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Mia Kirby

Title: Adjunct Faculty

Department: Social Work

College: College of Health and Public Service

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • PhD, Texas Woman's University, 2019
    Major: Sociology

Current Scheduled Teaching

SOWK 4725.402Theory and Practice in Mental HealthSpring 8W2 2026
SOWK 5240.400Human Diversity and Multicultural PracticeFall 2025
SOWK 3525.401Violence in FamiliesFall 8W2 2025 Syllabus
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

SOWK 3525.401Violence in FamiliesSpring 2025 Syllabus SPOT
SOWK 3525.402Violence in FamiliesSpring 8W2 2025
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Journal Article

  • Ricks, N., Golman, M., Kirby, M., Gallegos, I.D. (2019). Cultural Differences in Parental Self-Efficacy in Communicating With Teens About Sex: A Pilot Study. Other. 3 (2) 170-186. Springer Publishing Company. https://doi.org/10.1891/2474-8684.3.2.170
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Overall
Summative Rating		 Challenge and
Engagement Index		 Response Rate

out of 5
out of 7		 %
of
students responded
  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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