James Ruby
Professor, HUSR Department Chair
Phone: (657) 278-8385
Office: EC-454
Email:
jruby@fullerton.edu
I have over 20 years of human service experience in various settings ranging from faith based organizations to clinical mental health practice. I am a nationally certified counselor and I also hold the pupil personnel services (PPSC) credential from the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing and the marriage and family therapist intern registration from the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
I began my clinical work in therapeutic day schools working with severely emotionally disturbed students and students with Asperger’s syndrome. From there I went on to work in community mental health as a program manager and clinician where I honed my skills as a clinical supervisor, strategic planner, grant writer, and outcome evaluator. I continued to work with children, adolescents, adults, couples and families in clinical counseling practice both while in the community mental health setting as well as in private practice as an adjunct to my university teaching career.
I received my doctoral training from Loyola University in Chicago, IL in 2004 with an emphasis in Research Methodology and Human Development with a minor in Counseling. My master’s level training was completed in 1998 in Counseling from Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago, IL and in 1990 in Divinity from Southern Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY.
I have been teaching undergraduate and graduate students for over 8 years in both private and public university settings. My areas of specialization are human services and counseling. Courses that I have taught include Counseling Theories & Techniques, Group Counseling, Assessment in Counseling, Diagnosis in Counseling, Research Methods, Addictions Counseling, Child and Adolescent Counseling, School Counseling and Career/Vocational Counseling. I have taught on site as well as online courses.
My research interests include human services program effectiveness, school counselor education, methods of instruction in practitioner research, and the use of improvisational acting exercises with groups and families in counseling. I have publications in peer reviewed journals, published book chapters, newspaper and magazine articles, one video script and one musical score for a short film.
One of my passions is to effectively equip students to meet their educational and career goals. I enjoy working with students in a collaborative approach that facilitates learning for all involved. I was employed with a full-time job and had a family during all of my graduate study and I am well aware of the challenges that one faces as he/she attempts to meet such goals, but I believe I am an effective instructor who can tie theory to practice in a meaningful and relevant manner.
REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS
Ruby, J.R., Ruby, N.C. (2019). Integrating acting techniques and human services education. International Journal of Arts and Humanities, 7(10), 581-587.
Ruby, J.R. (2018). Paradox in strategic couple and family therapy. In J. L. Lebow’s, A. L. Chambers’ & D. C. Breunlin’s (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Couple and Family Therapy, New York: Springer.
Horn-Mallers, M., Ruby, J.R. (2017). Human service professionals and the ongoing need for aging-related education. Journal of Human Services, 77-80.
Ruby, J. (2017). One president’s effort at getting to know their region. Link: Newsletter of the National Organization for Human Services, 37 (2), 2.
Ruby, J. (2016). Strengths-based internship supervision. In J. Edwards’, A. Young’s, & H. Nikels’ (Ed.), Handbook of Strengths-Based Clinical Practices (pp.294-304). New York: Routledge.
Young, A., Ruby, J., Halbur, D., Nikels, H., & Edwards, J. (2016). Finding common factors. In J. Edwards’, A. Young’s, & H. Nikels’ (Ed.), Handbook of Strengths-Based Clinical Practices (pp. 351-362). New York: Routledge.
Ruby, J.R. (2016). Student competencies in referral making and collaboration. Conference Proceedings of the National Organization for Human Services Annual Convention,2015, 86-95.
Ruby, J.R. (2016). Incorporating improvisational acting exercises into human services training and service delivery. Conference Proceedings of the National Organization for Human Services Annual Convention, 2015, 26-29.
Horn-Mallers, M., Ruby, J.R., Garcia, J.A. (2015). Skill and efficacy development in a human services grant writing course. American Journal of Educational Science, 1(4), 117-121.
Horn Mallers, M., Ruby, J., Oren, C., Oren, D.C., & Carlson, M.E.. (2014). Counseling fathers. In M. Englar-Carlson’s (Ed.), A Counselor’s Guide to Working with Men (pp.119-143). New York: Routledge.
Ruby, J.R. (2013). Barriers to research for Illinois counselors. Journal of Counseling in Illinois, 2(2), 4-12.
Ruby, J.R. (2013). Corporate social responsibility. In Reibolt, W. & Horn-Mallers, M. Consumer Survival: Encyclopedia of Consumer Rights, Safety, and Protection (pp.188-190). Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.
Ruby, J.R. (2013). The department of health and human services. In Reibolt, W. & Horn-Mallers, M. Consumer Survival: Encyclopedia of Consumer Rights, Safety, and Protection. (pp. 266-269). Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.
Ruby, J.R. (2013). Martin Luther King, Jr. In Reibolt, W. & Horn-Mallers, M. Consumer Survival: Encyclopedia of Consumer Rights, Safety, and Protection. (pp. 552-556). Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.
Ruby, J.R. (2013). The story of Jonas: A case study in psychoanalytically oriented counseling. In Corey, G. Theory and practice of counseling and psychotherapy, Student manual (pp. 54-56), 9th ed. Belmont, CA: Cengage.
Ruby, J.R. (2013). Barriers to research and implications for training counselors. Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences, 8(1), 150-159.
Ruby, J.R., Ruby, N.C. (2009). Improvisational acting exercises and their potential use in family counseling. Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, 4, 152-160.
Ruby, J.R. (2005). Constraints to master’s level practitioner research: A literature review. Counseling and Clinical Psychology Journal, 22, 59-67.
