Biography
Dr. Sheretta T. Butler-Barnes is an Associate Professor of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL). A developmental psychologist and quantitative methodologist, Butler-Barnes's line of research include examining how Black youth draw on individual and cultural assets and resources to thrive despite challenges to their identities from structural, individual, and cultural racism. Her expertise and scholarly work are on Black children and youth, risk and resilience, academic achievement, and wellbeing. Butler-Barnes also has extensive experience in youth programming for Black adolescent girls.
Research Interests
To be part of a research collaborative that is actively engaged in addressing racial inequities and disparities. To be part of a collective that is transdisciplinary ensures that different perspectives will be brought to the table to develop a strategic plan that will address racial injustice in the US.