Faculty Spotlight

Professor leads fight to #EndHIV
“There remains a stigma around people who have HIV. Yet, it is people who already have a history of trauma and marginalization, either financially or socially, who are also more likely to get it.” – Dr. Samira Ali
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A Day in the Life

GCSW Alumna Profiled in the Houston Chronicle
Dr. Dawn McCarty (MSW '95, PhD '02) discusses living her social work as a part time resident at Casa Juan Diego, which provides shelter and services for immigrants and refugees, and how public policy impacts those communities.
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News

Alumna Pens Powerful Op-Ed on Human Trafficking
Dr. Melissa I.M. Torres (MSW '09, PhD '15) challenges popular notions of the issue and writes, "we have ourselves to blame for labor exploitation and trafficking."
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Events

Black Like Us, A Candid Conversation
Join us for a discussion about the LGBTQ Experience in the Black community. Opening remarks by Harrison Guy, Co-Chair, Mayor Turner’s LGBTQ Advisory Board, screening of the film – c r e a t i n g s p a c e – , panel discussion, and keynote address by writer and activist Darnell Moore.
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