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Tanya N. Rollins, MSW

Doctoral Student/Research Assistant
University of Houston
Houston, TX, United States

Tanya N. Rollins, MSW received her BS in Psychology from Texas A&M University in 1990 and her MSW from Texas State University-San Marcos in 2007. She retired from the child welfare system after thirty years. She worked in roles as an investigator, intake specialist, intake supervisor, training specialist, training manager, and disproportionality manager. In her role as the Child Protective Services Disproportionality Manager for the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, she was charged with examining the racial and ethnic disparities in the child welfare system while working with internal and external partners to eliminate the disparities. Ms. Rollins is currently a fourth-year PhD student and research assistant in the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work.

She has presented at numerous national, regional, and state conferences on poverty, child welfare, racial and ethnic identity, cultural responsiveness, and disparities in the child welfare system. Ms. Rollins had the honor of working with Austin community leaders while participating in Mayor Steve Adler’s Task Force on Institutional Racism. Ms. Rollins continues to work with community, persons impacted by child welfare, and other interested parties to advocate for change. Ms. Rollins has received accolades for her commitment to social justice.

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