President of the Nicholas and Dorothy Cummings Foundation
The daughter of Nicholas and Dorothy Cummings, Dr. Janet Cummings earned a degree in genetics and molecular biology at the University of California at Davis and a graduate degree in semantics at the University of Texas at Arlington, before going to Wright State University where she earned the doctor of psychology degree. While at Wright State University she was awarded the university president’s one annual President’s Commendation, the first to be earned by a graduate student in psychology. In 2007 she was named Wright State University’s Alumna of the year. She completed her internship and post-doctoral residency at Arizona Biodyne, and remained as a staff psychologist for several years.
She then began independent practice in Scottsdale, Arizona and continued for over a decade. During that time she supervised over 50 practitioners who were active in faith-based counseling, and she earned for that center a national reputation for excellence in psychotherapy. In 2010 she moved her practice to Reno, Nevada to be close to the headquarters of The Nicholas & Dorothy Cummings Foundation which she has served as its president since its inception.
At the present time, and in addition to the fore- going, she is Associate Adjunct Professor in the DBH program at Arizona State University, and Adjunct Professor at both the University of Nevada, Reno and The Forest Institute of Professional Psychology in Springfield, MO. She is the author of over two dozen journal articles and book chapters, and she has co-authored or co-edited 9 books with her father. In conjunction with her father she has conducted numerous one and two-week training courses in the Biodyne Model, one in London for the National Health Service. She is also the trainer for a 30-hour DVD course in Medical Psychology which has been acclaimed as the best ever.
She resides in Reno with her two children, Mary and Kent.