Norman H Cobb

Associate Professor, Social Work

Last Updated: April 14, 2021

cobb@uta.edu
cobb@uta.edu

about me

Teaching Interests

Direct Practice with Mental Health Clients Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment Ethics

Education

- 1986 PhD in Social Welfare
  Univ of Calif Berkeley
- 1979 MSSW in Social Work
  The University of Texas at Arlington
- 1970 M Divinity in Divinity
  St Paul School of Theology
- 1967 BA in Mathematics
  Texas Tech University

Licensure and Certifications

- 1989 Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners

Appointments

- 2017 to Present Licensing Workshop Preparation
  Cobb Education Services (Grand Prairie, TX)
- 1970 to 2018 Minister
  United Methodist
- 2012 to 2014 Therapist
  Granvold and Associates (Arlington, TX)
- 2001 to 2012 Director
  UTA/ Community Service Clinic (Arlington, TX)
- 1985 to 2001 Therapist
  North Texas Counseling and Training Center (Arlington, TX)
- 1992 to 1994 Advisory Board Member
  Life Walk
- 1992 to 1994 Loaned Executive
  Tarrant County United Way (Fort Worth, TX)
- 1989 to 1992 Reviewer
  Brooks/Cole Publishing Company
- 1989 to 1992 Reviewer
  Wadsworth Publishing Company
- 1989 to 1992 Volunteer
  Arlington Night Shelter (Arlington, TX)
- 1988 to 1989 Text Manuscript Reviewer
  Allyn and Bacon
- 1986 to 1989 Journal Manuscript Reviewer
  Social Service Research Review
- Jan 1984 to Dec 1989 Assistant Professor
  University of North Texas (Denton, TX)
- Jan 1983 to Dec 1984 Assistant Professor
  Dana College (Blair, Nebraska)
- Jan 1981 to Dec 1983 Teaching Associate
  University of California (Berkeley, CA)
- May 1983 to July 1983 Instructor
  University of California (Berkeley, CA)
- 1978 to 1979 Clinical Social Worker
  UTA/ Community Service Clinic (Arlington, TX)
- Past to 1978 Child Protective Service Worker
  Child Protective Services (Dallas, TX)
- Past to 1969 Facilitator
  Osawatomie State Mental Hospital (Osawtatomie, KS)
- Past to 1968 Counselor
  Eastside Counseling Drug Center (Kansas City, MI)

Memberships

- Jan 1989 to Present Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapists
  N/A
- Jan 1985 to Present Council on Social Work Education
  N/A
- Jan 1984 to Present National Association of Social Workers
  N/A

Awards and Honors

- Jan 2020 Nomination for Piper Professor Award sponsored by UTA and UT System
- Apr 2017 Fernando G. Torgerson Teaching Award sponsored by School of Social Work
- Apr 2016 Fernando G. Torgerson Teaching Award sponsored by School of Social Work
- Apr 2015 Fernando G. Torgerson Teaching Award sponsored by School of Social Work
- Jan 2015 Nomination for the Minnie Stevens Piper Professor Award sponsored by UTA
- Apr 2013 Fernando G. Torgerson Teaching Award sponsored by School of Social Work
- Jan 2013 Designated as a “Recognized Professor" sponsored by Phi Kappa Phi
- Jan 2012 Fernando G. Torgerson Teaching Award sponsored by School of Social Work
- Jan 2011 President's Award for Excellence in Teaching sponsored by University of Texas at Arlington
- Jan 2009 Regent’s Outstanding Teaching Award sponsored by University of Texas System
- Jan 2008 Academy of Distinguished Teachers sponsored by University of Texas at Arlington
- Jan 2008 Fernando G. Torgerson Teaching Award sponsored by School of Social Work
- Jan 2007 BSW Award for Teaching Excellence sponsored by School of Social Work
- Jan 2007 Fernando G. Torgerson Teaching Award sponsored by School of Social Work
- Jan 2007 Phi Alpha Social Work Honor Society sponsored by School of Social Work
- Jan 2006 Fernando G. Torgerson Teaching Award sponsored by School of Social Work
- Jan 2005 Fernando G. Torgerson Teaching Award sponsored by School of Social Work
- Jan 1997 Fernando G. Torgerson Teaching Award sponsored by School of Social Work
- May 1996 Fernando G. Torgerson Teaching Award sponsored by School of Social Work
- Jan 1988 School of Social Work Commencement Addresses sponsored by UTA

Support & Funding

This data is entered manually by the author of the profile and may duplicate data in the Sponsored Projects section.

