Diane McDaniel Rhodes

Diane McDaniel Rhodes received her Ph.D. in social work from the University of Texas at Austin, where her areas of research include partner violence, family violence, and social constructions of intimate violence with a focus on the presentation of partner violence in young adult fiction. She brings 28 years of social work professional experience to her scholarship, including senior management roles in domestic violence and sexual assault prevention agencies.

Her teaching areas include introduction to social work, generalist practice of social work, foundations of social justice, social work practice in organizations and communities, leadership in human services. She has published in Sage Publications, Journal of Family Violence, Violence Against Women.