Travis Hales

Education: Ph.D. in Philosophy, University at Buffalo School of Social Work
M.S. in Social Work, University at Buffalo School of Social Work

Courses Taught: SOWK 6131 ‘Social Work Research’ and SOWK 6232 ‘Practice and Program Evaluation’

Biography:

Dr. Travis Hales is an emerging social work scholar at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte whose research focuses on building an evidence base for trauma-informed approaches and examining the relationships among organizational conditions, staff well-being, and therapeutic effectiveness. His current research includes systemic responses to overdose prevention and response, including developing surveillance infrastructures to monitor the frequency and impacts of overdoses in Mecklenburg County.