Julie Guyot-Diangone

Dr Julie Guyot-Diangone is an adjunct faculty member and lecturer at the American University's School of International Development and Assistant Professor at Howard University's School of Social Work in Washington, DC, USA. Her research explores the role of social identity in supporting the reintegration of young people into mainstream society post-trauma, such as child refugees and the child soldiers of Sierra Leone.[1] She is the daughter of the American civil rights leader Lawrence Guyot.[2]

Early life and education

Dr Guyot-Diangone speaks of her childhood in Washington, DC, of what it was like growing up as the daughter of the US civil rights reformer Lawrence Guyot:

"My dad would say, 'Everything is political.' We're talking about a man who went to a dear friend's birthday party, not with flowers or with a nice Chardonnay, but with a book list of readings that all politically-minded people should be reading. And it was endearing. It was very much who he was."

"I didn't know that going to jail was a bad thing just because every good person I know has been to jail. One of the stories about my mother was, you know, they had all of the flatware taken away because they were banging on the cell bars making music and singing freedom songs."[2]

She received her BA in Liberal Arts from Sarah Lawrence College in 1993, which was followed by several years working for the Peace Corps. Dr Guyot-Diangone then received a MSW in 2005 in Displaced Populations and her PhD in 2012 from Howard University School of Social Work.[1]

Research

Harder than de Rock: The contribution of social role to the resilience of youth in post-conflict Sierra Leone, unpublished dissertation. Washington, DC: Howard University School of Social Work (2012)[3]

Katrinaville: Found objects and transformation following a natural disaster (2008). Northumbria University, Disaster and Development Centre, Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Bulletin, 1 (2), 30 - 31.[4]

Child and youth participation in protracted refugee situations. Children, Youth and Environment, 17 (3).

Pushing the boundaries: Critical international perspectives on child and youth participation (2007).

Psychosocial rehabilitation of former child soldiers (2007). London: Coalition to Stop Child Soldiers.Seen and not heard, Monday Developments, 6/12/06. See: www.interaction.org Snell, C. & Guyot, J. (2007).

Empowering young African-American street males, Journal of Human Behavior inthe Social Environment. Also, In See, L. (ed.), Human Behavior in the Social Environment from an African- American Perspective (Second Edition). NY: Taylor & Francis.

Tsunami pushes marginalized community closer to the edge, Refugee Reports (2004), 25 (9), 1.

References

  1. 1 2 "Julie Guyot-Diangone | Howard University - Academia.edu". howard.academia.edu. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  2. 1 2 "Daughter Remembers Lawrence Guyot's Dual Roles As A Civil Rights Leader And Dad (Transcript) | WAMU 88.5 - American University Radio". wamu.org. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  3. ↑ "Harder than de Rock: The Contribution of Social Role to the Resilience of Youth in Post-Conflict Sierra Leone | Center for African Studies". cfas.howard.edu. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  4. ↑ "Community Health and Wellbeing Bulletin" (PDF). Autumn 2008. Retrieved Oct 5, 2016.
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