Academic Programs - Counseling Psychology
George M. Gazda, Ph.D.
John C. Dagley, Ph.D.
- Date of Birth: 6 March, 1931
- Division 17 Fellow 1978
- University of Illinois, Ed.D., 1959, Counseling Psychology
- State of Licensure: GA
- Areas of Interest: Group Psychotherapy, Educational Research
- Research Professor of Education and Associate Dean for Research, College of Education, University of Georgia
- Joint position as Clinical Professor in Dept. of Psychiatry, Medical College of Georgia
Dr. George M. Gazda, along with John C. Dagley, Ph.D., founded the Counseling Psychology Program at the University of Georgia. In 1980, the first class of four students was admitted with Dr. George Gazda as the director of training. From its inception the program dedicated its path toward earning APA approval, and this goal was attained in 1984 when APA awarded it provisional approval. Full approval was awarded by APA in 1986 and that status continues uninterrupted today. Dr. Gazda continued to ably serve as training director until 1989.
George M. Gazda, Ed. D. received his doctorate in 1959 from the University of Illinois with a major in counseling. Since 1963, he has been Associate Professor, Professor and Research Professor in the Department of Counseling and Human Development Services, The University of Georgia. Since 1967 he has concurrently held the positions of Consulting and now Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, Medical College of Georgia. He was Associate Dean for Research, College of Education, The University of Georgia, from 1984-94 when he retired.
Dr. Gazda has been president of four national associations including the Association of Counselor Education and Supervision, Association for Specialists in Group Work (which he co-founded), American Personnel and Guidance Association (now American Counseling Association), and Division 17 (Counseling Psychology) of the American Psychological Association. Dr. Gazda is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the American Society of Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama. He is a certified trainer of Psychodrama and a licensed psychologist in Georgia.
Dr. Gazda has authored, co-authored or edited sixteen books and twelve revisions in the fields of education and counseling psychology. In addition, he has published over one hundred chapters, manuals, articles, and monographs in the professional literature. He has consulted with numerous organizations and universities both nationally and internationally, and has received several awards for research and service.
