Campion Hall Room 315
Telephone: 617-552-0795
Email: david.blustein@bc.edu
Advanced Counseling Practicum
Career Development
Psychology of Work
Psychology of working
Career development
Counseling psychology
Vocational psychology
Social justice
Poverty and psychology
Work and psychotherapy
Work and race
Dr. Blustein is not accepting doctoral applicants.
David L. Blustein is a Professor and the Golden Eagle Faculty Fellow in the Department of Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology at Boston College. Dr. Blustein is the author of The Psychology of Working: A New Perspective for Career Development, Counseling, and Public Policy and The Importance of Work in an Age of Uncertainty: The Eroding Experience of Work in America. He has instrumental in developing psychology of working theory, which represents an inclusive and social justice-informed perspective on the role of work in people's lives and in their communities. Dr. Blustein has contributed numerous articles and book chapters on psychology of working theory, unemployment, career development/counseling, psychotherapy, decent work, dignity at work, psychology of precarity, relationships and work, social class, race, and other aspects of contemporary working. He also has consulted with national and international organizations, such as the International Labor Organization, OECD, and the United Nations Development Program.
Blustein, D. L. &; Allan, B.A (in press). Dignity at work: A critical conceptual framework and research agenda. Journal of Career Assessment.
Blustein, D. L., Grzanka, P. R., Gordon, M., Smith, C. M., & Allan, B. A. (2024). The psychology of precarity: A critical framework. American Psychologist. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0001361
Blustein, D. L., Allan, B., Mazur, A., Sharone, O., Autin, K., Cinamon, R. G., Ferreira, J. A., Kozan, S., Smith, C., Stevenson, B., & Thompson, M. (2023). An evaluation of an integrative intervention for work and mental health: The WIN program. Journal of Career Assessment, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/10690727231196143
Blustein, D. L., Lysova, E. I., & Duffy, R. D. (2023). Understanding decent work and meaningful work. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, 10, https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-orgpsych-031921-024847.
Blustein, D. L., & Flores, L. (Eds.). (2023). Rethinking work: : Essays on building a better workplace. Routledge.
Blustein, D. L., Smith, C. M., Wu, X., Guarino, P. A., Joyner, E., Milo, L., & Bilodeau, D. C. (2022). “Like a tsunami coming in fast”: A critical qualitative study of precarity and resistance during the pandemic. Journal of Counseling Psychology. 69(5), 565–577. https://doi.org/10.1037/cou0000615 .
Blustein, D. L, Perera, H. N, Diamonti, AJ, Gutowski, E, Meerkins, T, Davila, A, Erby, W, & Konowitz, L. (2020). The uncertain state of work in the U.S.: Profiles of decent work and precarious work. Journal of Vocational Behavior. 122. 103481.
Blustein, D. L., Duffy, R., Ferreira, J. A., Cohen-Scali, V., Cinamon, R. G., & Allan, B. A. (2020). Unemployment in the time of COVID-19: A research agenda. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 119, 103436.
Blustein, D. L. (2019). The importance of work in an age of uncertainty: The eroding work experience in America. NY: Oxford University Press.
Blustein, D. L., Ali, S. R., & Flores, L. (2019). Vocational psychology: Expanding the vision and enhancing the impact. The Counseling Psychologist, 47, 166-221.
Visiting Scholar-Japan-Several Universities in Tokyo and Osaka-June 2024
Leona Tyler Award for Lifetime Achievement in Counseling Psychology, 2022
Visiting Professor-Conservatoire National Des Arts et Métiers, Paris, France-Spring-Summer 2019
Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Award, 2018
Eminent Career Award, National Career Development Association, 2018
Distinguished Leadership Award in Psychology, Committee of Socio-Economic Status, APA, 2016
Distinguished Achievement Award, Society for Vocational Psychology, 2013
Extended Research Award, American Counseling Association, 2011
Fellow—National Career Development Association, 2009
Fellow—American Educational Research Association, 2008
John Holland Award for Outstanding Achievement in Career and Personality Research--Division of Counseling Psychology (Division 17), American Psychological Association (August 1998).
Fellow--American Psychological Association, Division of Counseling Psychology (Division 17), 1996.