- July 2007 to Dec 2009 Gero Innovations Grant (Increasing Gerontological Competencies in MSW Advanced Curriculum Areas) sponsored by Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) - $39781
  Norman Cobb (Funded)
- Sept 2003 to Aug 2004 Dosmestic Violence Intervention Program sponsored by - $32952
  (Funded)
- Sept 2002 to Aug 2003 Purchased Evaluation & Treatment Protective Services Contract sponsored by Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) - $20000
  Norman Cobb (Funded)
- June 2000 to Aug 2003 Domestic Violence Diversion Program sponsored by Texas Office of the Governor, Criminal Justice Division - $102303
  (Funded)
- June 2000 to May 2003 Domestic Violence Diversion Program sponsored by Texas Office of the Governor, Criminal Justice Division - $102303

Publications

In Process

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2016

Cognitive-behavioral theory and treatment.
Theoretical perspectives for direct social work practice.
[Cobb, NormanH]. New York: "Springer". DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/9780826119483.0010

2012

Ethical Issues in the Use of Putative Father Registries in Infant Adoption: Implications for Administrators and Practitioners
[Watson, LarryD., Cobb, NormanH]. 15(3), 206-219. "Informa UK Limited". DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10926755.2012.699912
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10926755.2012.699912

2009

A comparison of women versus men charged with intimate partner violence: General risk factors, attitudes regarding using violence and readiness to change
Motivational interviewing and stages of change in intimate partner violence.
[Cobb, NormanH]. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/0886-6708.23.5.571

2008

A Comparison of Women Versus Men Charged With Intimate Partner Violence: General Risk Factors, Attitudes Regarding Using Violence, and Readiness to Change
[Simmons, CatherineA., Lehmann, Peter, Cobb, NormanH]. Violence and Victims. 23(5), 571-585. "Springer Publishing Company". DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/0886-6708.23.5.571
http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/0886-6708.23.5.571

Women Arrested for Partner Violence and Substance Use
[Simmons, CatherineA., Lehmann, Peter, Cobb, NormanH]. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 23(6), 707-727. "SAGE Publications". DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260507313945
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260507313945

2006

Identifying and using effective outcome measures.
The school services sourcebook.
[Cobb, NormanH].

2005

Personality Profiles of Women and Men Arrested for Domestic Violence
[Simmons, CatherineA., Lehmann, Peter, Cobb, NormanH, Fowler, CarolR.]. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation. 41(4), 63-81. "Informa UK Limited". DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j076v41n04_03
http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j076v41n04_03

2001

Competency-Based treatment for persons with marital discord.
Social work practice: Treating common client problems.
[Cobb, NormanH].

2000

12. Ethics Charges Against BSW Students: Principles and Case Examples
Gatekeeping in BSW Programs
[Cobb, NormanH, Ramsdell, PennySmith, Hunter, Ski, Gibbs, Patty, Blakely, EleanorH.]. "Columbia University Press". DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7312/gibb11050-016
http://dx.doi.org/10.7312/gibb11050-016

9. Legal Issues Facing Social Work Academia
Gatekeeping in BSW Programs
[Madden, RobertG., Cobb, NormanH, Gibbs, Patty, Blakely, EleanorH.]. "Columbia University Press". DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7312/gibb11050-013
http://dx.doi.org/10.7312/gibb11050-013

School social workers in Texas: Present status, implications, and opportunities for future practice.
[Cobb, NormanH].

1999

Family therapy using cognitive behavioral methods.
Family practice: Brief systems methods for social work.
[Cobb, NormanH].

Efficacy of Cognitive Behavioral Anger Control Treatment for Perpetrators of Family Violence.
[Cobb, NormanH]. 12(2), 61-70.

1997

Is the use of fringe therapies--those lacking substantial theoretical or scientific merit--unethical? Yes
Controversial issues in social work
[Cobb, NormanH].

1994

Cognitive-Behavioral treatment of children and adolescents.
Cognitive and Behavioral Treatment: Methods and Applications.
[Cobb, NormanH].

Court-recommended guidelines for managing unethical students and working with university lawyers
[Cobb, NormanH]. 30(1), 18-31. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10437797.1994.10672210

1993

Self-Esteem: Everyone's favorite family therapy interventions.
101 Family therapy interventions.
[Cobb, NormanH].

Treating dual career couples
101 Family therapy interventions.
[Cobb, NormanH].

1991

Employment trends in family relationships: Dual-career couples.
Proceedings of the Future of Adult Life, Second International Conference, Leiden, Holland.
[Cobb, NormanH].

1989

Clinical issues of the dual-career couple
[Cobb, NormanH]. Journal of Family Social Work. 34(1), DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/sw/34.1.29

Students with questionable values or threatening behavior: Precedent and policy from discipline to dismissal.
[Cobb, NormanH]. 25(2), 87-97. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10437797.1989.10672117

1987

The relationship between social work research and social work values
[Cobb, NormanH].

