Dean of Social Work
Professor
Personal Pronouns: He/Him/His
Research Interests: Urban neighborhoods, social capital, collective action, political participation, policing
Program Assistant Director of Administrative and Business Operations
Email: neldalawson@uta.edu
Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
Associate Professor
Personal Pronouns: She/Her
Email: annenordberg@uta.edu
Research Interests: Problem-Solving Courts, Forensic Social Work, Populations At-Risk for Criminal Justice Involvement, Structural Violence, Qualitative Methodologies, Innovative Approaches to Reduce Recidivism
Email: andrea.patrick@uta.edu
Associate Dean for Academic & Student Affairs
Professor
Personal Pronouns: She/Her
Email: rtpraetorius@uta.edu
Research Interests: Trauma, Suicide, Maternal Well-being, Suicide Bereavement, Qualitative Interpretive Meta-Synthesis (QIMS), and Social Work Education
Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives
Personal Pronouns: She/Her
Email: holli.slater@uta.edu
Office: SWSH 416
Assistant Dean of Communications, Marketing, and Recruitment
Personal Pronouns: He/Him
Office of Communications, Marketing, Recruiting, and Graduate Admissions
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
