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Bethany Wood, PhD, MSW, CSW

Assistant Professor
The University of Texas at Arlington
Austin, TX, United States

Bethany Wood (she/her/hers) is a poverty researcher, at both the individual and neighborhood level, as a social determinant of mental health. Her research is grounded in Ecosocial theory and other anti-oppressive frameworks. Growing up, she lived in over a dozen neighborhoods across the United States and recognized at an early age the presence of structural inequalities in and across neighborhoods. Her 8 years of clinical experience includes working with a wide range of populations such as domestic violence survivors, young adults on the autism spectrum, and youth with high suicidality. She also managed Cyber-Seniors, a program for older adults living in Section 8 Housing in Salt Lake City, and served as the principal investigator for the Utah Cyber-Seniors study. She earned her PhD at the University of Texas at Austin’s Steve Hicks School of Social Work. She has received several awards, including the University of Texas Graduate School’s Continuing Fellowship. With the combination of her research, practice, and life experiences, she recognizes the need for research that addresses neighborhood and individual poverty, especially among marginalized populations. She is committed to conducting meaningful research that will positively impact communities through intervention and policy efforts.

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