Assistant Professor of Counseling
Phone: 903.565.5677
Email: dsmedley@uttyler.edu
Building: HPR 239
Department: Psychology Counseling
Diane Smedley
Degrees
- Ph.D. in Counselor Education, Texas Tech University, 2023 (CACREP-Accredited)
- M.A. in Counseling, Sam Houston State University, 2017 (CACREP-Accredited)
- B.S.B.A in Marketing, University of Central Florida, 2004
Biography
Courses Taught
- COUN 5328 – Foundations and Ethics in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
- COUN 5391 – Essential Counseling Skills
Professional and Research Interests
Dr. Smedley’s research agenda includes family development, faculty scaffolding of
counselors-in-training during their clinical experience, and relational pedagogy in
supervision. Specifically, Dr. Smedley studies family development that does not fit
the antiquated and overly applied traditional family model. Her research is motivated
by the desire to shift counselor education curricula to represent U.S. families accurately.
Accurate representation includes generating developmental models beyond the currently
used family development models created with gendered expectations. Additionally, Dr.
Smedley engages in research involving faculty scaffolding of counselors-in-training
during their clinical experience and relational pedagogy in supervision. Both research
areas emphasize the critical role of counselor education faculty during counselors-in-training
clinical experience.
Curriculum Vitae