Betsy Garrison is a professor in the School of Human Environmental Sciences at the University of Arkansas, where she was director from 2014-2020. Garrison retired from Louisiana State University after a 20-year career, and lastly, as an associate dean and professor. She is an author of more than 50 publications and has secured more than $1M to support her work. Throughout her career, Garrison’s scholarship has broadly focused on family stress, health and well-being, and family and community resilience, including disasters. She recently became a certified mental health first aid instructor.