Lori Holleran Steiker

The PTF program mourns the loss of PTF co-founder and alumna Lori Holleran Steiker, who passed away in September 2024. Lori was a fierce advocate for students, especially through SHIFT, and was also an Associate Dean in the Undergraduate College. You can learn more about Lori’s impacts on the UT community from the Steve Hicks School of Social Work.

Lori Holleran Steiker, PhD, was the Steve Hicks Professor of Addiction, Recovery and Substance Use Services at the Steve Hicks School of Social Work, a University Distinguished Teaching Professor, and the Director of Instruction, Engagement and Wellness in the School of Undergraduate Studies at The University of Texas at Austin.

She had been a member of the UT Austin faculty since 2000 and held the Steve Hicks Professorship of Addiction and Substance Use Services beginning in Fall 2018. She also held faculty appointments at the UT Dell Medical School Department of Psychiatry and the Baylor College of Medicine Department of Family and Community Medicine. In addition, she served as Director of Instruction, Engagement and Wellness in the School of Undergraduate Studies and had been named the incoming Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies.