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Biography
 Catherine Faver joined the UPTA Department of Social Work in 2002. Her scholarly work focuses on the link between animal abuse and family violence and the impact of spirituality on well-being. As co-founder of a local coalition of animal welfare and human services professionals, she is active in community efforts to prevent and end violence. She earned her Ph.D. in social work and sociology at the University of Michigan and her MSSW at the University of Texas at Arlington. A native Texan, she has held faculty appointments at the University of Tennessee (1983-2002) and the University of Texas at Arlington (1979-1983).
Areas of research expertiese
Animal abuse and family violence; spirituality and social welfare
Teaching Interests
Human behavior and the social environment; research; spirituality and social work.
Recent Publications
Faver, C., & Cavazos, A. (in press). Love, safety, and companionship: The human-animal bond and Latino families. Journal of Family Social Work.
Faver, C., & Cavazos, A. (2007). Animal abuse and domestic violence: A view from the border. Journal of Emotional Abuse, 7(3), 59-81.
Cavazos, A., Faver, C., & Salinas, A. (2007). Social Work and Spiritual Healing: Partnering with a Curandero. Reflections: Narratives of Professional Helping, 13 (1), 16-29.
Faver, C. A., & Strand, E. B. (2007). Fear, guilt, and grief: Harm to pets and the emotional abuse of women. Journal of Emotional Abuse, 7 (1), 51-70.
Strand, E. B., & Faver, C. A. (2005). Battered women’s concern for their pets: A closer look. Journal of Family Social Work, 9(4), 39-58.
Faver, C. A., & Trachte, B. L. (2005). Religion and spirituality at the border: A survey of Mexican-American social work students. Social Thought: Journal of Religion in the Social Services, 24 (4), 3-18.
Faver, C. A., Cavazos, A. M., Jr., & Trachte, B. L. (2005). Social work students at the border: Religion, culture, and beliefs about poverty. Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work, 11 (1), 1-15.
Faver, C. A. (2004). Relational spirituality and social caregiving. Social Work, 49(2), 241-249.
Faver, C. A., & Strand, E. B. (2003). To leave or to stay? Battered women’s concern for vulnerable pets. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 18 (12), 1367-1377.
Faver, C. A., Cox, M. E., & Callahan, A. (2003). Social work students’ images of God. Social Thought: Journal of Religion in the Social Services, 22(4), 53-74.
Faver, C. A., & Strand, E. B. (2003). Domestic violence and animal cruelty: Untangling the web of abuse. Journal of Social Work Education, 39(2), 237-253.
Faver, C. A. (2003). Being called: Women’s paths to service and activism. Social Thought: Journal of Religion in the Social Services, 22(1), 63-76.
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