RUTGERS - Key Persons
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- History & Systems in Psychology
The 2015 award goes to Joshua Korth. Josh has shown dedication to working with minority students in educational settings since his first year at GSAPP, in association with Anne Gregory. His dissertation is focused on restorative practices with minority students in school settings, which tries to close the racial discipline gap.
This award goes to Alyssa Augustyniak (School 3rd year) for her role as president of the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) Student Chapter at GSAPP. She worked with diverse groups and helped them problem-solve. She also helped low SES students and families affected by Storm Sandy and promoted autism research and services for students on the Autism spectrum.
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- Director of Clinical Training, Teaching Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology
- Supervision and Professional Development
Angelica M. Diaz-Martinez, PsyD, is a GSAPP alum (Clinical '98) and is a Teaching Professor and the Director of Clinical Training for the Department of Clinical Psychology. In this role, she coordinates and provides oversight for practica and other training opportunities for the clinical PsyD program, serves as primary advisor to graduate students concerning practicum and internship issues, placement and applications and teaches the Supervision and Development course for first-year Clinical Students. She is also the co-chair of the Global Health Committee for GSAPP.
Dr. Diaz-Martinez comes to us with extensive clinical and administrative experience across a range of settings. Prior to her appointment at GSAPP she was the Senior VP for Operations for CPNJ, a non-profit agency serving developmentally disabled children and adults. Past appointments include, being the Chief Psychologist and Director of Training for an APA-accredited psychology pre-doctoral internship program, the psychiatry residents and the masters and bachelor-level externship programs at Jersey Shore University Medical Center. Dr. Diaz-Martinez served as an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School where she supervised psychiatry residents, taught medical students and was an integral part of the research team for various NIH-funded projects. She also served as an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Montclair State University, directing the Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology for Spanish/English Bilinguals Concentration for part of her time. Dr. Diaz-Martinez has multiple peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters and has presented at national conferences. She has also served as a guest expert on the Telemundo network concerning mental health topics impacting the Latino community. Dr. Diaz-Martinez continues her volunteer faculty appointment at Robert Wood Johnson Medical school in the Department of Psychiatry. She is the Chair of the Medical Review Panel for the State of New Jersey Civil Services Commission and has served as a consultant for the College Board. She maintains a private practice, in which her clinical work has been primarily with individuals who suffer from mood and/or anxiety disorders, behavioral medicine and work with veterans.
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- Director of Finance, B.M.I.
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- Clinical Research and Treatment for Youth Anxiety and Depression
- Professor for the Department of Clinical Psychology
- Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology & Director, Youth Anxiety and Depression Clinic
Brian C. Chu, Ph.D., is a Professor for the Department of Clinical Psychology in the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology at Rutgers University. He is a recent recipient of the Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation Young Investigator Award to support development of behavioral activation and exposure programs in middle schools. He has co-edited a book, Transdiagnostic Treatments for Children and Adolescents: Principles and Practice (Guilford, 2013) reviewing the science and treatment of universal processes that cut across youth pathology. He is co-authoring a practitioner-oriented book designed to guide clinicians in everyday evidence-based practice: Treatment Plans and Interventions: Child and Adolescent Mood and Anxiety Disorders (Translating Evidence-Based Treatments into Personalized Therapies). He is Associate Editor and Editor Elect of Cognitive & Behavioral Practice, the practice-oriented journal of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, and he serves on the Editorial Board for several scientific journals, including Behaviour Research and Therapy, Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, and Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice. Dr. Chu's areas of interest include the assessment and treatment of anxiety and depression disorders in youth, with a special emphasis on the dissemination of evidence-based practice, mechanisms of change, and transdiagnostic approaches to understanding youth disorders. He has a developing interest in understanding multicultural issues that impact help-seeking behavior and access to mental health services. He is a committed teacher and mentor to undergraduate and graduate trainees learning to appreciate and become competent in evidence-based psychological practice.
