Dr. Mia Moore Kirby

Current Position: Assistant Professor of Practice African American Studies and Social Work, UTA

Location: Arlington, TX

Degrees: PhD, Sociology, MSW, BS, Psychology

Areas of Interest: Qualitative Research focused on race, ethnicity, gender, mental health and discrimination. More specifically, examining an intersectional approach to mental health service provider practices.

Identifiers: Mother (single or co-parenting), African-American

Mentorship Status: Yes, I'd like to mentor someone else

Publications and/or Presentations: 2020 Kirby, M. “Tell it like it is: Black Power Era Music and the Construction of the Strong Black Woman Archetype”. Journal of Ethnographic and Qualitative Research
2019 Ricks, N., Golman, M., Kirby, M., Gallegos, I. “Cultural Differences in Parental Self-Efficacy in Communicating with Teens about Sex: A Pilot Study”. Urban Social Work
2019 Kirby, M. “Book Review: An Education in Sexuality and Sociality: Heteronormativity on Campus. Gender and Society