James L. Werth Jr., Ph.D.

Professor and Program Director
jwerth@radford.edu

 Dr. Werth received his Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Auburn University in 1995. He completed his internship at Arizona State  University’s Counseling and Consultation. He joined the faculty at Radford in the Fall of 2007. Prior to coming to Radford he worked at the  University of Arkansas’ Counseling and Psychological Services, served as a post-doctoral fellow at The University of Nebraska – Lincoln where  he received a Master of Legal Studies degree, was the American Psychological Association’s AIDS Policy Congressional Fellow in Washington  DC, and was a faculty member in the Collaborative Program in Counseling Psychology at The University of Akron. His research interests  include end-of-life issues, HIV disease, suicide, and professional ethics. He is transferring his license as a psychologist in Ohio to Virginia, and  he enjoys working with clients with HIV disease and persons living with chronic and terminal illnesses (and their loved ones). In the Fall of  2007 he will teach Abnormal Psychology for undergraduates and a graduate seminar on working with potentially dangerous clients.