Faculty: John Meigs, PsyD, LADC

John Meigs

John Meigs, PsyD, LADC

Assistant Professor, Counseling and Behavioral Health Department

Director, Substance Use and Addictions Area of Emphasis

Director, Alcohol and Drug Education in Psychology Training (ADEPT) Center

Email
john_​meigs@williamjames.edu
Degree Major/Emphasis Institution Year
PsyD Clinical Psychology William James College 2018
MA Counseling Psychology and Global Mental Health Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology 2014
  Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor University of Massachusetts, Boston 2012
BA   Hampshire College 2003

Courses

  • CN601 Mental Health Counseling Internship
  • MV522 Substance Use and Addiction in Military and Veteran Communities
  • CN621 Approaches to Comprehensive Addiction Treatment
  • CN622 Family and Community Interventions for Substance Use and Addiction Treatment
  • RS610 Research and Program Evaluation
  • PS801 Ethics, Standards, and Professional Practice
  • PS635 Professional Issues and Ethics

Research and Practice Interests

  • Substance use and addiction
  • Behavioral addiction
  • Global mental health
  • Community psychoanalysis

Professional Licenses and Certifications

  • Clinical Psychologist, Health Service Professional
  • Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor

Publications and Presentations

  • Fialkov, C., Haddad, D., Jean-Felix, F., Kotowska, E., Meigs, J., Ajibose, A., Cournoyer, K., Sweeper, D., and Bah, O. (2016, September). The Kenya Empowerment and Education Project. Presented at William James College, Newton, Massachusetts.
  • Armour, A., Meigs, J., (2016, May). Haiti Service Learning 2015: Spirituality and Community Identity and Connections in Vallue, Petit-Goâve. Presented at the Annual Haitian Mental Health Conference, Newton, Massachusetts.

Concurrent Leadership, Service and Professional Activities

  • Cambirdge Health Alliance/Harvard Medical School Postdoctoral Fellow in the Psychodynamic Research Clinic (PRC) and the Neuropsychological and Psychological Assessment Service (NAPA).

Prior Experience

  • Clinical experience at New Hope TSS, Lynn Community Health Center Refugee Clinic, Lesley University Counseling Center, the Metro Boston Mental Health Units at the Lemuel Shattuck Hospital, MIT Mental Health and Counseling Service, and the White River Junction VA Medical Center/National Center for PTSD.
  • Consultation experience at the Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma.

Professional Affiliations

  • Teaching Associate (part-time) Harvard Medical School
  • Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute