Assistant Professor/ Doctoral Program Director
Southern Connecticut State University
Sandy Hook, CT, United States
Dr. Brianna Garrison currently serves as the Doctoral Program Director and Assistant Professor at Southern Connecticut State University in the department of social work. Although her research has largely fallen within the realm of caregivers of persons living with dementia, her broader interests include gerontology, health disparities, health equity, interprofessional education and practice, leadership and career resiliency, grief and loss, and social connection for older adults. Brianna received her undergraduate degree from Texas Tech University, completed her MSW degree and graduate certificate in Health Disparities at the University of Houston, and earned her Ph.D. in Social Work from Baylor University. Brianna was awarded a pre-dissertation fellowship with the Association of Gerontology Education in Social Work (AGESW). Brianna is a 2020 recipient of the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health's Frances Fowler Wallace Memorial Award for mental health dissertation research. Brianna is a licensed clinical social worker and board approved clinical supervisor. Her clinical social work experience includes medical social work, grief and loss with older adults, adjustment to chronic and progressive illness, and working with persons living with dementia and their caregivers.
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Social Work Leadership in Higher Education and Steps Towards Decolonization and Communal Partnership
Friday, October 25, 2024
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT
Implementation of a Standardized Patient Program for Interprofessional Education and Practice
Saturday, October 26, 2024
2:15 PM – 2:45 PM CT