Faculty Profile
James Wilson
Professor, Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
302-295-1194
Professor
Ed.D., Argosy University
M.A.R., Harding University
M.S., Loyola College, Maryland
Biography
Prior to Wilmington University, for 20 years, I served as a faculty member at Messiah University (1996-2007 & 2012-2021) in the Human Development and Family Science Department and director of the Latino Partnership program. I taught courses in social research methods, community services, and ethnic family dynamics during that time. After that period, I served as Director of the Doctor of Ministry program at Capital Seminary in Lancaster for almost two years. As part of this program, I taught courses on applied research methods and assisted students with developing their dissertation projects. In 2023, I served as Research and Evaluation Supervisor for the Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resources Center. The Center conducts training and evaluation of programs for child welfare staff in Pennsylvania. The Center is part of the School of Social Work at the University of Pittsburgh.
From 2007 to 2012, I served as Research Director for the Center for Intercultural Teaching and Learning (CITL), now the Center for International and Intercultural Education, and professor of sociology at Goshen College in Goshen, Indiana. CITL aimed to understand and disseminate findings on the nature and process of intercultural education for Latino immigrant students in the Midwest.
I earned my Ph.D. in Marital and Family Studies (1995) from the School of Psychology at Fuller Seminary. I am a Certified Family Life Educator with the National Council on Family Relations and a Clinical Fellow of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy. My research interests include (1) the study of acculturative stress and coping among Latino families and (2) the study of social capital among immigrant parents and its impact on parental involvement and educational outcomes.
On a personal note, I enjoy long-distance swimming and anything related to the ocean (or water, for that matter). As a result, I enjoy scuba diving, snorkeling, and kayaking. I also love to travel, listen to books on Audible, and watch movies with my family.