Presentations

- January 2015
  Mitschke, D., Cobb, NormanH, "Brownbag Series: Lunch N’ Learn", UTA, Arlington, Texas. (January 1, 2015).
- January 2013
  Cobb, NormanH, "Ethical decision making: The more you know, the harder it gets", UTA Child Welfare Center, Arlington, Texas. (January 1, 2013).
- January 2009
  Cobb, NormanH, "Clinical Skills for Positive Outcomes", Dallas, Texas. (January 1, 2009).
- January 2009
  Cobb, NormanH, "Ethics for Social Work Professionals", Dallas, Texas. (January 1, 2009).
- January 2009
  Cobb, NormanH, Smith-Osborne, A., "Final report on older adult content for the advanced master’s curriculum", San Antonio, Texas. (January 1, 2009).
- January 2009
  Cobb, NormanH, "Social Work Ethics in a Changing World", San Antonio, Texas. (January 1, 2009).
- January 2008
  Cobb, NormanH, "Infusion of older adult content in the master’s advanced curriculum", UTA, Philadelphia, PA. (January 1, 2008).
- January 2007
  Cobb, NormanH, "Burnout, Accepting Change, Stress Management, Drug and Alcohol Training for Supervisors, Managing Critical Behavior Issues for Supervisors, and Dealing with Crisis", N/A, Dallas, Irving, and Arlington, Texas. (January 1, 2007).
- January 2007
  Cobb, NormanH, "Critical Thinking in Public Management", University of Oklahoma/ Oklahoma Department of Human Services , Norman, Oklahoma. (January 1, 2007).
- January 2007
  Cobb, NormanH, "Critical Thinking: The Professional Skill", Austin, Texas. (January 1, 2007).
- January 2007
  Simmons, C.A., Lehmann, P., Cobb, NormanH, "Using Domestic Violence Offender Assessment Instruments with Women Arrested for Domestic Violence Related Charges: Reliability, Validity and Controversy", San Francisco. (January 1, 2007).
- January 2006
  Cobb, NormanH, "Critical thinking is good thinking (Really good thinking!)", University of Oklahoma/ Oklahoma Department of Human Services, Norman, Oklahoma. (January 1, 2006).
- January 2006
  Cobb, NormanH, Costello, L.E., "Lunch and Learn: Psychiatric and Social Work Services with Children – ADHD, MDD, and Bipolar", Millwood Hospital, Arlington, Texas. (January 1, 2006).
- January 2006
  Cobb, NormanH, "Social Work Ethics in the Medical World", Presbyterian Hospital, Dallas, Texas. (January 1, 2006).
- January 2006
  Cobb, NormanH, "Social Work Month - Out of Innocence", Parkland Hospital, Dallas, Texas. (January 1, 2006).
- January 2006
  Cobb, NormanH, "The Evolution of Social Work Ethics", Parkland Hospital, Dallas, Texas. (January 1, 2006).
- January 2006
  Cobb, NormanH, "The Evolution of Social Work Ethics", Parkland Hospital, Dallas, Texas. (January 1, 2006).
- January 2006
  Cobb, NormanH, "The evolving world of treatment in mental health", UTA/ School of Social Work, Arlington, Texas. (January 1, 2006).
- January 2006
  Cobb, NormanH, "The Evolving World of Treatment in Mental Health", UTA School of Social Work, Arlington, Texas. (January 1, 2006).
- January 2005
  Cobb, NormanH, "The Ethics of Social Work", Presbyterian Hospital, Dallas, Texas. (January 1, 2005).
- January 2003
  Cobb, NormanH, "Ethics, Educating Students, Dealing with Inappropriate Behavior", Fort Worth, Texas. (January 1, 2003).
- January 2003
  Cobb, NormanH, "Risk management: A student, agency, and academic program problem", Baylor University School of Social Work, Waco, Texas. (January 1, 2003).
- January 2003
  Cobb, NormanH, "Risk management: The student, Agency, Program Problem?", Atlanta, Georgia. (January 1, 2003).
- January 2001
  Cobb, NormanH, "Gatekeeping: Working with difficult students in field", Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (January 1, 2001).
- January 2001
  Pahwah, B., Cobb, NormanH, "School Social Workers.", Dallas, Texas. (January 1, 2001).
- January 1999
  Cobb, NormanH, "Ethical Issues in Social Work Practice", UTA Professional Development Department, Arlington, Texas. (January 1, 1999).
- January 1999
  Cobb, NormanH, "Stories from Social Work History", Houston, Texas. (January 1, 1999).
- January 1998
  Jordan, C., Barrett, M., Cobb, NormanH, "Efficacy of a Cognitive Behavioral Treatment for Perpetrators of Family Violence", North Miami, Florida. (January 24, 1998).
