College of Education

Dr. Angie D. Cartwright is the Interim Department Chair of Teacher Education and Administration, Assistant Vice Provost of faculty Success, and an Associate Professor in the Department of Counseling and Higher Education at the University of North Texas. Since joining UNT in 2015, she has led several innovative interdisciplinary research collaborations and has made invaluable contributions to student success as director of the undergraduate minor in counseling.

She directed UNT Classic and the Integrated Care and Behavioral Health Project, which were designed to address health disparities by enhancing the delivery of culturally competent mental health services to medically underserved communities. The projects provided over 50,000 hours of free clinical services to underrepresented groups in the Dallas Fort Worth region. In addition to her success receiving multiple awards and honors, $3M in grant funding, and a strong publication record. 

Dr. Cartwright was the Inaugural Presidential Early Career Professor at UNT and is a former President of the Texas Association for Counselor Education and Supervision and the International Association of Addiction and Offender Counseling. In 2022, she earned the Texas Counseling Association’s Research Award. She has been recognized internationally, nationally, and locally for her research and service to the counseling profession.