Richard Garvin is a temporary Assistant Professor of Psychology at Cumberland University. His primary teaching and research responsibilities are at Tennessee Technological University. He previously taught at Nashville State Community College and at other institutions of higher education in Middle Tennessee. He served as a psychotherapist at The Village of Kairos, providing therapy to individuals, men, women, couples, adolescents as well as those with alcohol or drug additions. Richard’s specialty is working with transracial adoption families. Transracial adoption (or interracial adoption) refers to the adoption of a child that is of a different race than that of the adoptive parents.

Richard earned his Doctoral degree (Ph.D.) in Clinical Counseling: Teaching and Supervision from Trevecca Nazarene University. In addition, he earned a Master of Arts degree in Clinical Psychology from Fisk University, and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Philander Smith College in Little Rock, Arkansas. When Richard is not working, he enjoys playing basketball, reading and exercising, but more importantly he enjoys spending time with his wife of ten years and his two children.