Gina Simmons
Gina Simmons | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | San Diego State University United States International University |
| Occupation | Marriage and family counselor Writer, educator |
| Spouse(s) | Jay Schneider |
| Website | Manage Anger Daily |
Gina Simmons is a marriage and family counselor, a writer and educator from San Diego, California, specializing in anger management.
Early life and education[]
Simmons received a bachelor's degree in psychology in 1983 from San Diego State University. In 1991, she received a doctorate degree in psychology from United States International University.
Career[]
She has been licensed in California as a marriage and family therapist since 1988. From 1987 to 1988, Simmons was licensed in California as a marriage and family therapist intern. She is co-founder and co-director of Schneider Family Services with her husband, Jay Schneider, a licensed clinical social worker.
She was an adjunct instructor in the psychology department at San Diego City College.[1]
She has been quoted in articles about anger management, including in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times and the San Diego Union-Tribune.[2][3][4][5] She was profiled in a Q&A piece on Yahoo! Voices in 2010.[6] In December 2011, she appeared on "The Roth Show," a syndicated radio program.[7]
Writing[]
She wrote blogs for Forbes.com[8] and blogged for Women in Crime Ink. She was a columnist for Living Better Magazine, answering health-related questions.[9]
An article she wrote about media violence and aggression in children was included in the book Is Media Violence a Problem? (vol. 2), released by Cengage Learning in May 2010.[10] Also, a short story by Simmons is included in the book Heart of a Military Woman: Stories and Tributes to Those Who Serve Our Country, released in 2009 in the Heart Book Series by author Sheryl Roush.[11][12]
Personal life[]
In 1972 as a teenager, Simmons sang on the rock musical album An Eye In Each Head, performing in the live production of the same name.[13] In 1994, she sang lead on the album Help The People by Paul Swigart, and background vocals in seven of the songs.[14][15]
References[]
- ^ "Learn-At-Lunch: M.A.D. For Teens". adminrecords.ucsd.edu.
- ^ Sauer, Mark (September 30, 2004). "Foul territory: Heckling can go from good-natured to nasty, leaving society to decide where to draw the line". San Diego Union-Tribune.
- ^ Sullivan, Tim (May 29, 2004). "Does Nevin always have to learn the hard way?". San Diego Union Tribune.
- ^ Lewin, Tamar (1 July 2001). "Class Time and Not Jail Time For Anger, but Does It Work? (page 4)". The New York Times.
- ^ "CAREERS: Madder Than Ever". Los Angeles Times. 2 November 1998.
- ^ "Yahoo! Voices, "Dealing with Difficult Employees: An Interview with Dr. Gina Simmons," Aug 17, 2010". Yahoo. Archived from the original on 2014-07-29.
- ^ "The Ladies of Forbes, Crime, She Writes". ImaginePublicity. 5 December 2011.
- ^ "Yahoo! News, "Introducing Crime Expert Bloggers," October 24, 2011".
- ^ "Living Better Magazine site".
- ^ "Is Media Violence a Problem?, "Media Violence Causes Aggression in Children"" (PDF). Gale: Cengage Learning. May 2010.
- ^ "Heart of a Military Woman Book Contributors Announced".
- ^ Amazon, Heart of a Military Woman, Sparkle Press, November 11, 2009
- ^ http://adams-entertainment.com/gallery.htm Archived 2012-02-07 at the Wayback Machine Adams Entertainment, Gallery of albums
- ^ CD Universe, Help The People album track listing
- ^ "Fire Prince, Help The People tracks".
External links[]
- Living people
- United States International University alumni
- American bloggers
- Family therapists
- San Diego State University alumni
- People from San Diego
- American women bloggers
- Writers from San Diego
- American psychology writers
- American family and parenting writers
- 21st-century American non-fiction writers
- 21st-century American women writers