Aran Garnett-Deakin

Elayna Seago — Aran Garnett-Deakin, MS to Ph.D. Student in Family Studies

Department of Human Development and Family Science
acgarnet@vt.edu

Aran (She/Her) is a third year MS/PhD student in Family Science. She studies fathering identity and is currently focusing on Appalachian fathering identity from a critical feminist perspective. Broadly, she is interested in relational and interactive identity, gender, and how individuals interact with other individuals, small groups, and communities to create meaning in their lives. Her major advisor is Caroline Sanner.

Principal Areas of Research Focus

Identity
Critical Masculinity
Gender
Fathering
Communication

Education

B.S. Human Development and Family Studies, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, 2021

Awards and Honors

Recipient, Garnett-Deakin, A. (Principle Investigator) & Sanner, C. S. (2022-2023). Fathering in the “other America”: A qualitative analysis of fathering in rural Appalachia. [Grant]. Graduate Research and Development Award. https://gpss.vt.edu/programs/grdp.html
NCFR Honors Student Recognition Program, Spring 2020
HDFS Outstanding Undergraduate Award, University of North Carolina- Greensboro. Spring 2020

Publications

Rice, T. M., & Garnett-Deakin, A., (In press), History and cohort effects in romantic relationships. Ogolsky, B. (Ed.) The Sociocultural Context of Romantic Relationships. Cambridge University Press.