Christina M. Schnyders, Ph.D., LPCC-S

Provost; Associate Professor of Counseling

Education

  • B.A., Simpson University
  • M.A., Ashland University
  • Ph.D., Kent State University

Experience

  • Career Counselor, 1/18-9/21, Malone University, Canton, Ohio
  • Counselor, 6/14-09/17, We Care Counseling, Inc., North Canton, Ohio
  • Addictions Counselor, 6/11-12/11, Alcohol and Addiction Program of Carroll and Tuscarawas Counties, Carrollton, Ohio and New Philadelphia, Ohio
  • Doctoral Student Supervisor, 1/11-5-11, Supervision of Counseling, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
  • Doctoral Student Counselor, 8/10-12/10, Advanced Individual Counseling Practicum, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
  • Life Skills International Counselor and Group Facilitator, 1/05-6/06, Transformation Network, Ashland, Ohio

Recent Scholarly Work

  • Schnyders, C. (2019).  Counseling emerging adults.  American Counseling Association Practice Briefs.  
  • Schnyders, C. & Bruns, K. (2019).  Therapeutic termination: Translating clinical responsibility into ethically-informed practice.  International Journal on Responsibility, 3(2), 43-53.
  • Schnyders, C., & Lane, J. (2018).  Gender differences regarding parental and peer attachments in early emerging adult experiences.  Journal of College Counseling.
  • Schnyders, C., Rainey, J., & McGlothlin, J. (2018).  Parent and peer attachment as predictors of the perceived experiences of emerging adulthood.  Adultspan.
  • Schnyders, C. (2017).  Adult development.  In The SAGE Encyclopedia of Marriage, Family, and Couples Counseling (Vol. 1, pp. 47-51).  Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.
  • Schnyders, C. (2017).  Assertiveness.  In The SAGE Encyclopedia of Marriage, Family, and Couples Counseling (Vol. 1, pp. 80-84).  Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.
  • Schnyders, C. (2017).  Life transitions.  In The SAGE Encyclopedia of Marriage, Family, and Couples Counseling (Vol. 3 , pp. 961-965).  Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.

Recent Presentations

  • Schnyders, C. (2022).  Collaborative Supervision: Bridging the Gap between Faculty and Site Supervisors.  Presented remotely at the International Interdisciplinary Conference on Clinical Supervision, Washington D.C.. 
  • Schnyders, C. & Bruns, K. (2021).  Counseling Termination: Preparing Counseling Students for Ethically Sound and Relationally Meaningful Closure.  Presented at the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference, Atlanta, Georgia.
  • Schnyders, C. (2021). Counseling Termination: Tools for Ethically Sound and Relationally Meaningful Closure.   Presented remotely at the 2021 Law and Ethics in Counseling Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana.
  • Gamby, K., Schnyders, C. & McGrath, P. (2020).  Telebehavioral Health in Ohio: What We’ve Learned from COVID-19.  Presented remotely at the All Ohio Counseling Conference, Columbus, Ohio.
  • Schnyders, C. (October, 2020).  What is Happening to Me?  How Developmental Theory can Inform College Counseling.  Presented remotely at the Ohio College Counseling Association Conference, North Canton, Ohio.

Teaching Assignments

  • Human Growth and Development 
  • Theories and Techniques of Counseling I 
  • Theories and Techniques of Counseling II 
  • Spirituality and Religion in Counseling