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Dr. Richard W Wiley Jr.

  • Asst Professor of Instruction - School of Social Work

Biography and education

Dr. Richard Wiley is an Assistant Professor of Instructor. He joined Texas State University in Fall 2021 as per a Per Course Lecturer and promoted as a full-time faculty member in Fall 2022. Dr. Wiley received his PhD in May 2025 from the School of Social Work at Louisiana State University. He received an MBA in Business Management from Newman Universiyt, an MSW in Social Work from Washburn University, an MA in Sociology from Wichita State University, and a BA in Psychology from Wichita State University.

Teaching Interests

Research Interests

  • Skipper, A. D., Chaney, C. D., Rose, A. H., Wiley, R. W., Wooten, C. C., Myers Curry, T., … Kennedy, J. (2024). Sanctification of African American Couple Relationships and Relational Forgiveness. Family Relations, 73(4), 2315–2332. https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.13026
  • Chaney, C. D., Curry, T. M., Wooten, C. C., Wiley, R. W., Nicks, N., Caldwell, C., & George, E. (2023). Trouble in Mind: On Becoming a Black Girl Under Oppressive Social Control, Crime, and Slave Status. In Globalization, Human Rights and Populism (pp. 449–474). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-17203-8_22
  • Wiley, R. W. (2022). The neo-segregation narratives: Race, racism, and White supremacy – cultural implications of “Mudbound” (film). In Chapter in a book. Springer International Publishing.
  • Wiley, R. W. (2020). Parent-child program for incarcerated African-American fathers: A systematic review. Spectrum: A Journal on Black Men, 8(2), 1–28.
  • Award / Honor Nominee: Alpha Chi National Honor Society Favorite Professors for 2025. October 28, 2025 - Present
  1. Member

    MSW Advisory Committee

  2. Member

    Texas State University School of Social Work Scholarship and Awards Committee

  3. Other

    Curriculum Team Lead for SOWK 4310

  4. Other

    School of Social Work Curriculum Committee

  5. Member

    School of Social Work Academic Professional Faculty Committee (APC) (formerly Non-Tenure Line Faculty Advisory Committee [NTLF])

  6. Member

    School of Social Work Hiring Search Committee

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