Faculty Profile for Dr. Richard W Wiley Jr.

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Dr. Richard W Wiley Jr.
Asst Professor of Instruction — School of Social Work
ENC 231E
phone: (512) 245-1506
Scholarly/Creative Work
Service

Biography Section

Biography and Education

 Richard Wiley joined Texas State University in Fall 2021. Mr. Wiley is a PhD candidate in the School of Social Work at Louisiana State University. He is expected to receive his PhD in Social Work in May 2025. He received a BA in Psychology from Wichita State University, and an MA in Sociology from Wichita State University, an MSW in Social Work from Washburn University, and earned an MBA in Business Management from Newman University.

Teaching Interests

 Race and Ethnicity / Human Diversity and Oppression, Mental Health, Human Behavior in Social Environment, Research Methods, Social Work Practice and Policy

Research Interests

 Hip Hop Therapy and Hip Hop Based Interventions, African American youth issues, African American males and mental health, African American fatherhood, Race and Ethnicity

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • 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.

Selected Service Activities

Member
Texas State University School of Social Work Scholarship Committee
June 2024-Present
Curriculum Team Lead
School of Social Work
October 2023-Present
Curriculum Team Lead
School of Social Work Curriculum Committee
October 2023-Present
Attendee / Participant
BSW Committee
October 27, 2022-Present
Member
School of Social Work Non-Tenure Line Faculty Advisory Committee
September 2022-Present