Alumni Reunion Bios - Dept Kent - Kent State University

Ph.D. Alumni
Steve Schwartz
In preparation for the upcoming KSU reunion, I am writing to
update you on my career since I graduated in 1987. For the past
21 years, I have worked for the Cuyahoga County Board of
MR/DD, serving as Chief Clinical Officer during most of this
time. I will be retiring from this position on August 1, and will
then take a new position as the Associate Director of Jewish
Family Services Association/Ascentia in Cleveland. During this
time, I have published (with others) six articles and/or book
chapters, most of which relate to mental health problems in
persons with mental retardation and developmental disabilities.
I have delivered and/or collaborated in the delivery of scores of
presentations at local, state, and national conferences. I am an
adjunct faculty member at Notre Dame College and Kent State
University, and a Senior Clinical Instructor at the Case Western Reserve University School of
Medicine. I have also engaged in the private practice of psychology periodically.
I have been married to Patricia for 23 years and have a stepdaughter who is now an adult. I do
not have any particular anecdotes about my time at Kent State, but I do recall it as a very
satisfying time. I appreciated the very dedicated and competent faculty and the good
camaraderie among my classmates. What I learned at Kent established the foundation for a
fulfilling and successful career.
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