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Sarah Kate Bearman
Associate Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, College of Education
skbearman@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: Dr Bearman's research focuses on the effectiveness and implementation of empirically supported practices for common mental health concerns (anxiety, depression, PTSD, OCD, and disruptive behavior) in publicly-funded settings that serve historically underserved populations of children and families.

Elisa V Borah
Research Associate Professor, Office of the Associate Dean for Research
elisa.borah@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: Military social work, mental health, treatment for PTSD, behavioral health, evidence-based interventions.

Sharon A Brown
Professor, School of Nursing
sabrown@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 4721
Expertise: Type 2 diabetes, health promotion,self-management, health disparities, meta-analysis

Christopher P Brown
Professor, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy, College of Education
cpbrown@utexas.edu
+1 512 232 2288
Expertise: Researches how early childhood stakeholders respond to and conceptualize policies affecting the the complex educational, cultural, and individual goals and aspirations of teachers, children, and their families.

Pamela S Buchanan
Assistant Professor of Instruction, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, College of Education
buchanan@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 9390
Expertise: Specializes in adapted physical education and working with children with disabilities by providing sensory and motor integration training.

Esther Calzada
Associate Dean, School of Social Work
esther.calzada@austin.utexas.edu
Spanish Speaker
Expertise: Latino children, parenting, academic achievement, mental health, immigration, acculturation

Cindy I Carlson
Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, College of Education
ccarlson@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 4155
Expertise: Active in current healthcare reform endeavors, studies integrated behavioral health, attachment theory, and consultation theories and processes such as home-school partnership and family-centered treatment.
<em>Cindy Carlson is not currently accepting new graduate students.</em>

Shannon E Cavanagh
Professor, Department of Sociology, College of Liberal Arts
scavanagh@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 8319
Expertise: Family Demography, Life Course & Human Development, Gender, Interpersonal Relationships, Adolescents, Family relationships

Leslie B Cohen
Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts
cohen@psy.utexas.edu
Expertise: Perception, memory, and cognition of infants; Infant development; infant cognition; infant language, psychology

North Cooc
Associate Professor, Department of Special Education, College of Education
ncooc@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 7923
Expertise: Explores how family background, culture, and school contextual factors influence decisions and trajectories within special education.

Robert L Crosnoe
Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, College of Liberal Arts
crosnoe@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 8329
Expertise: Life Course & Human Development, Children & Youth, Education, Health, Family, Immigration, Adolescents.

Carlton K Erickson
Professor Emeritus, College of Pharmacy
carl.erickson@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: Addiction science education, neurobiology of addiction, chemical dependency

Toni Falbo
Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, College of Education
toni@prc.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 0603, +1 512 471 8020
Expertise: Falbo uses both quantitative and qualitative methodologies to address problems in education and health. She is an internationally recognized expert on only children, including their academic, social, emotional, and health outcomes. Falbo is also an expert on conducting cross-cultural research and research aimed at improving the education of ethnic minorities in the U.S.

Karen L Fingerman
Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, College of Natural Sciences
kfingerman@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 0618
Expertise: adolescene and young adulthood, adult development, aging, diversity and culture, interpersonal relationships, parenting and caregiving

Christina Fragale
Assistant Professor of Practice, Department of Special Education, College of Education
tinafragale@utexas.edu
Expertise: Works with culturally diverse individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders to assess and treat challenging behavior.

Cynthia G Franklin
Interim Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, School of Social Work
cfranklin@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 0533
Expertise: School mental health, Solution-focused Brief Therapy, dropout prevention, at-risk youth, research on how to design schools that promote achievement and a safe, respectful and violent free culture.
Shernaz B Garcia
Associate Professor Emeritus, Department of Special Education, College of Education
shernaz.garcia@austin.utexas.edu
Expertise: Bilingual special education; multicultural issues in special education; education of students who are at educational risk; prereferral intervention

Elizabeth T Gershoff
Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, College of Natural Sciences
liz.gershoff@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 4800
Expertise: Child and youth development; adolescence; parenting; parental discipline; violence; early childhood education

Aletha C Huston
Professor Emeritus, Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, College of Natural Sciences
achuston@utexas.edu
Expertise: Child Development; poverty and child policy; child care; television influences on children

Barbara L Jones
Associate Dean for Health Affairs, Dell Medical School
barbarajones@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 475 9367
Expertise: Palliative care, pediatric oncology, cancer survivors, adolescent and young adult oncology, interprofessional education, medical social work, integrated behavioral health, medical ethics

Manuel J Justiz
Professor, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy, College of Education
mjustiz@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 1695
Expertise: Bringing the experience of 28 years as dean of the College of Education, Justiz shares his expertise in topics of public policy, the politics of education, and providing equal access for minorities in education.

