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 is a blogger for Forbes.com[8] and also blogs on 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
- ↑ UCSD Admin Records, Learn-At-Lunch: M.A.D. For Teens
- ↑ "San Diego Union-Tribune, “Foul territory: Heckling can go from good-natured to nasty, leaving society to decide where to draw the line,” September 30, 2004".
- ↑ San Diego Union-Tribune, "Does Nevin always have to learn the hard way?" May 29, 2004
- ↑ "The New York Times, “Class Time and Not Jail Time For Anger, but Does It Work?” (page 4), July 01, 2001". 1 July 2001.
- ↑ "Los Angeles Times, “CAREERS: Madder Than Ever,” November 2, 1998".
- ↑ "Yahoo! Voices, "Dealing with Difficult Employees: An Interview with Dr. Gina Simmons,” Aug 17, 2010". Yahoo.
- ↑ "The Roth Show: "The Ladies of Forbes' Crime, She Writes". ImaginePublicity.
- ↑ Yahoo! News, "Introducing Crime Expert Bloggers," October 24, 2011
- ↑ "Living Better Magazine site".
- ↑ Is Media Violence a Problem?, "Media Violence Causes Aggression in Children," published by 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 Adams Entertainment, Gallery of albums
- ↑ CD Universe, Help The People album track listing
- ↑ "Fire Prince, Help The People tracks".