Full Professor
Texas State University, Texas, United States
Dr. Kathy Selber, LMSW-AP, holds degrees from the University of Houston and the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Selber has been awarded numerous research grants and is well-published. She is fluent in Spanish and previously taught in Mexico. She is passionate about working with student veterans and military families, and has been a leader in developing student veteran-friendly policies and programs on Texas State campus, as well as other campuses. She teaches both on campus and online.
Dr. Selber is a founding member of the Texas State University- Veteran Advisory Council (VAC) and was the faculty sponsor for the student veteran organization, the Veteran Alliance of Texas State (VATS) from 2008-2013. Since 2008 she has provided leadership in developing Texas State’s program for serving the campus’ veterans and dependents. Working to blend the educational and service missions for supporting student veterans, Dr. Selber has helped create innovations to build the campus services into the 14th nationally ranked program among four-year colleges for veteran-friendly practices by Military Times Edge magazine in 2013.
As part of this nationally recognized program, Dr. Selber has supervised Masters of Social Work and Bachelor of Social Work students in a special unit that serves the student veterans on campus and in the community providing over 10,000 hours of service delivery since 2010. These interns perform outreach, case management, program development, and research functions that benefit veterans while training to be the next generation of veteran service providers. She also teaches a course for Masters of Social Work students both on campus and online entitled Helping Troops and Veterans Transition Back to Families and Community and has trained over 300 students interested in working with veterans in the community. Graduates of this unique internship and classroom training model are now employed in veteran serving organizations such as: Wounded Warrior Project; Operation Homefront; Samaritan Counseling Center’s Hope for Heroes; and various Veterans Administration clinics and hospital sites across the country.
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Sunday, November 13, 2022
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM