Bernice Garnett
Adam and Abigail Burack Family Green and Gold Professor
Program Coordinator, Individually Designed Major in Education
85 South Prospect St
539A Waterman
Burlington, VT 05405
United States
- Sc.D. in Social and Behavioral Sciences from Harvard School of Public Health
- M.P.H in Health Promotion from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
BIO
Adam and Abigail Burack Family Green and Gold Professor Bernice Garnett is a public health prevention scientist interested in childhood obesity, bullying, discrimination and harassment, youth health disparities, food access and food security, community based participatory research, school climate and restorative justice. School based health promotion and community strategies to promote health and wellness are a central focus of her work.
Dr. Garnett is interested in integrating interdisciplinary public health undergraduate training in teacher education and other traditional undergraduate disciplines. She serves as a faculty member of the Food Systems Initiative at UVM, and as the Chair of the Vermont Hazing, Harassment and Bullying Prevention Advisory Council.
Courses
- Bullying and Youth Violence Prevention
- Mixed Methods Research
- Personal Health
Publications
Awards and Achievements
- Sustainability Faculty Fellowship, University of Vermont
- Center for Rural Studies Faculty Fellowship, University of Vermont
- Presidential Fellowship, Harvard University
- Matina S. Horner, Summer Research Fellowship, Harris Center for Eating Disorders Research, Education and Advocacy at Massachusetts General Hospital
- Maternal and Child Health Information Resource Center Summer Fellow Oregon Department of Public Health and Human Services
- Council of Women World Leaders Summer Fellow Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Area(s) of expertise
- Bullying prevention
- Community and social systems
- Diversity, access and equity
- Public health
- Restorative justice
- School climate
- Social justice
Bio
Adam and Abigail Burack Family Green and Gold Professor Bernice Garnett is a public health prevention scientist interested in childhood obesity, bullying, discrimination and harassment, youth health disparities, food access and food security, community based participatory research, school climate and restorative justice. School based health promotion and community strategies to promote health and wellness are a central focus of her work.
Dr. Garnett is interested in integrating interdisciplinary public health undergraduate training in teacher education and other traditional undergraduate disciplines. She serves as a faculty member of the Food Systems Initiative at UVM, and as the Chair of the Vermont Hazing, Harassment and Bullying Prevention Advisory Council.
Courses
- Bullying and Youth Violence Prevention
- Mixed Methods Research
- Personal Health
Publications
Awards and Achievements
- Sustainability Faculty Fellowship, University of Vermont
- Center for Rural Studies Faculty Fellowship, University of Vermont
- Presidential Fellowship, Harvard University
- Matina S. Horner, Summer Research Fellowship, Harris Center for Eating Disorders Research, Education and Advocacy at Massachusetts General Hospital
- Maternal and Child Health Information Resource Center Summer Fellow Oregon Department of Public Health and Human Services
- Council of Women World Leaders Summer Fellow Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Areas of Expertise
- Bullying prevention
- Community and social systems
- Diversity, access and equity
- Public health
- Restorative justice
- School climate
- Social justice