Kirby Hall, Room 112
Phone: 201. 559.6000 x6223
Email: smithj@felician.edu
Academic Accomplishments
- PhD, Columbia University, Counseling Psychology (1985)
- MA, New York University, English Literature (1965)
- AB, Georgetown University, English Literature (1962)
Biography
Dr. Jim Smith, Associate Professor of Psychology at Felician University since 2001, teaches in both the Masters and Doctoral degree programs in Counseling Psychology. He is a licensed psychologist in New York State. Following a career as an Instructor of English at the University of Illinois and Temple University, he earned a PhD in Psychology from Columbia University and, after four years at Chase Manhattan Bank in NYC in Human Resources, he served on the Medical Staff of the Veterans Administration Hospital in Montrose, NY as staff psychologist for 18 ½ years. At Montrose, he served as the Director of the Post Traumatic Stress Program and, later, the Vocational Rehabilitation program. Dr. Smith has worked with veterans of WWII, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the current conflicts in the Middle East. He continues his work with veterans as faculty advisor to the Felician University Veterans Task Force and has published research on issues faced by veterans in their transition into college. Dr. Smith is married and has five grandchildren.
Field(s) of Interest/Expertise
I am interested in career development and especially how careers fit with the psychological culture of an organization. I teach courses in both the Masters and Doctoral Counseling Programs which explore these issues. As Faculty Advisor to our Veterans Task Force, I remain interested in the academic career development of our military veteran students. I have special interests in how adults develop through their lifetime, and in the techniques of both individual and group counseling. I am also deeply interested in the relationship between the arts and psychology, believing that the arts can be profoundly illuminating about what it is to be human.
Courses Taught at Felician University
Undergraduate:
- PSYC 101 Introduction to Psychology
- PSYC 105 Life Span Development
- PSYC 203 Psychology of Adult Development and Aging
- PSYC 301 Educational Psychology
- PSYC 325 Psychology of Careers
- PSYC 390 Systems and concepts of Psychology
- PSYC 406 Abnormal Psychology
- PSYC 407 Psychology of Personality
- PSYC 410 Undergraduate Research in Psychology
- PSYC 420 Independent Study in Psychology
- PSYC 425 Psychology and the Arts
Graduate:
- PSYC 505 Introduction to Counseling
- PSYC 507 Developmental Models of Personal Growth
- PSYC 510 Techniques of Counseling and Appraisal
- PSYC 555 Vocational and Career Development
- PSYC 560, 575 & 576 Clinical Practicum and Supervision
- PSYC 565 Groups: Theory and Practice
- PSYC 590 Research and Evaluation Methods
- PSYC 631 Organizational Counseling Psychology
Publications/Research
- Smith, J; Vilhauer, R; & Chafos, V. (2016). Do military veteran and civilian students function differently in college? Journal of American College Health.
