Alan M. Schwitzer Old Dominion University, Norfolk, USA
Alan M. Schwitzer, PhD, is a Licensed Psychologist and Professor of Counseling at Old
Dominion University (ODU) in Norfolk, Virginia. Dr. Schwitzer completed his graduate
degrees in Counseling Psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University and interned at
the University of Texas at Austin Counseling and Mental Health Center. Prior to full-time
faculty work, he was the Clinical Director of the Tulane University Counseling and Testing
Center and then Assistant Professor and Training Director of the James Madison University
Counseling and Student Development Center. Dr. Schwitzer is past editor of the Journal
of College Counseling and has chaired the Council of Journal of Editors of the American
Counseling Association (ACA). Currently he is a Consulting Editor of the Journal of American
College Health and Editorial Board Member of the Journal of College Student Development, and
he is on the Board of Contributors of About Campus Magazine, publications of the American
College Health Association and American College Personnel Association. Dr. Schwitzer has
published over seventy journal, magazine, and newspaper articles primarily examining college
and university student adjustment, development, learning, and counseling. He also specializes
in teaching diagnosis, case conceptualization, and treatment planning. His previous books
include Skills and Tools for Today’s Counselors and Psychotherapists: From Natural Helping to
Professional Counseling and Promoting Student Learning and Student Development at a Distance.
Among Dr. Schwitzer’s recent awards are the Ralph M. Berdie Memorial Award for Research
and Scholarship in the Field of College Student Affairs; the American College Counseling
Association’s Meritorious Service Award, and Outstanding Contribution to Professional
Knowledge Award; and the American College Personnel Association’s Lifetime Achievement
Award in College Counseling & Psychological Services, and Commission Research Award.
Woody serves on the Virginia psychologists’ state legislative committee and maintains a private
practice focusing on consultation, training, and continuing education. He lives on the Lafayette
River with his wife, dog, and cat.
