Rubén Parra-Cardona, Ph.D., knows first-hand the value of a global education. Born in Chihuahua, Mexico, Dr. Parra-Cardona obtained his undergraduate psychology degree in Central Mexico, then moved to New York to earn a masters at Syracuse University and later a Ph.D. at Texas Tech University. Early in his career, Dr.… read more
Sandy Magaña: Supporting Families of Individuals with Disabilities
More than seven million people in the U.S. and 475,000 Texans have intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Sandy Magaña, Ph.D., MSW, serves as the Professor in Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities at the Steve Hicks School of Social Work (SHS) and Executive Director of The Texas Center for Disability Studies –… read more
Thea Posel: Law and Social Work Converge in Mitigation Services
Thea Posel, J.D., was fascinated by crime from a young age. Growing up in the state of Washington, she cut out photos and stories about crimes from magazines and pasted them into notebooks. After high school, she worked at a public defender’s office while taking community college classes in criminal… read more
