NIC SCHMOYER-EDMISTON, PHD, NCC
Assistant Professor
Dr. Nic is returning to PCOM after graduating from the college in 2021 with his MS
in Mental Health Counseling. He received his PhD in Education - Counseling from Old
Dominion University, where he focused his dissertation on the supervisory needs of
novice behavioral health providers in integrated primary care settings.
As a clinician, educator, and researcher, Dr. Nic has a specific interest in integrated
behavioral health (IBH), integrated primary care (IPC), and behavioral medicine. He
developed a Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) program in a regional healthcare
network in SE Virginia that is currently being used and practiced in primary care
as a Behavioral Health Consultant (BHC) during his doctoral internship. Dr. Nic has
a history of conducting research related to training behavioral health clinicians
in IBH and IPC settings, and developing and implementing a standalone IBH elective
during his doctoral studies.
Dr. Nic enjoys teaching a wide range of clinical mental health counseling coursework
and topics, including research, assessment, counseling theories, practicum & internship
empirically supported treatments like Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and Acceptant
& Commitment Therapy (ACT), behavioral medicine, and IBH.
Education
- PhD in Education - Counseling at Old Dominion University, 2024
- MS in Mental Health Counseling at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine,
2021
- BA in Psychology at Messiah College, 2019
Awards
- 2024 Outstanding Counseling PhD Student - Darden College of Education at Old Dominion
University
- 2023-2024 Dissertation Fellow - Darden College of Education at Old Dominion University
- 2023 Outstanding Doctoral Student - Chi Sigma Iota Chapter of Old Dominion University
Memberships
- American Counseling Association (ACA)
- American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA)
- Association for Adult Development and Aging (AADA)
- Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling (AARC)
- Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES)Chi Sigma Iota (CSI), Counseling
Academic &
- Professional Honor Society International
- Collaborative Family Healthcare Association (CFHA)
- Counselors for Social Justice (CSJ)
- North Atlantic Association for Counselor Education & Supervision (NARACES)
- Southern Association for Counselor Education & Supervision (SACES)