TBSW/MSW education funded by Title IV-E of Social Security Act ("Title IV-E Child Welfare Education") is an important incentive to encourage social workers to stay in the child protection field. This book describes this partnership between universities and public child welfare agencies.

The book contains essential research results with a focus on the impact of Title IV-E Child Welfare Education to improve worker capacities and case outcomes, as well as on the process and results of social work education in promoting public child welfare work. There are eleven articles by renowned researchers in public child welfare who applied rigorous quantitative and/or qualitative methodologies to clearly describe measures used, data sources, outcome variables, and implications for education, practice, policy, and research. These evidence-based articles address the following child welfare topics: training partnerships and worker outcomes, effective pedagogy and online education, workplace climate and retention factors, and other topics connecting BSW/MSW education to public child welfare practice.

This collection will inform child welfare educators, administrators and legislators on the impact of Title IV-E Child Welfare Education on the development of public child welfare and make recommendations to improve the child welfare curriculum in social work education. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Public Child Welfare.

About the Editors:

Patrick Leung , PhD, is Gerson & Sabina David Endowed Professor for Global Aging and Director of the Office for International Social Work Education at the Graduate College of Social Work, University of Houston, USA. Dr. Leung is Principal Investigator and Evaluator of numerous research projects in child welfare and family services.

Monit Cheung, PhD, LCSW, is Mary R. Lewis Endowed Professor in Children & Youth at the Graduate College of Social Work, University of Houston, USA. She is Director of the Child & Family Center for Innovative Research and Principal Investigator of the Title IV-E Child Welfare Education Project in Houston, Texas.

X Political Social Work

Using Power to Create Social Change

This social work book is the first of its kind, describing practical steps that social workers can take to shape and influence both policy and politics. It prepares social workers and social work students to impact political action and subsequent policy, with a detailed real-world framework for turning ideas into concrete goals and strategies for effecting change. Tracing the roots of social work in response to systemic social inequality, it clearly relates the tenets of social work to the challenges and opportunities of modern social change. The book identifies the core domains of political social work, including engaging individuals and communities in voting, influencing policy agendas, and seeking and holding elected office. Chapters elaborate on the necessary skills for political social work, featuring discussion, examples, and critical thinking exercises in such vital areas.

About the Author:

Suzanne Pritzker, PhD is an Associate Professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, where she teaches courses in policy analysis and advocacy in the MSW and PhD programs. Her research focuses on young people’s civic engagement and on strategies to increase political participation. She has authored over 20 publications on topics specifically related to policy and civic engagement. Her political social work experience includes working as a Virginia Governor’s Fellow, as an appointee in the Office of the Virginia Secretary of Education, and as an analyst with the Virginia General Assembly. Suzanne earned her BA in History and M.Ed. in Social Foundations of Education from the University of Virginia, MSW from Virginia Commonwealth University, and a PhD in Social Work from Washington University in St. Louis. At the University of Houston, she coordinates the College’s Austin Legislative Internship Program, through which graduate social work students are competitively selected to intern full-time in the Texas Legislature, founded and leads a monthly Policy Insider Series that brings social work policy experts to campus monthly, and chairs the College’s Political Social Work Specialization. She is a member of the Council on Practice Methods and Specializations with the Council on Social Work Education, an ally of the Special Commission to Advance Macro Practice in Social Work, and a member of the board of Influencing Social Policy (ISP).

Shannon R. Lane, LMSW, PhD is Associate Professor at the Adelphi University School of Social Work, where she teaches policy and research in the BSW, MSW, and PhD programs. Her research includes efforts to increase the political involvement of social workers and underserved populations and her advocacy focuses on issues such as health care access and gender based violence. Her political social work experience includes eight years with Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle. Shannon earned her BA in Psychology from George Washington University, MSW from the University of Michigan, and PhD in Social Work from the University of Connecticut. She is affiliated with the Humphreys Institute for Political Social Work at the University of Connecticut, where she contributes to the Annual Campaign School for Social Workers, an evaluator of the Voter Empowerment Program, and chairs the Board Committee on Research. She is also a member of the Council on the Status and Role of Women in Social Work Education with the Council on Social Work Education, an ally of the Special Commission to Advance Macro Practice in Social Work, and a member of the advisory board of the Congressional Research Institute for Social Work and Policy (CRISP).