- January 1998
  C., Jordan, M., Barrett, Cobb, NormanH, " Efficacy of a Cognitive Behavioral Treatment for Perpetrators of Family Violence", North Miami, Florida. (January 1, 1998).
- January 1998
  Cobb, NormanH, "Ethics in the Academic Community & Professional Ethics for Social Workers", University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas. (January 1, 1998).
- January 1997
  Jordan, C., Barrett, M., Cobb, NormanH, "Cognitive Behavioral Anger Control Treatment for Perpetrators of Family Violence", Las Vegas. (January 1, 1997).
- January 1997
  Cobb, NormanH, "Research Enhancement", Dallas Veterans Administration Medical Center, Dallas, Texas. (January 1, 1997).
- January 1996
  Cobb, NormanH, "Between Adolescent and Adult: Ethical Comparisons for CD Counselors", Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Austin, Texas. (January 1, 1996).
- January 1996
  Mindel, C., Dangel, R., Cobb, NormanH, Carson, W., "Evaluation of Community Policing in Dallas", Chicago, Illinois. (January 1, 1996).
- January 1995
  Corcoran, K., Cobb, NormanH, "Eavesdropping on the 50-Minute Hour: Confidentiality and Managed Mental Health Care", National Association of Social Workers, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (January 1, 1995).
- January 1995
  Cobb, NormanH, "Evaluating Practice Effectiveness in the School Setting", NASW/Tarrant County Association of Social Workers, Fort Worth, Texas. (January 1, 1995).
- January 1995
  Cobb, NormanH, Knox, J., "GREAT: Graduate Research Education and Training", Dallas VA Hospital, Dallas, Texas. (January 1, 1995).
- January 1995
  Cobb, NormanH, "Human Development", Texas Society for Social Work Administrators, Dallas, Texas. (January 1, 1995).
- January 1995
  Ramsdell, P., Cobb, NormanH, "Legal and Ethical Admission Procedures for BSW Programs", San Diego, California. (January 1, 1995).
- January 1995
  Cobb, NormanH, "Procedures for Evaluating Unethical Students", Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors, Nashville, Tennessee. (January 1, 1995).
- January 1995
  Knox, J., Cobb, NormanH, "Project GREAT", Dallas Veterans Administration Medical Center, Dallas, Texas. (January 1, 1995).
- January 1995
  Cobb, NormanH, Ramsdell, P., "The Legal and Ethical Evaluation of Students’ Performance in a Litigious Society", San Diego, California. (January 1, 1995).
- January 1994
  Gibbs, P., Cobb, NormanH, Hagar, H., Hungerford, G., Madden, R., Whitaker, W., "BSW Gatekeeping: Perspectives and Issues", Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors, San Francisco, California. (January 1, 1994).
- January 1994
  Cobb, NormanH, "Cognitive-Behavioral interventions with adolescents", Austin, Texas. (January 1, 1994).
- January 1994
  Cobb, NormanH, "Foster Parenting and the Effects on Foster Families", Methodist Home, Waco, Texas. (January 1, 1994).
- January 1994
  Cobb, NormanH, "Preparation for the State Social Work Licensing Exam: LBSW", University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas. (January 1, 1994).
- January 1994
  Cobb, NormanH, "Preparation for the State Social Work Licensing Exam: LMSW, LCSW/AP", University of Texas at Arlington. (January 1, 1994).
- January 1994
  Cobb, NormanH, Hunter, H., Ramsdell, P., "Procedures for Unethical Students: Two Year’s Experience, Five Cases, No Law Suits!", Atlanta, Georgia. (January 1, 1994).
- January 1994
  Cobb, NormanH, "Professional Ethics. 37th Annual Institute of Alcohol and Drug Studies", Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Austin, Texas. (January 1, 1994).
- January 1994
  Cobb, NormanH, "University dilemma: Terminating or graduating students with questionable values and threatening behaviour", 27th Congress of the International Association of Schools of Social Work, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. (January 1, 1994).
- January 1993
  Cobb, NormanH, "How foster parenting affects your own children: Risks and Remedies", Texas State Foster Parent Inc., Corpus Christi, Texas. (January 1, 1993).
- January 1993
  Cobb, NormanH, "Professional ethics", Dallas, Texas. (January 1, 1993).
- January 1993
