Micro-Mentorship Series

Fall 2026 Applications NOW OPEN for On-Campus MSW

Interested in connecting with a professor beyond the classroom?

Are you seeking career insights, mentorship and an opportunity build meaningful relationships with faculty in a relaxed setting?

Micro-mentorship involves short, focused interactions with individuals who possess valuable insight or expertise. These small-group sessions are designed to foster connections and support personal and professional development.

Sessions available virtually, each lasting 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Ready to join a conversation?

Explore below the faculty members hosting sessions this semester. Click on the faculty member's name to learn more, then sign up for the session that interests you the most. A calendar invite will be provided to registered participants prior to each micro-mentorship session, including a Zoom link for virtual sessions.

We look forward to seeing you!

Robert Hernandez
Assistant Teaching Professor

March 31, 2026
1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. PDT

Robert Hernandez engages in practice-driven research to address critical areas of society that continue to hinder communities from flourishing. His focus includes vulnerable youth populations, adolescent social issues and gang intervention, strength-based/resiliency and youth empowerment models of practice.

Tyan Parker-Dominguez
Teaching Professor

April 3, 2026
1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. PDT

Tyan-Parker Dominguez is the curriculum coordinator for degree programs. Her research focuses on racial disparities in adverse birth outcomes and infant mortality, with an emphasis on racism as a social determinant of health.

Hans Oh
Assistant Professor

April 6, 2026
11:00 a.m.. - 12:15 p.m. PDT

Hans Oh is a social worker and psychiatric epidemiologist who studies the social determinants and health correlates of psychotic experiences, and has received fellowships to enhance his training in adult mental health services.

Benita Walton-Moss
Associate Teaching Professor

April 10, 2026
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. PDT

Benita Walton-Moss has been a registered nurse for more than 35 years and a family nurse practitioner for more than 30 years. Her clinical and research interests focus on health care of vulnerable populations including women’s health and substance abuse.

David Bringhurst
Associate Teaching Professor

April 14, 2026
12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. PDT

David Bringhurst has worked in social services and the social work arena since 1986, including 21 years as an active duty military social worker in the United States Air Force, retiring at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.