Ann Marie Garran, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Ann Marie Garran, LCSW, is an associate professor at the University of Connecticut School of Social Work. Her scholarship focuses on anti-racist and anti-oppressive practice, social work education, identifying and responding to microaggressions, the development of critical consciousness, child welfare, and structural inequities.

Her work explores how social work educators and practitioners can address racism, oppression, and human rights concerns through teaching, practice, research, and policy. Dr. Garran is currently exploring the intersections of poverty, race, parental stress, and child welfare involvement, with a particular focus on addressing structural inequities that affect families and communities.

Dr. Garran is the co-author of Racism in the United States: Implications for the Helping Professions (1st edition, Cengage; 2nd and 3rd editions, Springer). Her scholarship has appeared in leading journals, including Social Work, British Journal of Social Work, Journal of Social Work Practice, Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work, and Social Work Education, among other peer-reviewed publications.

She has delivered numerous presentations, trainings, and workshops, both nationally and internationally, on topics including systemic inequality, microaggressions, teaching about race and racism, and the pursuit of psychological safety in anti-oppressive learning environments.

Before entering academia, Dr. Garran worked as a clinical social worker in school- and community-based settings in New York City, particularly in East Harlem (Spanish Harlem).

Dr. Garran earned her Ph.D. in social work from Smith College; a post-master’s certificate in advanced clinical practice from Hunter College; a MSW from Hunter College, and a BS from Georgetown University’s School of Languages and Linguistics. She speaks French, German, and Spanish.

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