Jocelyn M. Bennett-Garraway, M.Ed., LPC

Ms. Bennett-Garraway teaches school counseling principles and practice, school counseling strategies and interventions, and group counseling courses and she directs the School Counseling program. Ms. Bennett-Garraway received her Master’s of Education in Counselor Education, with a focus in secondary school counseling from the Pennsylvania State University. She is currently completing her dissertation for a Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision from the Pennsylvania State University.

Ms. Bennett-Garraway has 20 years experience counseling adolescents and young adults in school, college, and clinical counseling settings with an emphasis on supporting under-served populations. Her counseling career began working with the Upward Bound program in Pennsylvania, which led to involvement in other high school career and college development programs. Ms. Bennett-Garraway’s current dissertation research is focusing on understanding the relationship between African American parenting style dimensions and career development and academic achievement. Her other research interests include adolescent career development, African American male development, and multicultural group dynamics. She joined the University in 2008.