Lance Smith
Associate Professor of Counselor Education and Supervision
208 Colchester Ave
111D Mann Hall
Burlington, VT 05401
United States
- Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision from Syracuse University
- M.Ed. in School Counseling from the University of Southern Mississippi
- Teaching Licensure, Middle School Science and Social Studies from Lynchburg College
- B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies in Philosophy of Religion from Liberty University
Department of Counseling, Human Development and Family Science
BIO
Dr. Lance Smith's teaching focuses on equity centered, Critically Conscious, Intersectional and Liberatory approaches to counseling and supervision. His research and scholarship explores Youth Participatory Action Research as a liberatory paradigm for schools, the implementation and evaluation of Restorative Practices to disrupt the School to Prison Pipeline, the development of instruments to measure Critical Consciousness, field studies that examine implicit bias in the field of counseling, and other work on issues of social justice in counseling.
Dr. Smith is the proud co-founder of the multidisciplinary Project CORE-Community Based Participatory Research and Restorative Practices research team at the University of Vermont.
During his counseling career, Smith worked as a professional school counselor among the Tikiamu people of Northern Alaska and as a clinical mental health counselor in a community mental health clinic in upstate New York.
Courses
- Counseling Theory
- Diversity and Intersectionality
- Research Methods in Counseling
- Internship Seminar
- Practicum
Publications
Awards and Achievements
- American Educational Research Association Grassroots Community and Youth Organizing Special Interest Group Impact Award (2021)
- Kroepsch-Maurice Excellence in Teaching Award, University of Vermont (2018)
- 2015 Graduate Student Senate Excellence in Teaching Award, University of Vermont (2015)
- Doctoral Research Prize, School of Education, Syracuse University (2010)
- Doctoral Dissertation Prize, The Graduate School, Syracuse University (2010)
Area(s) of expertise
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Critical Consciousness
- Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR)
- Restorative Practices
Bio
Dr. Lance Smith's teaching focuses on equity centered, Critically Conscious, Intersectional and Liberatory approaches to counseling and supervision. His research and scholarship explores Youth Participatory Action Research as a liberatory paradigm for schools, the implementation and evaluation of Restorative Practices to disrupt the School to Prison Pipeline, the development of instruments to measure Critical Consciousness, field studies that examine implicit bias in the field of counseling, and other work on issues of social justice in counseling.
Dr. Smith is the proud co-founder of the multidisciplinary Project CORE-Community Based Participatory Research and Restorative Practices research team at the University of Vermont.
During his counseling career, Smith worked as a professional school counselor among the Tikiamu people of Northern Alaska and as a clinical mental health counselor in a community mental health clinic in upstate New York.
Courses
- Counseling Theory
- Diversity and Intersectionality
- Research Methods in Counseling
- Internship Seminar
- Practicum
Publications
Awards and Achievements
- American Educational Research Association Grassroots Community and Youth Organizing Special Interest Group Impact Award (2021)
- Kroepsch-Maurice Excellence in Teaching Award, University of Vermont (2018)
- 2015 Graduate Student Senate Excellence in Teaching Award, University of Vermont (2015)
- Doctoral Research Prize, School of Education, Syracuse University (2010)
- Doctoral Dissertation Prize, The Graduate School, Syracuse University (2010)
Areas of Expertise
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Critical Consciousness
- Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR)
- Restorative Practices