Su Yeong Kim
Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, College of Natural Sciences
su.yeong.kim@utexas.edu
+1 512 471 5524, +1 512 475 6014
Expertise: Development of children of immigrants in the United States, with a focus on children of Chinese and Mexican origin; parenting; parent-child relationships

Leigh L Linden
Associate Professor, Department of Economics, College of Liberal Arts
leigh.linden@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 475 8556
Expertise: Economic development; poor countries; economics of education

Sandy Magana
Professor, Texas Center for Disability Studies
smagana@austin.utexas.edu
Spanish Speaker
Expertise: Developmental disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorder, health disparities, evidence-based interventions, culturally relevant interventions, Hispanic families

Ruth G McRoy
SW-Professor, School of Social Work
r.mcroy@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 426 5828, +1 916 444 6020
Expertise: Open adoptions, outcomes for birthmothers, adoptive parents and adopted children, trans-racial adoptions, family preservation, special needs adoptions, post adoption services, female sexual abuse perpetrators, racial identity issues, adolescent pregnancy, effectiveness of residential treatment services, adoption, same-sex couples

Donna L Rew
Professor, School of Nursing
ellerew@mail.utexas.edu
+1 512 232 7595, +1 512 471 7941
Expertise: Adolescent health, sexual health practices of homeless youth, sexual abuse and long-term sequelae, education for underserved populations, intuition in decision-making

Pedro Reyes
Professor, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy, College of Education
preyes@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 475 8569
Spanish Speaker
Expertise: I study student success for children experiencing poverty. I analyze how school leadership and state policy facilitate student success across the education pipeline.

Erin M Rodriguez
Associate Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, College of Education
erodriguez@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 0283
Spanish Speaker
Expertise: Dr. Erin Rodríguez studies family, sociocultural, and contextual influences on childrens development and health outcomes, with a focus on understanding and reducing health disparities affecting low-SES Latinx youth.

John J Sampson
Professor Emeritus, School of Law
jsampson@law.utexas.edu
Expertise: Family Law; abuse and neglect of children; child custody and support; community property; legislation; paternity; children''s rights; Texas marital relations and divorce

Sharon L Strover
Professor, School of Journalism and Media, Moody College of Communication
sharon.strover@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 6652
Expertise: The Information Society; telecommunications policy, including telephone cable and satellite systems; international cultural policy with respect to film and television; and the digital divide.

Marie-Anne Suizzo
Associate Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, College of Education
msuizzo@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 0379, +1 512 471 4155
Expertise: Studies how cultural beliefs and values shape parent-child relationships, parental socialization, and children's and adolescents' development and learning.

Katie K Tackett
Associate Professor of Practice, Department of Special Education, College of Education
katietackett@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 475 6566
Expertise: Oversees the undergraduate program for Special Education, including internships, student teaching, coursework, as well as teaching at the graduate level.

Paul Von hippel
Associate Dean, Lyndon B Johnson School of Public Affairs
paulvonhippel@utexas.edu
+1 512 537 8112
Expertise: Demographic Analysis, Education Policy, Healthcare, Statistics

Jake Wegmann
Associate Professor, School of Architecture
jagw@utexas.edu
+1 512 471 0169
Expertise: Housing affordability, Housing development, Land use regulation, Informal housing, Urban form

Patrick P Wong
Associate Professor, Lyndon B Johnson School of Public Affairs
patwong@austin.utexas.edu
+1 512 471 8962
Expertise: social policy, family and child welfare, children services, mental health, poverty issues, housing, community development