  Cobb, NormanH, "The fiduciary relationship and professional ethics", UTA, Arlington, Texas. (January 1, 1993).
- January 1992
  Cobb, NormanH, "Being kind is tough", Cassata Learning Center, Arlington, Texas. (January 1, 1992).
- January 1992
  Cobb, NormanH, "Ethical Dilemmas in Service Delivery", Texas Homelessness Network, Dallas, Texas. (January 1, 1992).
- January 1992
  Cobb, NormanH, "Ethics", Salvation Army, Camp Hoblitzelle. (January 1, 1992).
- January 1991
  Cobb, NormanH, Jordan, C., "Court-Recommended procedures for terminating inappropriate students and recommendations for university lawyers", Council on Social Work Education, New Orleans, Louisiana. (January 1, 1991).
- January 1991
  Cobb, NormanH, "Diversity among dual career couples", Arlington, Texas. (January 1, 1991).
- January 1991
  Cobb, NormanH, "Self-Esteem: A family affair", Texas Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, Inc., Dallas, Texas. (January 1, 1991).
- January 1990
  Cobb, NormanH, "Aging: It happens to all our friends", UTA, Fort Worth, Texas. (January 1, 1990).
- January 1990
  Cobb, NormanH, "Employee recognition programs", City of Arlington Supervisors, Arlington, Texas. (January 1, 1990).
- January 1990
  Cobb, NormanH, "Foster Parents' Kids: Kids Who Care about Kids", Texas State Foster Parents Inc.. (January 1, 1990).
- January 1990
  Cobb, NormanH, "Foster Parents' Marriage: For Better, For Worse", Texas State Foster Parents Inc.. (January 1, 1990).
- January 1990
  Jordan, C., Cobb, NormanH, "Social workers: Married to the profession?", National Association of Social Workers, El Paso, Texas. (January 1, 1990).
- January 1990
  Cobb, NormanH, "Team Practice", University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas. (January 1, 1990).
- January 1990
  Cobb, NormanH, "Who are you?", Cassata Learning Center, Arlington, Texas. (January 1, 1990).
- January 1989
  Cobb, NormanH, "Counseling with Very Religious Clients", UTA, Arlington, Texas. (January 1, 1989).
- January 1988
  Cobb, NormanH, "Child Abuse", First United Methodist Church, Fort Worth, Texas. (January 1, 1988).
- January 1988
  Cobb, NormanH, "Dual Career Marriages", Denton Chapter / National Association of Social Workers, Denton, Texas. (January 1, 1988).
- January 1988
  Cobb, NormanH, "Innocence", UTA/ Graduate School of Social Work, Arlington, Texas. (January 1, 1988).
- January 1988
  Cobb, NormanH, "The Impact of Foster Parenting on Marriage and the Biological Children", Wichita Falls, Texas. (January 1, 1988).
- January 1988
  Cobb, NormanH, Jordan, C., "University Dilemma: Terminating or Graduating Students with Questionable Values or Threatening Behavior", Council on Social Work Education, Atlanta, Georgia. (January 1, 1988).
- January 1987
  Jordan, C., Cobb, NormanH, "A Model for Egalitarian Marriage", Dallas, Texas. (January 1, 1987).
- January 1987
  Cobb, NormanH, Jordan, C., "Counseling with Fundamentalist Religious Clients", Dallas, Texas. (January 1, 1987).
- January 1987
  Cobb, NormanH, "Social Welfare: Myth and Reality", First United Methodist Church, Fort Worth, Texas. (January 1, 1987).
- January 1987
  Cobb, NormanH, Jordan, C., "Social Work Practice: A Positivist Perspective", Council on Social Work Education, St. Louis, Missouri. (January 1, 1987).
- January 1987
  Jordan, C., Cobb, NormanH, "When Both Spouses Work: Clinical Issues of the Dual- Career Couple", New Orleans, Louisiana. (January 1, 1987).
- January 1986
  Cobb, NormanH, "Analysis of Inferences and Judgments in Psychosocial and Behavioral Casework", Council on Social Work Education, Miami, Florida. (January 1, 1986).
- January 1986
  Cobb, NormanH, "Program Evaluation", UTA, Arlington, Texas. (January 1, 1986).
- January 1985
  Cobb, NormanH, "Orienting New Students to the Field", American Red Cross, Dallas, Texas. (January 1, 1985).
- January 1985
  Cobb, NormanH, "Social Work and Religion", Denton Chapter/National Association of Social Workers, Denton, Texas. (January 1, 1985).
- January 1983
  Cobb, NormanH, "Accuracy of Judgments in Models of Social Casework", Council on Social Work Education, Fort Worth, Texas. (January 1, 1983).

