Donald J. Smith, Ph.D.
Dr. Donald J. Smith, Jr. is a ChildTrauma
Fellow as well as a co-founder and current Board President /
Executive Director for Generations Center, a non-profit
center for the investigation and prevention of youth and
family violence. Dr. Smith, who previously served as the
Research Director at the Violence Intervention and
Prevention Center at Parkland Hospital in Dallas, holds a
Bachelor of Science degree from Texas Tech University and a
Ph.D. in Immunology from the University of Texas
Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.
Dr. Smith possesses a unique law enforcement
perspective to domestic violence and child abuse, developed
while serving nine years as a patrol officer in the City of
Dallas.
In 1998, Dr. Smith entered the research arena
in the field of domestic violence and child abuse; primarily
the biological/physical manifestations of long-term exposure
to domestic violence and child abuse including an emphasis
upon the physiological/emotional impact of strangulation
attacks related to domestic violence.
Dr. Smith, since 2001, has partnered with the
Dallas Independent School District and is co-author of a
program that provides training to educators and counselors
about the dynamics of abuse in the home, its’ impact upon
children, as well as safe and appropriate intervention
techniques for families of violent homes.
Dr. Smith currently serves on many community
and professional committees related to Youth and Family
Violence in the Dallas and Fort Worth metroplex.
Biography
