Assistant Professor of Pastoral Theology, Psychology, and Latiné Studies
Education
- Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
- M.A., Loma Linda University School of Religion
Dr. Benítez joins Garrett from Vanderbilt University Divinity School, where she served as Assistant Professor of the Practice of Religion, Psychology, and Culture and Director of Field Education. Her work explores how sociocultural realities shape experiences of suffering, healing, and care, with particular attention to migration, identity, and community. Dr. Benítez brings a perspective deeply attentive to the ways identity and lived experience shape the possibilities for healing. Her forthcoming book, Reexistence and Return: Migration, Queer Identity, and Healing in Latiné Communities, explores these themes in depth.