Students Supervised

- Present
  Doctoral Diagnostic Committee Member
  Craig Keaton, (Social Work)
- May 2020
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Brittany Eghaneyan, (Social Work)
- May 2020
  Master's Comprehensive Exam Committee Member
  Afsaneh Rezaeizadeh, (Social Work)
  Depression Screening and Treatment Among Disparity Populations in Primary Care: A Retrospective Analysis of Electronic Health Records Data
- May 2020
  Master's Comprehensive Exam Committee Member
  Savarra Tadeo, Thesis (Social Work)
  Lack of Adequate Sleep and Suicidal Ideation among Adolescents: Findings from the 2017 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
- Dec 2019
  Master's Thesis Committee Member
  Mimi Tepper , (Social Work)
- May 2019
  Master's Thesis Committee Member
  Afsaneh Rezaeizadeh,
- 2016
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Bonita Sharma,
  Dissertation Title: Sustainable Gender Equality Framework: A Justice Perspective
- 2016
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Laura Terry,
  The effectiveness of a county jail program on women endorsing suicidal ideation
- 2014
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Felipe Peralta,
- 2014
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Jose Carbajal,
  Trauma treatment: the influence of social workers’ knowledge, perceived self-efficacy, and use of evidence-based interventions
- 2014
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Warren Ponder,
  Communication in combat, through the optics of internal working models
- 2013
  Master's Thesis Committee Member
  Amy Crow,
  Survivors of suicide: What are their struggles and how do they heal?
- 2013
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Kristin Whitehill-Bolton,
  The development and validation of the resilience protective factors inventory: A confirmatory factor analysis
- 2013
  Master's Thesis Committee Member
  Mariam Shafi,
  Bullying exposure prevalence among school-age children and adolescents receiving social work intervention in a community mental health setting
- 2013
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Nada Elias-Lambert,
  Bystander sexual violence prevention program: Implementation and evaluation with high-risk university males
- 2012
  Master's Thesis Committee Member
  Ashley Martin,
  Fear and hopelessness in two types of sexually exploited women
- 2012
  Master's Thesis Committee Member
  James Foster,
  Lifetime alcohol misuse prevalence rates among sexual offenders currently enrolled in outpatient sex offender treatment
- 2012
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Alicia Patterson,
  Emerging adulthood as a unique stage in Erikson’s psychosocial development theory: Incarnation v. impudence
- 2012
  Master's Thesis Committee Chair
  Madeline Massey,
  Measuring Student Perception of Ethics Instruction in Social Work Programs AT The BSW and MSW Level
- 2011
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Traci Perry,
  Personal and organizational factors that improve the likelihood that adult protective services workers will remain on the job long-term
- 2011
  Master's Thesis Committee Chair
  Seth Parrott,
  Client compliance: can community mental health outcomes be predicted?
- 2011
  Master's Thesis Committee Member
  Joel Chaverri,
  Correlation of personal trauma, nature of practice, and well-being among mental health counselors
- 2011
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Estella DeAnda,
  Intimate Partner Violence Among Mexican and Mexican-American Battered Women: A Comparative Analysis of the Nature, Attitudes, and Perceptions of Abuse
- 2011
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Kristin Bolton,
  The development and validation of the resilience protective factors inventory: a confirmatory factor analysis
- 2011
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Sam Pang,
  Social and environmental determinants of childhood obesity
- 2011
  Dissertation Committee Chair
  Heidi Strickler,
  The validation of the trauma assessment for young children
- 2010
  Master's Thesis Committee Chair
  Martha Speegle,
  How adult acquired hearing loss affects marital satisfaction.
- 2010
  Master's Thesis Committee Member
  Jaime Higgins,
  A systematic review of the literature on the association between evidence-based treatment and later adolescent/adult substance abuse
- 2010
  Master's Thesis Committee Member
  Terin Driggers,
  Non-Suicidal self-injury and social influence
- 2010
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Karla Horton,
  The Diverse Adolescent Relational Aggression Scale: Development and validation
- 2009
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Joy Patton,
  Factors contributing to the desistance of violence among female adolescents
- 2009
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Chris Camperson,
  Women’s emotional experiences with gynecological oncology
- 2008
  Master's Thesis Committee Member
  Carolyn Lutter,
  Equine assisted therapy and exercise with eating disorders: A retrospective chart review and mixed method analysis
- 2008
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Gary Herr,
  Various factors influencing black/white interracial marriage satisfaction
- 2008
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Mioara Diaconu,
  Social capital: The missing link between HIV/AIDS knowledge, attitudes, and related behavior among girls and young women in Tanzania
- 2008
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Szu-Yu Chen,
  The mechanism of CBT for depression recovery: The role of problem-solving appraisal
- 2008
  Master's Thesis Committee Chair
  Christina Thomas,
  Evaluating the relationship between collaborative therapist behaviors and homework compliance in cognitive behavioral therapy
- 2008
  Dissertation Committee Chair
  Edward Randle,
  The effects of DAEPS on the development of different types of students in four discipline alternative education programs in a large urban school district
- 2008
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Iran Barrera,
  A micro systems examination of barriers to mental health care in Latino community
- 2008
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Yolanda Owens,
  An ecological study of resilient attitudes and PTSD in victims of intimate partner violence
- 2007
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Susy Villegas de Chaverri,
  Hispanic adults with childhood experiences of out-of-home-care: An analysis of outcomes across race groups
- 2006
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Jan Johnston,
  Risk, resilience and relocation: A life course exploration of resettlement experiences of public housing residents
- 2006
  Master's Thesis Committee Chair
  Jesse Sias,
  Effects of religiosity and REBT on substance abuse and mental health
- 2006
  Dissertation Committee Chair
  Dian Ruud,
  Information processing in a structured interview: Identifying use of heuristics and heuristic-based bias
- 2005
  Master's Thesis Committee Member
  Sharina Branum,
  An evaluation of religion and spirituality in social work education
- 2005
  Master's Thesis Committee Member
  Szu-Yu Chen,
