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- Mental disorders
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About
Randyl (Randi) Smith, Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Metropolitan State University of Denver. Her areas of expertise include professional ethics, service-learning, and human sexuality.
Smith is a licensed psychologist and a licensed clinical social worker. She has been working in the mental health field since 1987, providing services in a variety of settings ranging from inpatient psychiatric hospitalization to school-based counseling to home-based family therapy. Smith has her own private practice where she focuses on adult and adolescent treatment, and on marital/couples therapy. She is the chair of the Psychologist Examiner Board for the State of Colorado. Smith has worked with various community partners since she started teaching, including Colorado High School Charter, New Foundations Nonviolence Center, the Denver Rescue Mission, Urban Peak Denver, the Karis Community and CHARG.
Smith received her doctoral in counseling psychology from the University of Denver in 1999 after completing her doctoral internship at Denver General Hospital (now Denver Health Medical Center). She also received a master’s in social work from the University of Pennsylvania and a bachelor’s in human ecology from Cornell University.
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Aviation and Aerospace
Fear is flying high
As a series of crashes ratchets up air-travel anxiety, a Psychology professor explains why so many people are scared and offers tips for bringing that nervousness back down to earth.
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Health
Love it or hate it, daylight saving time should be nothing to lose sleep over
Springing forward can temporarily disrupt the body’s rhythms, but there are benefits, a Psychology professor says.
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Lifestyle
Why our New Year’s resolutions fail
Easy to make and almost impossible to keep. A psychologist explains why we struggle with this popular tradition.
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Politics
Are presidential elections bad for your health?
A Psychology professor offers tips for managing the stress of bipartisan politics.
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