M. E. Betsy Garrison Data-verified

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University of Arkansas

Last publication 2025 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

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13 h-index 57 pubs 997 cited

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M. E. Betsy Garrison's research program focuses on family and community resilience, with recent work examining the relationship between these factors during the transition to emerging adulthood. Garrison has also investigated variations in family resilience based on individual resources, social capital, and sociodemographic characteristics. Her scholarship extends to intercultural competence development among students, particularly through service-learning experiences, and the infusion of cultural intelligence into animal science curricula. Additionally, Garrison has studied food waste in restaurants, exploring chefs' practices and challenges in training. She has also contributed to understanding the landscape of women faculty in hospitality higher education. Garrison holds an h-index of 13, with 58 total publications and 992 citations. She has collaborated with researchers including Kelly A. Way, Timothy S. Killian, Nicholas E. Johnston, and Isabelle Caldwell.

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h-index: 13
Publications: 57
Citations: 997

Selected Publications

Is Interpersonal Trust or Institutional Trust More Strongly Associated with Subjective Well-Being than Mental Health Among Financially Insecure U.S. Southern Households? (2026)

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Hurricanes and Human Health in Louisiana: Insights from Hurricanes Laura, Delta, and Ida (2025)

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Addressing Food Waste in Restaurant Training: Practices and Challenges (2025)

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Using the Web-first Tailored Design Method in a Rural Population: A Follow-Up Investigation (2024)

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Food waste in restaurants: A qualitative investigation of chefs’ practices (2024)

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Navigating the academic Labyrinth: describing the landscape of women faculty in hospitality higher education (2024)

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The Relationship between Family and Community Resilience during the Developmental Transition of Emerging Adulthood (2023)

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Perry, B. D. and Winfrey, O. (2021). What happened to you? Conversations on trauma, resilience, and healing. Flatiron Books. ISBN 978‐1‐250‐22318‐0 (hardcover). 302 pages. (2023)

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Measuring Community Resilience: An Empirical Evaluation of Two Instruments (2022)

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The Walsh Family Resilience Questionnaire: More Empirical Support (2022)

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Developing intercultural competence among students in family science: The importance of service learning experiences (2022)

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Depressive Symptoms in Context: Variations in a Community Sample Based on Dispositional Optimism, Self-Rated Health, Place Attachment, and Social Trust (2022)

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69 Animal Pharmacology: What Do Animal Science Students Know? (2022)

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71 Infusing Animal Science Curricula with Cultural Intelligence (2022)

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Family Resilience: Variations by Individual Psychological and Health Resources, Social Capital and Sociodemographic Characteristics (2021)

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