Allan Cole

Allan Cole currently serves as Deputy for Health Humanities and Technology at Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin, since July 2024, and Dean at the Steve Hicks School of Social Work since June 2022. At the University of Texas at Austin, a position held since 2014, Allan holds multiple titles including Professor, Deputy to the President for Societal Challenges and Opportunities, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Director of Undergraduate Programs, and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. Prior to this, Allan was Academic Dean and Professor in the Nancy Taylor Williamson Distinguished Chair at Austin Seminary from 2003 to 2014. Educational qualifications include a Master of Social Work from Columbia University, a PhD in Psychology of Religion/Practical Theology, and a Master of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary, as well as an AB in Philosophy from Davidson College.