Jacqueline Smith

Dr. Jacqueline Smith serves as Dean of the School of Counseling and Associate Professor of Counselor Education at Asbury Theological Seminary. With over 30 years of community mental health counseling experience including eight years in private practice, she provides leadership in academic administration and clinical training across the institution's Kentucky campus and extension sites in Florida, Tennessee, Oklahoma, and Colorado.

Her educational background includes:

• BMT in Music Therapy from Ohio University (1978)
• M.A. in Rehabilitation Counseling from the University of Cincinnati (1980)
• Ed.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision from the University of Cincinnati (2001)

Research focuses on multicultural counseling with ethnic/racial minority groups, integration of religion/spirituality in therapeutic practice, group work dynamics, professional identity development, and counselor supervision. Her expertise extends to human sexuality issues within counseling contexts and gatekeeping standards in professional training.

Publication trends reveal consistent attention to cultural competence in mental healthcare, particularly through her 2021 chapter addressing diagnostic disparities affecting African Americans, reflecting her commitment to equitable clinical practices.

No scientific awards are documented in the provided materials.

Administrative leadership as Dean encompasses program oversight and faculty development, while her counselor training expertise involves extensive supervision of emerging professionals. The text does not specify research grants or funding sources.

As CACREP Board member (2017-2022 and currently serving), she shapes national accreditation standards for counseling programs while leading the School of Counseling's academic mission and community engagement initiatives.