  Will the intensive outpatient program improve patients’ depressive symptoms and patients’ self-perception of problem solving ability?
- 2004
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Daphne Henderson,
  Ecological correlates of effective foster care
- 2004
  Dissertation Committee Chair
  Andrew Quinn,
  Providing content by using Web-based delivery methods: Using digital video, instructor-selected Websites, and search engines, to deliver information about the principles of behaviorism
- 2004
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Jane Phillips,
  An evaluation of school-based cognitive-behavioral social skills training groups with adolescents at risk for depression
- 2003
  Master's Thesis Committee Member
  Courtne Smith,
  The influence of substance use by older siblings on the attitudes of their younger siblings toward drugs and alcohol
- 2003
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Alan Lipps,
  Attachment, traumatic stress, personality, and attitudes toward intimate partner violence
- 2003
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Brenda Moore,
  Faculty perceptions of the effects of web-based distance learning on social work education: A Delphi study
- 2003
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Michael Prior,
  Child abuse and adult spirituality: An exploratory study
- 2002
  Dissertation Committee Chair
  Bhavana Pahwa,
  Technology Assisted Evaluation of School Social Work Services
- 2002
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Wayne Carson,
  Innovation implementation: Identification of critical user characteristics in community policing implementation
- 2001
  Master's Thesis Committee Member
  Heidi Strickler,
  The co-occurrence of eating disorders and mental retardation
- 1999
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Bill Peters,
  Use of the Internet to deliver continuing education in social work direct practice skills: An evaluative study
- 1999
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Tish Matuszek,
  A biofeedback-enhanced stress management for the fire service
- 1999
  Master's Thesis Committee Member
  Alan Lipps,
  An investigation of personality characteristics related to abusive behavior and treatment outcome in an anger control training program
- 1997
  Master's Thesis Committee Member
  Ranold Swatzyna,
  Combined biofeedback and EMDR for resolution of PTSD.
- 1996
  Master's Thesis Committee Member
  Robin Roberts,
  is something missing from social work? Exploratory study of practitioner attitudes toward religious/spiritual content in practice and curriculum
- 1996
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Linda Morales,
  The effects of relapse prevention training on the sexually aggressive behaviors of children and adolescents who molest
- 1996
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Monica Applewhite,
  A social exchange model of the decision-making process of women in abusive relationships
- 1996
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Hugh Clark,
  A structural equation model of the effects of homeownership on self-efficacy, self-esteem, political involvement, and community involvement in African-Americans
- 1995
  Master's Thesis Committee Member
  Diane Sloan,
  The relationship between caseworker changes and treatment outcome of children
- 1995
  Master's Thesis Committee Member
  G. Molenaar,
  School social work tasks in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex: Movement toward a home-school community focus
- 1995
  Master's Thesis Committee Member
  Shawn Warner,
  Biofeedback and performance
- 1994
  Master's Thesis Committee Member
  Keri Williams,
  Child care settings and the Americans with Disabilities Act: A difference in perspectives on compliance
- 1994
  Dissertation Committee Member
  David Colley,
  Couples violence and the assessment of behavioral self-reports
- 1994
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Walter Nguyen,
  Psychological well-being of the former Vietnamese political prisoner in the United States
- 1994
  Dissertation Committee Member
  John Evans,
  Stress Reduction: Comparison of traditional autogenic relaxation techniques with full-body massage
- 1993
  Master's Thesis Committee Member
  Catherine Perello,
  Attitudes of social work students: Drug use and disease status in child maltreatment cases
- 1993
  Master's Thesis Committee Member
  Diane Anderson,
  Childhood grief responses: Parental and sibling loss as it relates to family systems theory
- 1993
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Becky Jones,
  Professional perceptions of the role of the non-offending mother in father-child incest
- 1993
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Rebecca Bridges,
  Developing pro-social behavior in children with conduct problems: A socialization and family therapy model as compared to individual and family therapy
- 1992
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Diane England,
  Homeless single female heads-of-households: Assessment of crisis-related levels of depression, self-esteem, and anxiety as well as factors associated with homelessness
- 1992
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Joe Jesko,
  An evaluation of the effect of facilitative counseling skills training on supervisory referrals to employee assistance programs
- 1992
  Master's Thesis Committee Member
  Margaret Jordan,
  Factors in the sexual imagery of female incest survivors.
- 1991
  Master's Thesis Committee Chair
  Charles Nabors,
  The impact of the transition to parenthood on couples' division of labor and patterns of interaction
- 1991
  Master's Thesis Committee Chair
  David Coad,
  Dual-earner families, fathering involvement, and fathering satisfaction: A descriptive correlational study
- 1991
  Master's Thesis Committee Member
  Ellen Smith,
  Evaluation of the positive enrichment for teens pregnancy prevention program in Dallas
- 1991
  Master's Thesis Committee Member
  Sharon Wisch,
  The cognitive-behavioral treatment of panic disorder with agoraphobia.
- 1991
  Master's Thesis Committee Member
  Wanda Whittlesey-Jerome,
  Music as an expressive arts therapy in social work practice.
- 1990
  Master's Thesis Committee Chair
  David Franklin,
  Body image, sexual behavior, and sexual imagery: A replicate study.
- 1990
  Master's Thesis Committee Chair
  Irma Harrington,
  A comparative study of decision making between the lower and middle socioeconomic classes
- 1990
  Master's Thesis Committee Member
  Julia Schmitz,
  The effects of a structured treatment group for women with difficulty managing anger
- 1990
  Master's Thesis Committee Member
  Melissa Whitehead,
  A study of post traumatic stress disorder in Vietnam veterans.
- 1989
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Karen Rasile,
  Self cognitions of depressed adolescents: A personal construct approach
- 1989
  Master's Thesis Committee Member
  Maureen Foley,
  The effects of a cognitive-behavioral-linguistic intervention and videotaped modeling on social competence
- 1988
  Dissertation Committee Member
  Delaney Kirk,
  Hostile environment: A discriminate model of the perceptions of working women

