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Kenyette Garrett

Brief Bio

Kenyette Garrett’s has a bachelor’s degree in social work from Methodist University and a master’s degree in social work from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Garrett’s 14-year career in social work has included working in child welfare, and community mental health. She has also taught as an adjunct professor. Garrett is licensed in North Carolina.

Since the early days of her social work education, Garrett has been interested in expanding the scope of the field and searching for evidence-based solutions to problems that have historically affected disenfranchised populations. She feels especially compelled to explore strength-based interventions focused on empowering and enriching the lives of parents raising children of color without the support of an active co-parent. As such, her research interests include trauma and resilience, access to arts education, attachment theory, and post traumatic growth.

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Kenyette Garrett
kgarre30@vols.utk.edu

Education

  • BSW, Methodist University 2006
  • MSW, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2008

Research Interests

  • How social workers can contribute to building resilience among families affected by intergenerational trauma and/or ambiguous loss by increasing access to music education outside of the public-school setting in these communities
  • Viewing attachment theory from the perspective of cultural humility
  • Factors that can promote post traumatic growth and resilience in families since the COVID-19 pandemic
  • How social workers can contribute to reframing vulnerability as a strength in communities affected by intergenerational trauma and/or ambiguous loss by partnering with music educators