NIC SCHMOYER, PHD
Assistant Professor
Dr. Nic Schmoyer is returning to PCOM after graduating from the college in 2021 with
his MS in Mental Health Counseling. He received his PhD in Education - Counseling
from Old Dominion University, where he focused his dissertation on the supervisory
needs of novice behavioral health providers in integrated primary care settings.
As a clinician, educator, and researcher, Nic has a specific interest in integrated
behavioral health (IBH), integrated primary care (IPC), and behavioral medicine. He
developed a Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) program in a regional healthcare
network in SE Virginia that is currently being used and practiced in primary care
as a Behavioral Health Consultant (BHC) during his doctoral internship. Nic has a
history of conducting research related to training behavioral health clinicians in
IBH and IPC settings, and developing and implementing a standalone IBH elective during
his doctoral studies.
Nic enjoys teaching a wide range of clinical mental health counseling coursework and
topics, including research, assessment, counseling theories, practicum & internship
empirically supported treatments like Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and Acceptant
& Commitment Therapy (ACT), behavioral medicine, and IBH.
Education
- PhD in Education - Counseling at Old Dominion University, 2024
- MS in Mental Health Counseling at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine,
2021
- BA in Psychology at Messiah College, 2019
Awards
- 2024 Outstanding Counseling PhD Student - Darden College of Education at Old Dominion
University
- 2023-2024 Dissertation Fellow - Darden College of Education at Old Dominion University
- 2023 Outstanding Doctoral Student - Chi Sigma Iota Chapter of Old Dominion University
Memberships
- American Counseling Association (ACA)
- American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA)
- Association for Adult Development and Aging (AADA)
- Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling (AARC)
- Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES)Chi Sigma Iota (CSI), Counseling
Academic &
- Professional Honor Society International
- Collaborative Family Healthcare Association (CFHA)
- Counselors for Social Justice (CSJ)
- North Atlantic Association for Counselor Education & Supervision (NARACES)
- Southern Association for Counselor Education & Supervision (SACES)