X From Intercountry Adoption to Global Surrogacy

A Human Rights History and New Fertility Frontiers

Intercountry adoption has undergone a radical decline since 2004 when it reached a peak of approximately 45,000 children adopted globally. Its practice had been linked to conflict, poverty, gender inequality, and claims of human trafficking, ultimately leading to the establishment of the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption (HCIA). This international private law along with the Convention on the Rights of the Child affirm the best interests of the child as paramount in making decisions on behalf of children and families with obligations specifically oriented to safeguards in adoption practices. In 2004, as intercountry adoption peaked and then began a dramatic decline, commercial global surrogacy contracts began to take off in India. Global surrogacy gained in popularity owing, in part, to improved assisted reproductive technology methods, the ease with which people can make global surrogacy arrangements, and same-sex couples seeking the option to have their own genetically-related children. Yet regulation remains an issue, so much so that the Hague Conference on Private International Law has undertaken research and assessed the many dilemmas as an expert group considers drafting a new law, with some similarities to the HCIA and a strong emphasis on parentage. This ground-breaking book presents a detailed history and applies policy and human rights issues with an emphasis on the best interests of the child within intercountry adoption and the new conceptions of protection necessary in global surrogacy. To meet this end, voices of surrogate mothers in the US and India ground discourse as authors consider the human rights concerns and policy implications. For both intercountry adoption and global surrogacy, the complexity of the social context anchors the discourse inclusive of the intersections of poverty and privilege. This examination of the inevitable problems is presented at a time in which the pathways to global surrogacy appear to be shifting as the Supreme Court of India weighs in on the future of the industry there while Thailand, Cambodia and other countries have banned the practice all together. There is speculation that countries in Africa and possibly Central America appear poised to pick up the multi-million dollar industry as the demand for healthy infants continues on.

About the Author:

Nicole F. Bromfield , is Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the Graduate College of Social Work at the University of Houston. Her research interests are on women and children’s health and social wellbeing, with most projects being driven by community needs with the desired outcome being social policy change. She has a PhD in public policy with a specialization in social and health policy and holds an MSW with a community organization concentration. Bromfield’s dissertation research was on the development of federal human-trafficking legislation in the USA, where she interviewed over 20 key policy players involved in its making. She has published on issues relating to human trafficking and has more recently taken an interest in global surrogacy arrangements, as well as social issues occurring in the Arabian Gulf nations.

Karen Smith Rotabi is Associate Professor of Social Work at the United Arab Emirates University. Her work combines historical, sociological, and ethical dimensions in a policy analysis framework, especially considering the human rights of vulnerable populations. She has published extensively on intercountry adoption and relevant laws, particularly focused on the USA and its powerful interface with impoverished countries such as Guatemala where she has worked in a variety of initiatives to include rural health promotion programming for children. Her research agenda is focused on global social work practice, child protection, and family support, to include families impacted by war. She has consulted on child-protection initiatives in a number of countries including Belize, India, and Malawi and co-edited the 2012 book Intercountry Adoption: Policies, Practices, and Outcomes, which was awarded a Choice Outstanding Academic Title in 2013. Rotabi was involved in the early stages of USA implementation of the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption as she assisted in the accreditation process from 2008-2012, evaluating dozens of US-based adoption agencies to ensure that they were effectively practicing within international standards. More recently, she has turned her attention to commercial global surrogacy as a replacement for intercountry adoption. Today, Rotabi’s service work in this area includes joining an expert group on child rights and global surrogacy, convening under the leadership of International Social Services in Geneva, Switzerland.

X Immigrant and Refugee Children and Families

Culturally Responsive Practice

Designed for students of social work, public policy, ethnic studies, community development, and migration studies, Immigrant and Refugee Children and Families provides the best knowledge for culturally responsive practice with immigrant children, adolescents, and families. This textbook summarizes the unique circumstances of Asian/Pacific Islander, Latino, South Asian, African, and Middle Eastern immigrant and refugee populations and the challenges faced by the social service systems, including child welfare, juvenile justice, education, health, and mental health care, that attempt to serve them. Each chapter features key terms, study questions, and resource lists, and the book meets many Council on Social Work Education Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) competencies. The book addresses the policy landscape affecting immigrant and refugee children in the United States, and a final section examines current and future approaches to advocacy.

About the Author:

Alan J. Dettlaff is a professor and former dean of the Graduate College of Social Work, University of Houston.

Rowena Fong is the Ruby Lee Piester Centennial Professor at the University of Texas at Austin and president of the Society for Social Work and Research. With Alan J. Dettlaff, Joyce James, and Carolyne Rodriguez, she is the editor of Addressing Racial Disproportionality and Disparities in Human Services: Multisystemic Approaches (Columbia, 2014).

X Suicide Assessment and Treatment, Second Edition

Empirical and Evidence-Based Practices

The most comprehensive and current evidence-based coverage of suicide treatment and assessment for mental health students and practitioners, this book prepares readers how to react when clients reveal suicidal thoughts and behaviors. The components of suicide assessments, empirically-supported treatments, and ethical and legal issues that may arise are reviewed. Vignettes, role play exercises, quizzes, and case studies engage readers to enhance learning. Intended for graduate and advanced undergraduate courses in suicide assessment and prevention, crisis intervention, crisis counseling or assessment, or advanced techniques taught in social work, counseling, psychology, public health, nursing, and medicine, this book is also appropriate for mental health and health professionals in these areas.

