Nancy A. Newton, Ph. D.

Overview:

Dr. Newton is professor at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology. She teaches organizational behavior, workplace coaching, individual assessment, and motivation/leadership in the MA program in Industrial/Organizational Psychology and the PsyD program in Business Psychology. Dr. Newton is a licensed clinical psychologist who has over 30 years of experience as a psychotherapist, professor, organizational consultant, and business owner. She has served in senior administrative positions in academic and mental health organizations, owned and managed small businesses, and provided consultation to senior managers of Fortune 500 companies, small business owners, and executives negotiating career transitions.

Expertise

Workplace coaching, design of customized 360 instruments, small business consultation, mindfulness-awareness meditation and workplace resilience

Professional History

• Director, Outpatient Older Adult Program, Institute of Psychiatry, Northwestern Memorial Hospital
• Assistant Professor, Northwestern University Medical School
• Associate Dean and Director of Clinical Training, Chicago School of Professional Psychology
• Owner and CEO, Dana Home Care, Inc
• Consultant, Redirections, Inc.

Clients Served

She has provided management consultation, executive coaching, team building and leadership training programs for Fortune 500 companies:

• Motorola
• Caremark
• Cummins Engine
• GTE
• Verizon
• Countrywide

Public agencies including:

• Chicago Transit Authority
• Chicago Department of Public Health

She also provides consultation to small business owners who are confronting partnership and leadership issues.

Education and Credentials

• B.A. Agnes Scott College
• M.A. Connecticut College
  
• Ph.D. Wayne State University - Clinical Psychology
  
• Licensed clinical psychologist in Illinois
  

Professional Organizations

• Member, American Psychological Association
  
• Member, Illinois Psychological Association
  
• Member, Association for Women in Psychology
  
• Honored by the Illinois Psychological Association for her contributions to the field of psychology in 1997
  

Publications

She is the author of numerous professional articles in psychology and co-edited, “Psychosocial Interventions in the Home: Housecalls”, published by Springer Publishing Company in 2000.