Home About Us Faculty Affiliates The Moritz Center invites faculty members of the School of Social Work and other UT schools to work with MCSI as faculty affiliates.
Join Us As affiliates, we encourage you to engage with us around shared research interests that intersect with MCSI focus areas. Contact us to learn more about becoming a Faculty Affiliate Our Faculty Affiliates Octavious Bishop, Ph.D. Lecturer Namkee G. Choi, Ph.D. Professor; Louis and Ann Wolens Centennial Chair in Gerontology Kasey Claborn, Ph.D. Director, ARI; Co-Director, SSW ATTC; Associate Professor Fiona Conway, Ph.D. Associate Director of Research, Addiction Research Institute; Assistant Professor Sandy Magaña, Ph.D., MSW Professor in Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities; TCDS Executive Director Cynthia Franklin, Ph.D. Director of External Relations; Stiernberg/Spencer Family Professor in Mental Health Noёl Busch-Armendariz, Ph.D., LMSW, MPA University Presidential Professor; IDVSA Director; Associate Dean for Global Engagement Diana M. DiNitto, Ph.D. Cullen Trust Centennial Professor in Alcohol Studies and Education; Distinguished Teaching Professor Sherri Greenberg, M.S. Assistant Dean for State and Local Government Engagement; Professor of Practice; Fellow of Max Sherman Chair in State and Local Government Lailea Noel, Ph.D. Assistant Professor; Meadows Foundation Fellow in Quality of Life in the Rural Environment; Director, Institute for Collaborative Health Research and Practice Yolanda Padilla, Ph.D. Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs; Clara Pope Willoughby Centennial Professor in Child Welfare Jordan Steiker Judge Robert M. Parker Chair of Law; Professor Heather Way Clinical Professor Yuanjin Zhou, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Rebecca Gomez, PhD Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Associate Professor Monica Faulkner, PhD, LMSW Research Associate Professor Tanya Voss, MSSW Clinical Professor and Assistant Dean for Global Engagement Tyler Jorgensen, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine Gregory Wallingford, M.D., MBA Assistant Dean for Professional Fulfillment & Well-Being, Dell Medical School Farya Phillips, Ph.D., CCLS Research Assistant Professor Sarah Sloan, LCSW-S Assistant Dean for Health Affairs & Clinical Associate Professor Michael Romero, LCSW-S Clinical Assistant Professor Catherine Cubbin, Ph.D. Clara Pope Willoughby Centennial Professor in Community Safety Danielle Parrish, Ph.D. Professor; Associate Director of the Health Behavior Research and Training Institute (HBRT) Vanessa Klodnick, Ph.D., L.C.S.W. Research Associate Professor Mary-Ellen Brown, Ph.D. Associate Professor; Josleen and Frances Lockhart Memorial Fellow for Direct Practice in Social Work Mercedes Hernandez, Ph.D., LCSW Associate Professor Esther J. Calzada, Ph.D. Associate Dean for Research; Norma and Clay Leben Professor in Child and Family Behavioral Health Sandra Vanegas, Ph.D. Research Associate Professor Molly Lopez, Ph.D. Research Associate Professor Jahanett Ramirez, MD, MPH Research Assistant Professor Joan E. Asseff, LCSW-S Assistant Dean for Master’s Programs, Clinical Associate Professor; GRACE Program Co-Director Deborah Ann Cohen, Ph.D. Research Associate Professor Kirk von Sternberg, Ph.D. Professor Lauren E. Gulbas, Ph.D. Associate Professor