David Shumaker, Assistant Professor

David Shumaker, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Education and Human Services
Mental Health Counseling Program

 

Mailing Address

Suffolk University
8 Ashburton Place
Boston, MA 02108

 

Office

73 Tremont Street, 7th Floor
Room 7063
Phone:617-570-4835
Email: dshumake@suffolk.edu

 

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.

 

Degrees

  • Ph.D. Clinical-Community Psychology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
  • B.A. Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts

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

Publications

  • 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.
  • Heckel, R. & Shumaker, D. (2001).  Children who murder: A psychological perspective.  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
  • Shumaker, D., Miller, C., Ortiz, C., & Deutsch, R. (In press).  The forgotten bonds:  The assessment and contemplation of sibling attachment. Family Court Review.

Research Interests

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

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