Quenette Walton
Associate Professor | Associate Dean for Doctoral Education | Humana Endowed Chair in Social Determinants of Health
qwalton2@central.uh.edu
Room: Social Work Building
Phone: (713) 743-8075
Personal Statement
Dr. Walton joined the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work in July 2017. Her research, teaching, and service are driven by her scholarly and clinical practice experiences with middle-class Black women with depression over the past 15-plus years. Dr. Walton is among a handful of U.S. scholars who specifically investigates how social class, gender, culture, and race affects the mental health and well-being of Black middle-class women. Dr. Walton uses qualitative methodologies to build knowledge and develop theory that informs policies, practices, and culturally relevant, and evidence-based interventions to reduce depression and improve well-being among middle-class Black women. Because depression and well-being do not occur in isolation, Dr. Walton also focuses on social class, gender, culture, and race as intersectional social determinants of health and mental health disparities.
Education
BA, Psychology, University of Michigan Ann Arbor
MSW, Social Work, Crown School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice, University of
Chicago
PhD, Social Work, Jane Addams College of Social Work, University of Illinois at Chicago
Post-Doctoral Training
Fellowship, Center for Health Services and Society, University of California-Los Angeles
Licenses & Certifications
2016- Present Licensed Clinical Social Work (Illinois) #149.018655
Courses Taught
PhD
- SOCW 8344: Research Methods IV: Grounded Theory
- SOCW 8366: Required Summer Research Internship
- SOCW 8323: Research Methods III: Qualitative Research
MSW
- SOCW 7343: Families: Advanced Clinical Practice
- SOCW 7304: Transtheoretical Social Work Practice: Brief Targeted Interventions
- SOCW 7325: Assessment in Social Work Practice
Research Interests
- Mental health and mental health disparities among middle-class Black women
- Social class, gender, culture, and race as intersectional social determinants of health
- The Black middle class
- Middle-class Black women's wellness and well-being
- Qualitative research
Publications
Click here to view current Curriculum Vitae with selected publications.