Meet Kayla Whitworth, Lecturer, Department of Social Work

First, tell us a little about yourself.

Hi, I’m Kayla Whitworth a licensed clinical social worker supervisor. I am excited to be starting my fourth year here at UNT. I live in Denton with my husband, Brian, our two daughters, ages 14 and 7, and our dog and cat.

Why did you choose to study social work?

During my undergraduate journey, I initially pursued a biology major, but it didn't take long for me to realize that it wasn't the right path for me. Recognizing the need to change majors, I decided to explore my options and sought assistance from...

The MPA program ranked high in multiple categories again this year.

DENTON (UNT), Texas – US News & World Report released their annual rankings, and programs in the UNT College of Health and Public Service continued to rank well among Texas and national peers. The Department of Public Administration M.P.A. program came in at No. 8 in the nation and No. 1 in Texas in local government management – up three places from last year. It ranked No. 10 in the nation and No. 2 in the state in the homeland security and emergency management category, and it ranked No. 18 in the nation and No. 1 in Texas in the public finance and budgeting category. The program also improved its overall ranking, coming in at No. 67 among the 269 public affairs graduate programs in the nation and holding...

DENTON (UNT), Texas – Faculty in the University of North Texas College of Health and Public Service Department of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology reported preliminary findings of their ongoing grant, funded by the Hearing Industry Research Consortium, at the recent American Auditory Society conference. Their preliminary data suggest that exercising your ears by using hearing aids may improve brain responses to sound, cognition, perceived listening abilities, and behavioral listening performance in older adults. Prior to receiving hearing aids, most participants reported listening difficulties in noisy situations. After only two months of hearing aid use,...

The 5-year program is funded by a $1,244,239 grant from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP).

DENTON (UNT), Texas – Dr. Miriam Chacon Boesch, associate professor in the UNT...

Smiles were beaming, tears were shed, and lives were changed at the event held at the facility on December 6. 

DENTON (UNT), Texas – The Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program in the UNT College of Health and Public Service Department of Criminal Justice, an international program that allows higher education professors to teach classes inside prisons, bringing college students together with incarcerated students to learn in an equitable setting, is the first in a Texas prison. At the event, both students inside the...

Dr. Dhru Mukherjee, associate professor in the College of Health and Public Service Department of Social Work, will use the funds to address health disparities and the shortage in the healthcare workforce in DFW who are skilled in handling opioid and other substance use disorders in underserved communities. 

DENTON (UNT), Texas – With the 3-year funding from the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Dr. Mukherjee, the principal investigator, will be collaborating with faculty in the college’s...

We’re excited to sponsor the UNT Food Pantry presented by Kroger again for October!

Please join us in supporting our students by dropping off any of the items listed below to Chilton Hall, Suite 289, or donate money online at this link.

There’s also a UNT Food Pantry Amazon Wish list if you’d like to donate there instead: https://bit.ly/UNTFoodPantryWishList

For more information on the UNT Food Pantry presented by Kroger, visit...

They are currently seeking participants for the study, which will help determine factors that lead to successful hearing aid usage. 

DENTON (UNT), Texas – Faculty in the University of North Texas College of Health and Public Service Department of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology have received a sizable grant from the Hearing Industry Research Consortium to determine how emotions, psychological well-being, social relationships, stress and other factors impact whether adults continue to use hearing aids once they’re purchased. The study will include 40...