DENNIS MYERS, PHD, MSSW, LCSW

Dennis Myers is Professor of Social Work and Dorothy Barfield Kronzer Professor of Family Studies where he has served on the faculty since 1981. He was recognized as a Distinguished Teacher by the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education and as an expert Gero- Ed Center Expert Trainer by the Council on Social Work Education. He has been the principal or co- principle investigator for grants of over $1,000,000. He is the chair of the School of Social Work Gerontology Initiative and principle investigator for the Danny and Lenn Prince Initiative for Quality Long-term Care with Older Adults that provides research, evidence-based practice models, educational programs, and practical resources to strengthen the care environment of residential facilities and to enrich the personal and family life of older persons who reside in them. Dr. Myers serves on the Texas Nursing Facility Administrator’s Advisory Board. He is also the co- principal investigator for the Bilingual Mental Health Scholarship Program for Accredited Social Work Programs, funded by the Hogg Foundation (2008-2015). During the period between 2002 to the present, he has authored or co-authored 30 journal articles and chapters in the areas of social work practice, educational gerontology, adult caregiving, productive aging, and faith-based community services. Dr. Myers is currently working on a book entitled Awakening Power and Grace in Your Parent and Adult Child Relationships. Dennis serves as an active deacon and he and his wife, Lois, serve as the directors of a Senior Adult Sunday School department at First Baptist Church of Woodway.