Food, raffle and conversation with student organization TX HDFS. Dr. Farya Phillips is the Dean’s postdoctoral research fellow in psychosocial oncology at the University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work. Her research interests include young adult cancer survivors and children/adolescents affected by their parent’s cancer diagnosis.” Farya has a bachelor’s degree in Human Development and Family Studies from The University of Texas at Austin and a Master’s degree in Education with an emphasis on Hospitalized Children from Mills College in Oakland, California. She is a certified Child Life Specialist and received her internship training at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center. She has over 15 years experience providing psychosocial support for children and families in health care environments and has worked extensively with children and families dealing with chronic illness and grief.”