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We’re Hiring a Research Coordinator!


Apply now to be considered for the new Research Coordinator position, supporting military and veteran research and programming.
Apply now to be considered for the new Research Coordinator position, supporting military and veteran research and programming.
We’re so excited to welcome the newest member of our team, Abby Blankenship, PhD. Having joined in January, as the Institute’s Research Assistant Professor, Dr, Blankenship will be supporting our upcoming Military Social Work and Behavioral Health Conference and will…
Check out the tentative conference schedule, highlighting our conference presentations and speakers.
Register now for the 2023 Military Social Work & Behavioral Health Conference on June 12-14th.
Meet the peer leaders who make our Veteran Spouse Network programming possible.
Steve Hicks School of Social Work (Nov 2022) With more than 40,000 nonprofits in the U.S. dedicated to serving veterans, it can be overwhelming for veteran families to navigate such a vast ocean of resources, especially if they are not…
Researchers at the Institute for Military and Veteran Family Wellness at The University of Texas at Austin were awarded $1.4 million from the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program to pilot a peer-led resiliency group for active-duty military spouses. The group will…
Austin American-Statesman (Nov 2022) | Elisa Borah & Hannah O’Brien Veterans are routinely thanked for their service in November and many other times throughout the year. Most Americans recognize and appreciate all they have sacrificed. But, what of their families,…
Fox 44 News (Oct 21) | Allison Fox O’Connor FORT HOOD, Texas (FOX 44) — The Human Capital Week was created to help leaders on Fort Hood learn more about the resources available for their soldiers. One of the the…
Check out our chronicle of institute and VSN-featured news articles and media appearances.
Check out the Veteran Spouse Network calendar of events to view upcoming opportunities to connect with peers in the institute’s programming leg.
Hear from institute Director, Dr. Elisa Borah, as she talks about the work we do at the Institute for Military and Veteran Family Wellness and the Veteran Spouse Network. In this episode of PsychArmor’s Behind the Mission podcast, Dr. Borah…