About the Authors:

Dana Alonzo, PhD, LCSW is an Associate Professor at Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service and a Founder and Director of the Suicide Prevention Research Program. She has many years of clinical experience working with individuals with suicidality in a variety of settings. Dr. Alonzo's research focuses on examining risk and protective factors related to suicidal ideation and behavior and developing interventions aimed at facilitating the treatment engagement and adherence of individuals at risk for suicide.

Robin E. Gearing , PhD, LCSW is Professor and Director of the Center for Mental Health Research and Innovations in Treatment Engagement and Service at the University of Houston. Dr. Gearing’s research and clinical expertise focuses on improving the mental health outcomes of adolescents and young adults with serious mental illnesses, and their families. His research is driven by an interest in informing and improving engagement and adherence to empirically-supported psychosocial and medication treatment, and developing evidence-based interventions.

X Program Evaluation

Pragmatic Methods for Social Work and Human Service Agencies

Be prepared for your future role in a service-oriented agency. This textbook provides practical guidance on program evaluation while avoiding replicating other course material. Drawing on over 40 years of subject knowledge, Allen Rubin describes outcome designs that are feasible for service-oriented agencies, and that match the degree of certainty needed by key users of outcome evaluations. The utility and easy calculation of within-group effect sizes are outlined, which enhances the value of evaluations that lack control groups. Instructions are also given on how to write and disseminate an evaluation report in a way that maximizes its chances of being used. Conducting focus group interviews and capitalizing on the value of non-probability samples will become second nature after following the effective and pragmatic advice mapped out chapter-by-chapter.

About the Author:

Allen Rubin, PhD, has been teaching courses on program evaluation for over 40 years. He is the Kantambu Latting College Professor of Leadership and Change at the University of Houston's Graduate College of Social Work, past president of the Society for Social Work and Research, and a fellow in the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare.

X Confronting the Racist Legacy of the American Child Welfare System

The Case for Abolition

In Confronting the Racist Legacy of the American Child Welfare System, Alan J. Dettlaff presents a call to abolish the American child welfare system due to the harm and destruction it causes Black families. Dettlaff traces the origins of the modern child welfare system, which emerged following the abolition of slavery, to demonstrate that the harm and oppression that result from child welfare intervention are not the result of "unintended consequences" but rather are the clear intents of the system and the foreseeable results of the policies that have been put in place over decades.

By tracing the history of family separations in the United States since the era of slavery, Confronting the Racist Legacy of the American Child Welfare System demonstrates that the intended outcomes of those separations--the subjugation of Black Americans and the maintenance of white supremacy--are the same intended outcomes of the family separations done today. What distinguishes contemporary family separations from those that occurred during slavery is that today's separations occur under a facade of benevolence, a myth that has been perpetuated over decades that family separations are necessary to "save" the most vulnerable children.

Confronting the Racist Legacy of the American Child Welfare System presents evidence of the vast harms that result from family separations to make a case that the child welfare system is beyond reform. Rather, the only solution to ending these harms is the complete abolition of this system and a fundamental reimagining of the way society cares for children, families, and communities.

About the Author:

Alan Dettlaff, PhD, is a professor and former dean of the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work. Dettlaff began his career in the child welfare system, where he worked as a caseworker and administrator. Today his work focuses on ending the harm that results from this system. In 2020, he helped to create and launch the upEND movement, a collaborative effort dedicated to abolishing the child welfare system and building alternatives that focus on healing and liberation. He is also the co-founding editor of Abolitionist Perspectives in Social Work, a peer-reviewed scholarly journal dedicated to developing and disseminating an abolitionist praxis in social work.

Welcome

NEWS

Driving Progress: The Significance of Electing a Woman as President

How thousands of shirts are helping 'End the Stigma'

Dr. Chiara Acquati appointed Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development

Dr. Juan J. Barthelemy Promoted to Associate Professor and Granted Tenure

Dr. Quenette L. Walton Appointed Associate Dean for Doctoral Education

GCSW Welcomes New Interim Dean

Dr. Susan Robbins named 2024 NASW Social Work Pioneer

MSW Student Awarded 2024 Ima Hogg Scholarship

Celebrating Pride, Advocacy, and Community

Congratulations to the Class of 2024!

INsight

Dr. Acquati Named High Priority Area Research Seed Grant Recipient

Reducing Racial Disparities in Maternal and Perinatal Health

GCSW’s Trauma Education Program Celebrates 13 Years

Commissioner Lesley Briones partners with the GCSW

GCSW Initiatives Aim to Strengthen Curriculum and Affordability

Message of Safety and Support to Cougar Family

Sustain Center Commemorates Five Years of Combatting AIDS/HIV Epidemic

A Fort Bend County Cohort and the Value of Online Learning

Racial Justice and Liberatory Practice Series Fall 2023

GCSW Alumna, Erica Solis, transforms spaces in the GCSW

GCSW Alum, Laura Reid, Enhancing Family Advocacy in Germany

Empowering Social Workers through Continuing Education Courses

GCSW Graduation Recap - Congratulations to the Class of 2023

GCSW Alumn, Melissa I.M.Torres, participating in the Argiro Fellowship for the Study of Modern Slavery

GCSW Associate Professor helps fortify HILSC’s Clinical Network

GCSW Faculty Member discusses options for pregnant women in Texas in light of the new abortion law

New Podcast Makes Research Discoveries Accessible

GCSW Names Inaugural Director for Inclusive Teaching and Learning

Associate Professor Explores Trauma of Migrant Separation After Reunification

Assistant Professor Participates in College Collaborative Program Aimed at Improving Public Health

Clinical Assistant Professor Spotlighted in Social Work Podcast

New International Mental Health Research Collection Led by Professor Robin Gearing

Associate Professor Opinion Piece on Afghan Children Published in Richmond Times-Dispatch

Associate Professor Awarded Grant to Research Civic Engagement Among AAPI Youth

Assistant Professor Publishes Research On U.S. Citizen Migrant Children in Mexico Lacking Adequate Health Insurance

Assistant Professor Aims to Improve Access to Mental Health Services in Low-Income Communities

Assistant Professor Awarded $2.9 Million in New Phase of Gilead COMPASS Initiative® to Combat HIV/AIDS

Faculty Members Collaborate with Fort Bend County To Reduce Justice System Involvement for Those with Mental Illness

Clinical Assistant Professor Ginger Lucas Awarded UH Teaching Excellence Award

Houston Public Media Highlights Associate Professor's Work as Director of Healthy Start Initiative

Associate Professor Sheara Williams Jennings Appointed Humana Endowed Chair

GCSW Professors Awarded Grant from Houston Coalition Against Hate

Associate Professor Jodi Berger Cardoso Leads Study Into Latino Students Mental Health and Deportation Enforcement

GCSW and the Center of Social Policy (CSSP) Launch New Effort to Upend the Child Welfare System

Dean Dettlaff Challenges Social Workers to Address Systemic Issues of Racism and White Supremacy

Spring 2020: GCSW’s College-Wide Antiracist Initiative

GCSW Moves to #22 from #24 in National Ranking

Associate Professor Sheara Williams Jennings Appointed to City of Houston's Health Equity Response Task Force

Clinical Assistant Professor Donna Amtsberg Discusses Domestic Violence During COVID-19

Associate Professor Nicole Bromfield Earns Fulbright

Conversations on COVID-19 | Social Work and Social Justice Perspectives

Sign Up: Make or Donate Masks for Social Workers

Dean Alan Dettlaff Calls for Release of Low-Risk Inmates and Suspension of Arrests of Non-Violent Offenders During Coronavirus Outbreak

GCSW Faculty Member, Jodi Berger Cardoso, Joins Panel Discussion at Harvard to Address Public Health Crisis along U.S.-Mexico Border

Professor Awarded $4.9 Million Grant to Address Racial Disparities in Maternal, Infant Mortality

Professor Receives $250K Grant to Address Longstanding Health Disparities

Professor Receives Federal Funding to Study Civic Engagement in Diverse Communities

COMPASS Initiative® Funds 32 Organizations to Transform the HIV Epidemic in the South

$15M Gift Establishes Healthcare Collaboration

Professor Empowers Citizens with Voter Engagement & Political Justice Initiative

Professor Shares Expertise for Tackling Suicide

GCSW Faculty Respond to a Conversation on Race and Privilege

Assistant Professor Opening

Professor Discusses HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Houston

Professor's Research Details How Cancer Affects Sexual Functioning

John Ross Palmer Gallery Selects GCSW as Nonprofit of the Year

Professor Leads Program to Address Shortage of Behavioral Health Workers

$5M Grant Establishes New Research Center Focused on HIV/AIDS Prevention

Student Success

MSW Student Monica Martinez Receives NASW Foundation Award, Named Albert Schweitzer Fellow

Meet Umaira Khan, GCSW PhD Student Ambassador

GCSW doctoral student and adjunct faculty Chelsea Sanchez, LCSW awarded the CSWE Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) award

GCSW student, Monica Martinez awarded “Best Overall” poster at NASW 2023

GCSW Student Lorenzo Salinas Shares his Firsthand Account of Systemic Inequalities

GCSW Student Awarded Verne LaMarr Lyons Memorial Scholarship

GCSW Student Awarded Ima Hogg Scholarship

GCSW Doctoral Student, Alberto Cabrera, Named IMFP Fellow

Dean Dettlaff Challenges Social Workers to Address Systemic Issues of Racism and White Supremacy 