Cheri Smith

Cheri Smith, PhD, is a professor at Southern Connecticut State University. She earned her bachelor's degree at the University of West Florida and her master's in education in school counseling and Doctor of Philosophy in educational psychology/counseling at Mississippi State University. She worked in student affairs at Mississippi State University and Florida Atlantic University. Her teaching career began at the University of Montevallo. She has also taught at St. John's University, the...See more

Cheri Smith, PhD, is a professor at Southern Connecticut State University. She earned her bachelor's degree at the University of West Florida and her master's in education in school counseling and Doctor of Philosophy in educational psychology/counseling at Mississippi State University. She worked in student affairs at Mississippi State University and Florida Atlantic University. Her teaching career began at the University of Montevallo. She has also taught at St. John's University, the University of West Georgia, the New York Institute of Technology, and Troy University. In 1995, while serving as president of the Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values in Counseling (ASERVIC), she participated in the first Summit on Spirituality, where the initial ASERVIC competencies were developed. In the late 1980s and 1990s, her research also included HIV/AIDS education. This connection led her to combine her research in the area of spirituality in the LGBTQ+ community. She is a member of the American Counseling Association, the Connecticut and Alabama Counseling Associations, ASERVIC, ALGBTIC, the Association for Specialists in Group Work, the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, and Chi Sigma Iota. She has served on the editorial review board for the Alabama Counseling Association Journal. Also, she has served as president of the Montevallo chapter of the American Association of University Women and president of the Alabama Counseling Association. In addition, for 5 years she served on the Alabama Board of Examiners in Counseling. She has served on the editorial review board for the journal Counseling and Values, and currently she is a site visitor for the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs. She is a licensed professional counselor and supervising counselor in Alabama as well as a National Board Certified Counselor. See less