About the Professors

J. David SMITH

Associate professor and Vice-Dean (Research)
Telephone: 613-562-5800 x4892
Email: jdsmith@uottawa.ca

Dr. David Smith is an Associate Professor of Educational Counselling at the University of Ottawa, and he is currently Vice-Dean (Research) of the Faculty of Education. He received his PhD in counselling psychology from McGill University in 1998. His primary research interests centre on school-based bullying prevention programs, with a particular emphasis on understanding how they can be made to be more effective. His current program of research, funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada through 2011, is designed to study the links among school climate, children's attachment to school, and bullying. The study shines light on the larger issue of how the school context influences children's learning and social development. It will examine the proposition that schools with positive climates in which students and teachers have mutually warm and caring relationships have lower rates of bullying and victimization.

Dr. Smith is a member of PREVNet (www.prevnet.ca), a national network of researchers, educators, and community-based organizations committed to the prevention of bullying and promotion of healthy relationships among children. He speaks often in the news media about bullying issues in schools, and he is frequently invited to address educational and counselling professionals across Canada about bullying prevention. Dr. Smith also writes and speaks on topics related to counselling ethics, and he is a member of the Ethics Committee of the Canadian Counselling Association.

Research interests

• Bullying and victimization in schools: causes, consequences, and interventions.
• Professional counselling ethics and ethics education.
• The counselling profession in Canada: professional identity, work roles, career
• Valid and invalid uses of assessment instruments in counselling

Teaching fields

• Testing and measurement in educational counselling
• Ethical and legal issues in counselling
• Internship supervision
• Introduction to research in education

Selected publications

1. Ryan, W., & Smith, J. D. (in press). Antibullying programs in schools: How effective are evaluation practices? Prevention Science.
2. Smith, J. D. (2008). Promoting a positive school climate: Restorative practices for the classroom. An international perspective on understanding and addressing bullying, PREVNet Series, Vol.1. Toronto: PREVNet.
3. Smith, J. D. (2008). Wanted: Teachers and Parents to Evaluate Antibullying Programs. In S. Hymel & S. Swearer (Eds.), Education.com: Special Edition on Bullying at School and Online.
4. Smith, J. D. (2007). School climate and bonding: Pathways to resolving bullying. Queens' Education Letter, Fall/Winter 2007, 10-11.
5. Smith, J. D. (2007). Ethics Notebook: Confidentiality and the counselling relationship. Cognica—The Canadian Counselling Association's Newsletter, 39 (1). 14-16.
6. Gazzola, N. & Smith, J. D. (2007). Who do we think we are? A survey of counsellors in Canada . International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 29, 97-110.
7. Smith, J. D., Ryan, W., & Cousins, J. B. (2007). Antibullying programs: A survey of evaluation activities in public schools. Studies in Educational Evaluation, 33, 120-134.
8. Smith, J. D. (2006). Solutions for bullying: Restorative practices for classrooms and schools. Contact—TESL Ontario Newsletter, 32 (2), 42-51.
9. Smith, J. D., Cousins, J. B., & Stewart, R. (2005). Anti-Bullying interventions in schools: Ingredients of effective programs. Canadian Journal of Education, 28, 583-615.
10. Smith, J. D., Schneider, B. H., Smith, P. K., & Ananiadou, K. (2004). The effectiveness of whole-school antibullying programs: A synthesis of evaluation research. School Psychology Review, 33, 548-561.
11. Smith, J. D., & Agate, J. (2004). Solutions for overconfidence: Evaluation of an instructional module for counselor-trainees. Counselor Education and Supervision, 4, 31-44.
12. Smith, J. D., Stewart, R., & Cousins, B. (2004). Anti-bullying interventions: A survey of Ontario schools. Canadian Association of Principals Journal, 12 (1), 9-11.