Jennifer Schwartz

Curriculum Vitae Unt Clinic

Idaho State University - Pocatello, Idaho (2004)

 

University of Pennsylvania - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2004-2005)

 

Dr. Jennifer Schwartz is a board-certified licensed psychologist (Texas, 2023–present; previously Delaware and Pennsylvania; PSYPACT authorized since 2021) and Full Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of North Texas, where she serves as Director of the Psychology Clinic. A Diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology in Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy (since 2021), she brings extensive expertise in clinical training, supervision, ethics, and evidence-based cognitive-behavioral approaches to her leadership of the university's training clinic, which provides accessible, high-quality mental health services to the diverse North Texas community while preparing doctoral students in clinical and counseling psychology programs. With a career spanning over two decades as a training clinic director—including inaugural roles at Drexel University and earlier at the University of Delaware—Dr. Schwartz has built innovative clinic infrastructures, developed specialty practices addressing needs such as trauma, perinatal mental health, justice-involved individuals (including exonerees), and integrated behavioral health, and secured significant grant funding to expand interdisciplinary training and reduce disparities in access to care. As the immediate past-President of the Association of Psychology Training Clinics (APTC), she is a nationally recognized leader in advancing psychology education, supervision competencies, ethical practice, and bridging science and practice in training environments, complemented by her scholarly contributions, awards (including the 2025 Jean Spruill Achievement Award), and commitment to transformative, competency-focused clinical supervision and community impact.

 

Dr. Schwartz believes that all clinical work should be informed by science and that all clinical work can contribute to the science of the field. Therefore, she is committed to training in best-practices, utilization of evidence-based principles of change, data-driven decision making, and the facilitation of research in the training setting. Her personal research interests focus around best-practices in supervision and training. While Dr. Schwartz will support student research at the clinic, she does not have her own lab and does not take graduate students as a primary mentor.