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- Accounting Assistant II
- Accounting Assistant II / Support Staff
Carolin Heindel has worked with children in foster care for the past 2 years. During this past year, she ran a group for adolescent girls who have been sexually molested, and experienced multiple traumas and multiple placements.
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- Associate Director of Development
- Dean
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- Director, Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center
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- Administrative Assistant, Dean 's Office / Dean
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- Undergraduate Research Fellowship ( SURF ) ( 2010 ) for the Research Project, "Gender Differences in Heart Rate Variability at the Beginning of Addiction Treatment"
- Undergraduate Research Fellowship ( SURF ) ( 2013 ) for the Research Project, "Differential Heart Rate Variability Reactivity to Negative Affect Picture Cues"
Cooper Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) (2013) for the research project, "Differential heart rate variability reactivity to negative affect picture cues"
Cooper Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) (2010) for the research project, "Gender Differences in Heart Rate Variability at the Beginning of Addiction Treatment"
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- Editor - in - Chief
- Professor Emeritus, Clinical Faculty
Daniel B. Fishman is editor-in-chief of the online journal, Pragmatic Case Studies in Psychotherapy (http://pcsp.libraries.rutgers.edu). His prior appointments were as associate director of a large community mental health center in metropolitan Denver and director of a major NIMH contract to develop a cost-effectiveness methodology for community mental health centers. He is past president of the Eastern Evaluation Research Society, past president of the Society for Studying Unity Issues in Psychology, and a former board member of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy. His more than 100 articles and more than 100 invited addresses span interests in the systematic case study method, pragmatic psychology, philosophy of science, cognitive behavior therapy, program evaluation, community psychology, organizational psychology, and professional psychology training. Dr. Fishman's books include: A Cost-Effectiveness Methodology for Community Mental Health Centers; Assessment for Decision (with D.R. Peterson; 1987); Paradigms in Behavior Therapy: Present and Promise (with F. Rotgers and C.M. Franks; 1988); The Human Side of Corporate Competitiveness (with C. Cherniss; 1990); The Case for Pragmatic Psychology (1999); Caregiver Alliances for At-Risk and Dangerous Youth: Establishing School and Agency Coordination and Accountability (with C.A. Blechman, C.A. Fishman, and J.C. Lewis; 2004); and Case Studies Within Psychotherapy Trials: Integrating Qualitative and Quantitative Methods (with S.B. Messer, D.J.A. Edwards, & F.M Dattilio). Dr. Fishman is a licensed psychologist.
Dean Conway has ushered in two endowed chairs into her school. Under the Dean's direction, The Rutgers University Board of Governors appointed Dr. Denise Hien, a leader in the field of post-traumatic stress and addictions, as the inaugural holder of the Helen E. Chaney Chair in Alcohol Studies in October 2020. Additionally, under Conway's leadership the Rutgers Board of Governors awarded the Karmazin and Lillard Chair in Adult Autism to its inaugural recipient Dr. Vanessa Hus Bal, associate professor at GSAPP whose unique research emphasizes a life span perspective in the understanding of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in adulthood.
Over the years, recruitment and retention of a diverse faculty is a major focus for Dr. Conway in her role as Dean. Selecting faculty with a deep understanding and perspective on cultural diversity, race and inclusion were paramount for GSAPP's training the next generation of practitioners.
Dr. Conway also formulated and led a strategic plan for the school and currently, a diversity action plan is underway. She has engaged the faculty and staff in developing a Blueprint for the school and strategic priorities include: Inspiring students to embrace the school's core values-academic excellence, commitment to social justice and underserved populations, diversity of populations and perspectives, and generation and dissemination of knowledge. The second priority is preparing students through excellent scholarly and applied training opportunities to find their passion, make a difference, and excel. And finally, establishing a model for diversity and inclusion, that prepares students who are intellectually engaged and excel academically and professionally.
Over the past four years, she has led the school in developing new academic graduate programs, certificate programs, and nondegree residential and online programs resulting in a 35% increase in the student body. Alongside GSAPP's unprecedented growth was a parallel developmental process that focused on infrastructure, including creating an academic leadership structure that supports faculty development and research productivity. She developed a grants office to help facilitate the faculty's grant process and an incentive grant program that led to increased grant
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- Part - Time Lecturer, Department of School Psychology / Alumnus / School Psychology
Alexander Alperin has strong awareness and leadership skills which brings others together to work towards a common goal. Throughout his training Alexander has sought many opportunities to advance his clinical and research skills while supporting fellow students, faculty, staff and clients he serves. Alexander embraces a warm, social and cultural humility that respects and welcomes others. He conducts himself with the highest ethical and professional standards - serving as an excellent ambassador and role model for GSAPP and Rutgers University.
Alexander Alperin, Psy.D. is a licensed psychologist in New York and New Jersey and is in full-time private practice of psychotherapy with adolescents, adults, and couples in Teaneck, NJ. He is an instructor and supervisor at the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP), Rutgers University and has published in numerous peer-reviewed journals such as Psychology and Behavioral Science International Journal, School Psychology Review, Journal of Clinical Case Studies, and Psychology in the Schools. Dr. Alperin was the lead author of the first systematic review of school outcome literature on behavior interventions with middle school students exhibiting disruptive behaviors, which is scheduled to appear in the School Psychology Review and received the journal's 2020-2021 article spotlight. His numerous professional presentations have been on topics such as psychological trauma, parenting, self-care, behavior management, disruptive behavior disorders, and evidence-based behavior interventions at conferences sponsored by the American Psychological Association, National Association of School Psychologists, Rutgers GSAPP Continuing Education Program, Rutgers' Employee First Initiative, Beautiful Mind 2020 Summit, New Jersey Department of Corrections, Indeed Institute, New Jersey Scholarship and Transformative Education in Prisons (NJ-STEP), and various school districts in New Jersey. A nationally registered health service psychologist and certified school psychologist, he received a Certificate in Psychoanalytically Oriented Psychotherapy from the New Jersey Institute for Training in Psychoanalysis and a Certificate in Evidence-Based Approaches to Addiction Treatment from the Center for Motivation and Behavior Change.
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- Assistant Research Professor, GSAPP Center of Alcohol and Substance Use Studies ( CAS )
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- Assistant Professor in the Center of Alcohol & Substance
- Assistant Professor, Center of Alcohol & Substance and Applied Psychology Department
Dr. Angelo DiBello is an Assistant Professor in the Center of Alcohol & Substance Use Studies and GSAPP's Applied Psychology department , an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Brown University, and is the Director of the Social Health Addiction & Relationship Processes (SHARP) Laboratory at Rutgers University. Dr. DiBello earned his Ph.D. in Social Psychology in 2015 from the University of Houston, and completed his postdoctoral training in 2017 at the Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies at Brown University. Dr. DiBello has published over 60 peer reviewed publications and is both the Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator of several ongoing randomized clinical trials funded by the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). Dr. DiBello is an applied social psychologist who researches intervention strategies to promote health behavior change in the context of addictive behaviors as well as the impact of substance use on romantic relationship processes.
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- Professor, Core Faculty, Department of School Psychology
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- Dean and Distinguished Professor, GSAPP
- Dean and Distinguished Professor, GSAPP / Dean
Dr. Inman is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Janet E. Helms Award for Mentorship and Scholarship from Teachers College, Columbia University; the Distinguished Contributions Award from the Asian American Psychological Association; the Distinguished Contributions to the Science and Profession of Psychology for her scholarship on South Asian Issues, from the Pennsylvania Psychological Association; the Excellent Contributions Award from the International Section of the Society of Counseling Psychology, and a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Asian American Psychological Association.
