Skip to main content Dr. Amy D Benton
- Professor at School of Social Work, College of Applied Arts
Service Activities
Ongoing
- Member, College Naming Committee.
September 2024 - Present.
- Member, PhD/Doctoral Comittee.
August 2024 - Present.
- Member, University Lecturer Committee.
September 2023 - Present.
- Chair, Student and Community Engagement Committee.
August 2023 - Present.
- Member, Piper Professor Selection Committee.
September 2020 - Present.
- Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Community Practice.
November 2019 - Present.
- Reviewer / Referee, Child and Family Social Work.
2018 - Present.
- Reviewer / Referee, Child Welfare.
2018 - Present.
- Senate Liaison, Faculty Senate.
2017 - Present.
- Member, Personnel Committee.
August 2017 - Present.
- Reviewer / Referee, Children and Youth Services Review.
2016 - Present.
- Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs.
2015 - Present.
- Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Public Child Welfare.
2011 - Present.
- Texas State University Allies.
2010 - Present.
- Member, The Network for Social Work Management (NSWM).
2010 - Present.
- Member, National Association of Social Workers (NASW).
2009 - Present.
2024
- Chair, Tenure-track Faculty Search Committee.
July 2021 - July 2024.
- Member, Austin Discovery School/ Board of Directors- Head of School commitee.
March 2020 - July 2024.
- Chair, Austin Discovery School/Board of Directors-Grants & Development Committee.
August 2019 - July 2024.
- Board Member, Austin Discovery School/Board of Directors.
July 2019 - July 2024.
2023
- Chair, Social Justice Committee.
September 2020 - 2023.
- Member, Council on Social Work Education.
2019 - 2023.
2022
- Member, Scholarship Committee.
September 2021 - 2022.
- Member, Denise M. Trauth Endowed Presidential Research Professorship selection committee.
May 2021 - 2022.
- Member, BSW Advisory Committee.
September 2020 - 2022.
- Member, Excellence in Scholarly Work/Presidential Seminar Taskforce.
2018 - 2022.
- Member, Society for Social Work and Research.
2008 - 2022.
2021
- Reviewer / Referee, NASW TX Conference.
2021.
- Member, CSWE Reaffirmation Committee.
March 2018 - 2021.
- Member, School Curriculum Committee.
2010 - September 2021.
- Member, Admin Assistant Search Committee.
April 2021 - June 2021.
- Chair, Social Justice Workgroup.
March 2018 - May 2021.
2020
- Chair, BSW Advisory Commitee.
August 2019 - 2020.
- Member, Scholarship Committee.
August 2019 - August 2020.
- Chair, Tenure Track Positions Search Committee.
June 2019 - May 2020.
2019
- Bobcat Days.
2010 - 2019.
- Chair, Retreat Planning Committee.
March 2019 - September 2019.
- Member, Field Committee.
2017 - May 2019.
2018
- Reviewer / Referee, CSWE Annual Conference_Child Welfare Track.
2018.
- School Liaison, the Library.
2015 - 2018.
- Chair, Research Coordinator Search Committee.
January 2018 - July 2018.
2017
- Member, MSW interviews.
2017.
- Reviewer / Referee, NASW TX Annual Conference.
2017.
- Chair, HRSA Virtual Behavioral Health Conference review panel.
2017.
- Member, Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).
2008 - 2017.
- Interim Chair, Program Standards Task Force.
May 2017 - August 2017.
- Advisor to student group, FACES.
January 2017 - June 2017.
- Chair, Foster Care Advisory Council.
January 2017 - June 2017.
2016
- BSW Leadership Committee.
2011 - 2016.
- Research & Scholarship Committee.
2011 - 2016.
- Evaluation consultant, Austin Healthy Adolescent (AHA) Program.
2014 - May 2016.
2015
- School Advancement Committee.
2015.
- Tenure-track Position Search Committee.
2015.
- Assist, MSW applicant interviews.
2014 - 2015.
- Chair, Program Standards Committee.
2014 - 2015.
2014
- Doctoral Needs Assessment Task Force.
2013 - 2014.
2012
- Region 8 Disproportionality Advisory Board for the Texas Department of Family & Protective Services.
2011 - 2012.
- Reviewer / Referee, Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal.
2010 - 2012.
2011
- Reviewer / Referee, NASW-Texas Annual Conference.
2011.
- MSW Leadership Committee.
2010 - 2011.
