Sharon Bowland, Ph.D., LCSW
Associate Professor & UNT Department Chair
Email: sharon.bowland@unt.edu
Phone: 940-565-3108
Office: Chilton 390A (UNT Campus)
Research interests: Aging & mental health, the intersection between mental health & religion/spirituality, recovery from interpersonal trauma & trauma-informed approaches to public housing
Alex Colvin, Ph.D., LMSW
Associate Professor & JMSW Program Director
Email: acolvin3@twu.edu
Phone: 940-898-2079
Office: OMB 200C (TWU Campus)
Research interests: Technology integration in social work education and practice, culturally responsive practice, field education, pre-college foster care programs, aging/caregiving, mental health
Brandi Felderhoff, Ph.D., LCSW
Assistant Professor, Student Association for Masters Social Workers (SAMSW), Co-Advisor
Email: bfelderhoff@twu.edu
Phone: 940-898-2072
Office: OMB 200B (TWU Campus)
Research interests: Older adult caregivers, caregiving at the end of life, aging, the impact of advance planning on quality of life outcomes, social workers professional engagement, Mental health
Dhrubodhi Mukherjee, Ph.D., LCSW
Associate Professor
Email: dhru.m@unt.edu
Phone: 940-565-3198
Office: Chilton 390E (UNT Campus)
Research interests: Clinical workforce development and training, trauma-informed practices, opioid addiction, rural mental health service delivery, regulation of technology on clinical social work practice
Sarah Moore Oliphant, Ph.D., MSW
Assistant Professor, Student Association for Master's Social Workers (SAMSW), Co-Advisor
Email: sarah.oliphant@unt.edu
Phone: 940-369-5018
Office: Chilton 390J (UNT Campus)
Research interests: International social work practice and education, Immigrants and Refugees, Ethiopian immigrant women
Nila Ricks, Ph.D., LCSW
Associate Professor & TWU Department Chair
Email: nricks@twu.edu
Phone: 940-898-2077
Office: OMB 200B (TWU Campus)
Research interests: Teen pregnancy prevention, adolescent risk behaviors and mental health, culturally competent teaching and practice, teen fatherhood, teen parenting in foster care
Brenda Sweeten, MSSW, LCSW
Clinical Associate Professor, JMSW Director of Field Education, UNT Foster Care Liaison Officer
Email: brenda.sweeten@unt.edu
Phone: 940-369-6991
Office: Chilton 397E (UNT Campus)
Research interests: Social work field education and professional development, ethics and civility, child welfare, adoption, postsecondary programs supporting the success of persons who have experienced the foster care system
Beverly Wagner, Ed.D., LCSW
Assistant Professor
Email: bwagner4@twu.edu
Phone: 940-898-2004
Office: OMB 200 (TWU Campus)
Research interests: Social work pedagogy and innovative teaching practices, issues related to veterans, mental health and homelessness, refugee acculturation and well-being.