Courses

Service to the University

- Sept 2008 to Present Committee Member
  
  Academy of Distinguished Teachers
- Aug 2019 to 2020 Committee Member
  
  Periodic Review Committee - Administrators
- Sept 2019 to Aug 2020 Committee Member
  
  Center for Research and Teaching and Learning Excellence
- Sept 2019 to Aug 2020 Committee Member
  
  Ethics and Equity Committee
- Jan 2019 to Aug 2020
  
  Advisory Board, Center for Research on Teaching and Learning Excellence, Office of the Provost
- Jan 2019 to Aug 2020 Committee Member
  
  President's Advisory Committee
- Sept 2017 to Aug 2020 Committee Chair
  
  Faculty Development and Review Committee - NTT
- Sept 2014 to Aug 2020 Committee Member
  
  Faculty Development and Review Committee - TT
- Jan 2010 to Aug 2020 Chair, Ethics and Equity Committee
  
  Faculty Senate
- Jan 1989 to Aug 2020 Committee Member
  
  Direct Practice in Mental Health and Substance Abuse
- Jan 2019 to May 2020 Committee Member
  
  President's Advisory Council
- Sept 2018 to Aug 2019 Committee Chair
  
  Ethics and Equity Committee
- Sept 2015 to Aug 2018 Chairperson
  
  Awards Committee
- Aug 2013 to Aug 2018 Committee Member
  
  Faculty Annual and Post-Tenure Review Committee
- Sept 2012 to Aug 2016 Chairperson
  
  Periodic Review Committee
- Sept 2014 to Aug 2015 Chairperson
  
  Periodic Review Committee
- Aug 2014 to Dec 2014
  
  Fifth Year Deans Review Committee
- Jan 1998 to Dec 2014 Committee Member
  
  Committee on Graduate Studies
- Sept 2013 to Aug 2014 Mentor
  
  Faculty Mentor Program
  Accounting Department
- Feb 2013 to Dec 2013 Committee Member
  
  Division of Faculty Affairs Search Committee
- Sept 2010 to Aug 2012 Chairperson
  
  Committee on Committees
- Sept 2010 to Aug 2011 Chairperson
  
  Academy of Distinguished Teachers
- Jan 2009 to Dec 2010 Faculty Representative
  
  Advisory Council
- Jan 2007 to Dec 2010 Faculty Advisor
  
  Phi Alpha Honor Society
- Sept 1995 to Aug 2010 Chairperson
  
  Faculty Assembly
- Jan 2008 to Jan 2009 Committee Member
  
  Dean's Search Committee
- Jan 2003 to Jan 2009 Committee Member
  
  University Hearing Committee
- Jan 2008 to Dec 2008 Committee Member
  
  Fifth Year Deans Review Committee
- Jan 2006 to Jan 2008 Committee Member
  
  University Traffic and Parking Appeals Committee
- Jan 1992 to Dec 2006 Chairperson
  
  Academic & Professional Standards Committee
- Sept 1992 to Aug 2006 Chairperson
  
  Curriculum Committee
- Jan 1998 to Dec 2003 Chairperson
  
  Speakers Committee
- Jan 2001 to Jan 2003 Committee Member
  
  Academic Computing User’s Committee
- Jan 1989 to Dec 1998 Chairperson
  
  Human Behavior Content Area
- Jan 1995 to Dec 1997 Chairperson
  
  Technology Committee
- Jan 1992 to Dec 1997 Committee Member
  
  Ph.D. Committee on Graduate Studies
- Jan 1989 to Dec 1996 Committee Member
  
  Research Content Area
- Jan 1994 to Dec 1995 Committee Member
  
  Faculty Search Committee
- Sept 1994 to Aug 1995 Committee Member
  
  Administrative Committee

Service to the Profession

- Jan 2001 to Present
  LCSW Supervisor
  Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners
  Provider of LCSW Supervision for LMSW Social Workers
- Jan 1988 to Present
  Member
  Texas Chapter NASW
- Sept 2017 to Aug 2020
  Workshop Organizer
  Social Work Licensing Workshops - LBSW, LMSW, LCSW
- Jan 1995 to Jan 1997
  Member (Arlington, Texas,
  Youth and Families Board
- Jan 1995 to Jan 1996
  Member
  North Texas Branch of the World Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation

Service to the Community

- 1985 to Present
  Clinical Practice
  Clinical Social Worker

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Norman H Cobb

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