Social Work - Faculty and Staff

Dennis Haynes
Professor and Chair
B.S., Brigham Young University;
MSW, California State University;
Ph.D., Florida State University.

Child abuse and neglect prevention, children’s mental health, religion and spirituality in social work, social work values and ethics, and university/community collaboration.

Office:    FS 4.544
Phone:  (210) 458-3003
E-mail:  Dennis.Haynes@utsa.edu
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Robert Ambrosino

Lecturer I

B.S., Siena College; Ph.D., State University of New York at Albany.

Office:    FS 4.414
Phone:  (210) 458-2026
E-mail:  Robert.Ambrosino@utsa.edu
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Rosalie Ambrosino

Professor and Graduate Advisor of Record

B.S.W., University of Minnesota;
M.Ed., Antioch University;
Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin.

Access to higher education and student success; diversity issues in higher education; child welfare; and women on welfare.

Office:    FS 4.512
Phone:  (210) 458-4110
E-mail:  Rosalie.Ambrosino@utsa.edu
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Richard Harris
Professor
B.A., Macalester College; M.A., Cornell University; Ph.D., Cornell University.

Demography; research; social statistics/quantitative techniques; gender roles; social stratification; and gerontology.

Office:    BV 4.307
Phone:  (210) 458-2843
E-mail:  Richard.Harris@utsa.edu
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Mary Kay Houston-Vega
Associate Professor
B.A., Colorado State University;
MSW, University of Denver;
Ph.D., University of Southern California.

Ethical issues in social work practice and education; social work practice in life endangering situations; and social work practice with adolescents and diverse clients.

Office:    FS 4.404
Phone:  (210) 458-3008
E-mail:  Mary.HoustonVega@utsa.edu
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Goutham Menon
Associate Professor
B.A., M.A., University of Madras, India;
Ph.D., University of Illinois.

Information and communication technologies to enhance social and economic development, international social work and education, and social enterprise development.

Office:    BV 4.304E
Phone:  (210) 458-2625
E-mail:  Goutham.Menon@utsa.edu
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Jolyn Mikow
Assistant Professor
B.S., University of Texas at Austin;
MSW, Our Lady of the Lake University;
Ph.D., University of Houston.

Substance use and recovery in diverse populations; problematic adolescent behavior and cultural and ethnic identity issues; child abuse/neglect and family substance use/abuse issues.

Office:    FS 4.410
Phone:  (210) 458-3005
E-mail:  Jolyn.Mikow@utsa.edu
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Maureen Rubin
Assistant Professor
B.A., University of Madras; MSW, University of Madras; MSW, University of Illinois; Ph.D., University of South Carolina.

Mental health service research, services impact evaluation across diverse practice approaches, and utilization of collaborative and participative community based research.

Office:    FS 4.410
Phone:  (210) 458-2922
E-mail:  Maureen.Rubin@utsa.edu
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Non-Tenure Track Faculty

Sandra G. Posada
Lecturer I and Director of Field Education
B.A., St. Marys University;
MSW, University of Houston.

Cultural competence; social work field education; non-profit organizations; and administration and supervision.

Office:    FS 4.536
Phone:  (210) 458-3002
E-mail:  Sandra.Posada@utsa.edu
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Staff

Lourdes Cadena
Coordinator of Field Education
B.S.W.,Texas Women’s University;
MSW, Our Lady of the Lake University.
Social work field education; social work and Latinos; Latina spirituality; international social work; and biliterate social work education.

Office:    FS 4.536
Phone:  (210) 458-3009
E-mail:  Lourdes.Cadena@utsa.edu
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Bertha Castaneda
Administrative Associate II

Office:    FS 4.544
Phone:  (210) 458-3000
E-mail:  Bertha.Castaneda@utsa.edu

Sharron Pacheco
Administrative Associate II

Office:    FS 4.544
Phone:  (210) 458-3000
E-mail:  Sharron.Pacheco@utsa.edu