Dr. Paulette Henry

Dr. Paulette Henry  is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Guyana, Berbice Campus. A seasoned social work practitioner, she has brought extensive practice experience into higher education, bridging the gap between theory and practice. She centres her research on issues of human well-being and leadership with an avid interest in decolonial inquiry and Indigenous research methodologies. Her research interests include social work, mental health, gender justice, and environmental leadership within Caribbean contexts of vulnerability and resilience. She has published on suicide prevention, child protection, gender-based violence, and higher education leadership in regional and international journals. Her current work, "Gardening, Spirituality, and Black Womanhood Amid Converging Crises in Guyana: An Autoethnography," explores how for an Afro-Caribbean woman, land-based practices function as therapeutic, spiritual, and communal resources during compounded crises. Her ongoing research investigates the intersections of race, spirituality, and culture on the mental well-being of African Guyanese in contemporary and post-colonial contexts, emphasising decolonial approaches to land-based, culturally grounded healing and resilience across Guyana and the wider Caribbean. Paulette Henry is also an active member of the Pan-African Mental Health Research Network (PAMHRN).