Anita Smith

Anita Smith serves as an Adjunct Professor within the Graduate Programs Department at Minnesota State University, Mankato, specializing in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. Her office is located in Meyer Hall (MH 308) on the upper level of the building, with campus operations centered at 700 Luther Dr., Mankato, MN 56001.

Her academic expertise spans critical domains in mental health education:

• Clinical Mental Health Counseling methodologies
• Lifespan Development psychology
• Counseling Psychology frameworks

She recently instructed COUN 601 – Lifespan Development, a cornerstone course examining developmental psychology across human life stages. As adjunct faculty, she directly shapes graduate curriculum in mental health professional training through practical pedagogy and clinical perspective integration.