Deaetta Grinnage 

Clinical Assistant Professor

About

Deaetta is a clinical assistant professor working within the counselor education department. Deaetta has been a counselor for six years and her clinical experience includes working with children/adolescents and young adults focusing on trauma, behavioral issues, suicidal ideation, self-esteem and anxiety. Deaetta\'s research includes: Race-Based Traumatic Stress and its impact on BIPOC students, intergenerational trauma, and counselor training that is inclusive for counselors and clients.

Affiliations

  • School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education

Research Interests

Counseling Issues, Qualitative Research, Race / Ethnicity Issues, Trauma

Education

  • Ph.D Counselor Education & Supervision- University of Georgia, 2024
  • M.S Clinical Mental Health Counseling- Georgia State University, 2019
  • B.S Biology-Delaware State University, 2016
  • Interdisciplinary Qualitative Studies Graduate Certificate
  • Licensed Professional Counselor

Selected Publications

Articles
  • Petion, Ashlei; Chang, Catherine; Mitchell, Michelle; Grinnage,Deaetta; Brown-Thompson, Crystal; Huffstead, Mary (2022). “Battling Something Bigger Than Me”: A Phenomenological Investigation of Generational Trauma in African American Women. Journal of counseling and Development
  • Flint, Maureen; Adams, Jaminque; Dodd, Kassandra; Lee-Simmons, Tonja; Johnson,Michele; Mitchell, Nia; Grinnage, Deaetta (2024) “Dear theory and other stories: Dis/Uncovering our relationship to theory through reading”. The International Review of Qualitative Research on Scholarly Reading Practices Journal