David Shumaker, Assistant Professor

David Shumaker, Ph.D.
Department of Education and Human Services
73 Tremont Street, Room 723
Boston, MA 02108

 

Contact Information

Phone: (617) 570-4835
Fax: (617) 305-1743
Email: dshumake@suffolk.edu
Office Hours: By Appointment

 

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 remains affiliated with the Massachusetts General Hospital’s Children & The Law Program.  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. & 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

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