David Shumaker, Assistant Professor

David Shumaker, PhD

Assistant Professor, Mental Health Counseling Program
Department of Education and Human Services
 

 

 

Phone: 617.570.4835
Fax: 617.305.1743
Email: dshumaker@suffolk.edu
Office: 73 Tremont St., Rm. 7063

 

Education

  • PhD, University of South Carolina

  • BA, Harvard University

Research Interests

  • Developmental Psychopathology and Violent Youth
  • Moral Development in Children
  • Sibling Attachment
  • Psychological Testing

Short Biography

Dr. Shumaker is a licensed psychologist in Massachusetts and has worked in a variety of clinical, teaching, and forensic settings. In addition to the small private practice he currently maintains on Boston’s South Shore, he has previously worked in a clinical capacity in a variety of settings including a large alternative school, a juvenile correctional facility, a university-based counseling center, and a large urban mental health facility. Dr. Shumaker also has extensive forensic experience and earned two post-doctoral degrees in pediatric forensic psychology from Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School. Dr. Shumaker has published in the areas of developmental psychopathology and moral development. He has been trained in family systems, cognitive-behavioral, psychodynamic, and stages-of-change approaches to psychotherapy.

 

Related Employment History

  • Private Practice, Cohasset, MA
  • Staff Psychologist, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
  • Mental Health Counselor, Psychological Services Center, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
  • School Counselor, Lakeview Educational Center, West Columbia, SC

Selected Publications

Shumaker, D., Ortiz, C. & Brenninkmeyer, L. (2011). Revisiting Experiential Group Training in Counselor Education: A Survey of Master’s-Level Programs. Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 36 (2), 111-128.

 

Shumaker, D., Miller, C, Ortiz, C, & Deutsch, R. (2011). The forgotten bonds: The assessment and contemplation of sibling attachment in divorce and parental separation. FAMILY COURT REVIEW, Vol. 49 No. 1 46– 58.

 

Shumaker, D. (2009).  Habit reversal treatment of a 7-year-old with a learning disability.  Clinical Case Studies, Vol. 8(3), 163-173.

 

Shumaker, D., Deutsch, R., & Brenninkmeyer, L. (2009).  How do I connect?  Attachment issues in adolescence.  Journal of Child Custody, Vol. 6, 91-112

 

Shumaker, D. & Heckel, R. (2007).  Kids of character: Promoting moral development in children.  Westport, Connecticut: Praeger Publishers.

 

Shumaker, D. & McKee, G. (2001). Characteristics of homicidal and violent juveniles. Violence and Victims, 16(4), 401-409.

 

Shumaker, D. & Prinz, R. (2000). Children who murder: A review.  Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 3(2), 97-115

 

Courses Taught

EHS 713 -Counseling Theories
EHS 735 - Group Psychotherapy
EHS 737 - Interpersonal Skills Laboratory
EHS 738 - Clinical Practicum I
EHS 739 - Clinical Practicum II