Faculty selected for advancements in social work research and practice
Dr. Conway is an assistant professor at UT Social Work and associate director of research at the Addiction Research Institute. She also serves as director of adjunct affairs.
Her research primarily focuses on substance use behaviors emphasizing recovery support services, digital health solutions, and substance use among adolescents and young adults.
The professorship, which is the newest endowed professorship at UT Social Work, was created through a significant gift from the estate of Dr. David H. Johnson, a graduate of UT Social Work’s doctoral program.
Dr. Gomez, who currently serves as an associate professor and the associate dean for academic affairs at UT Social Work, is a leading researcher in the field of complex trauma and is nationally recognized for her work on child and family well-being.
She is a professor at UT Social Work and associate director of the Health Behavior Research and Training Institute. Her research focuses on bridging the research-practice gap by developing and testing feasible and efficient behavioral health interventions and improving the implementation of empirically supported interventions.