Fellows

Dr. Barbara Jones is University Distinguished Teaching Professor, Josleen and Frances Lockhart Professor of Direct Social Work Practice and Associate Dean for Health Affairs at the UT Austin Steve Hicks School of Social Work. At Dell Medical School, she is Chair of the Department of Health Social Work, Associate Director of Social Sciences and Community Based Research in the LIVESTRONG Cancer Institutes, and Distinguished professor of oncology, population health, and psychiatry and behavioral sciences. She is a Founding Steering Committee Member of the UT Austin Center for Health Interprofessional Practice and Education. Dr. Jones is a Distinguished Scholar/Fellow of the National Academies of Practice and past Vice-Chair of the Social Work Academy. She is the Past President of the Association of Pediatric Oncology Social Work and a founding Board member of the Social Work in Hospice and Palliative Care Network. She serves on the National Advisory Board of the Cambia Health Foundation Sojourns Scholars Leadership Program and on the Pediatric Palliative Care Research Network. Dr. Jones’ research focuses on palliative care, pediatric and AYA oncology and social work leadership in health care. Her work has been published in top journals including Pediatrics, Social Work in Health Care, and Cancer.

https://socialwork.utexas.edu/directory/barbara-l-jones/