PhD Social Work Program

APPLICATIONS FOR FALL 2024 PHD COHORT ARE NOW CLOSED. APPLICATIONS FOR FALL 2025 WILL OPEN IN LATE SUMMER

About

Thank you for your interest in the Ph.D. Program in the School of Social Work at the University of Texas at Arlington! Your passion for research and education will find good support in our Ph.D. program, which prepares graduates to advance the social work knowledge base by engaging in meaningful and innovative research to address social problems. Our graduates become faculty members in universities around the world and take the lead in research, policy, and social work education for the purpose of promoting a just society.
PhD Program Manual 2023-2025

Did you Know?

  • Our Ph.D. students are from different countries and regions and exemplify diversity in their education and practice backgrounds.
  • Our students have extensive opportunities of having hands-on research experience in faculty’s research projects, such as those funded by the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, and the National Institute for Transportation and Communities. 
  • Our students publish in professional journals, present at academic conferences, and assist with the submission of external grants through a well-developed mentoring, training, and advising system.
  • Students are supported through a variety of development programs such as individual mentoring, writing and publication workshops, and teaching assistance workshops.
Ph.D. students’ profile

Doctoral Student Committee Conference Guide

The SSWR Doctoral Student Committee (DSC) has worked very hard to make the virtual SSWR2021 as impactful and engaging as possible for doctoral students this year.

Doctoral Student Committee 2021 Conference Guide

PhD Program Contacts

Poco Kernsmith, PhD
Professor and PhD Program Director
poco@uta.edu

Get In Touch with SSW Admissions

Melissa Cruz
Academic Recruiter
Primarily Undergraduate Admissions
Email: melissa.cruz@uta.edu
Phone:817-272-9123
Office:  SWSH 203G

Darlene Santee
Manager for Recruiting and Admissions
Email: santeed@uta.edu
Office:  SWSH 203U

Antwan C. Williams, J.D.
Asst. Director of Communications, Marketing, Recruiting, Admissions,
and Community Outreach
Email: antwan.williams@uta.edu
Office:  SWSH 203S

Questions About School of Social Work Admissions?

Get information about School of Social Work Academic Programs, Admissions Requirements, Complete Future Student Interest Form, and more.

GET INFORMATION ABOUT THE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK ACADEMIC PROGRAMS