Arpana G. Inman, PhD, ABPP, joined the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP) at Rutgers University-New Brunswick as the dean in July 2022. Previously, Dr. Inman was the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs in the College of Education and Human Ecology at The Ohio State University. At Ohio State, Dr. Inman focused on shaping the student experience through innovative academic programs and ensuring high-quality student services. Among her accomplishments, Dr. Inman utilized data-based decision-making to implement new curriculum-related procedures to improve student access and engagement. Prior to this appointment, she was the Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and professor in the Counseling Psychology Program at Lehigh University's College of Education. In both institutions, she helped lead campus-wide initiatives that enhanced the colleges' academic reputation.
Dr. Inman is a nationally recognized scholar in the areas of South Asian Psychology, International Issues in Psychology, and Multicultural Supervision and Training. She has more than 100 publications, has presented nationally and internationally in these areas, and co-hosted the American Psychological Association (APA)'s first DVD series on supervision models. Dr. Inman has held numerous leadership roles in several national organizations and is Past President of Division 17 (Society of Counseling Psychology) of the APA.
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- Professor Emerita, Clinical Faculty
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- Professor Emeritus, Applied Faculty
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- Practicum Coordinator, Assistant Teaching Professor, Assistant Director for Clinical Training, Department of Clinical Psychology
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- Associate Professor, School Psychology Department
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- Chancellor and Distinguished Professor, Former Dean of GSAPP
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- Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology
- Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology & Associate Director, CYSEW
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- Teaching Professor, Director of Clinical Training, Department of School Psychology
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- Assistant
- Director of Multi - Tiered Systems of Support ( MTSS ) Programs, Assistant Teaching Professor, Department of School Psychology
Dr. Jennifer Foster is an Assistant Teaching Professor and Director of the Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) Programs in the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP) at Rutgers University. Prior to joining GSAPP, she spent 16 years working in the public schools in Perth Amboy, NJ. During her tenure in Perth Amboy, Dr. Foster held the positions of District School Psychologist and District Coordinator of Mental Health Programs. With a strong background in systems and large-scale program planning, she has worked closely with district administrators and community leaders to develop and implement a range of prevention and intervention programs. Most notably, Dr. Foster successfully implemented a district-wide Multi-Tiered System of Supports in which all students have access to prevention, intervention, and wraparound programming that targets social emotional learning and the mental wellness of all students. She is also an expert in crisis management and has worked closely with district administrators and community leaders to develop district-wide crisis response procedures, crisis prevention training programs, data collection systems, and ongoing professional development in crisis management and threat assessment. Recognizing the importance of supporting staff who provide direct service to students, Dr. Foster created a system of clinical supervision, consultation, and professional development for mental health professionals across the district. Over the years, she has also worked closely with building and central administrators toward developing a district climate that supports diversity, equity, and inclusion for all. In this capacity, Dr. Foster has become a staunch advocate for transgender student rights and creating inclusive schools.
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- Director of Psychology Continuing Education
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- Assistant Teaching Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology
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- Assistant Professor of Clinical Practice, Applied Department, Director of the Intensive Outpatient Clinic, Rutgers Center for Adult Autism Services ( RCAAS )
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- Clinical Psychologist and Professor of Psychology in Canada
Karin Ensink is a Clinical Psychologist and Professor of Psychology in Canada. She is director of Mentalization Based Treatment Canada, founder of a Clinic for the treatment of Complex Trauma and is a Anna Freud Centre recognized MBT supervisor (Child, Adolescent and Adult) and MBT-C trainer. She is the author of a number of books on the treatment of children and adolescents, including Mentalization Based Treatment for Children and has published widely on the development of mentalizing, the role of mentalizing as a resilience factor in the context of trauma and personality disorders in adults, parents, adolescents and children. She has active research collaborations in the UK, US, Italy, Spain, France, Norway and Chile.
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- Clinical Associate Professor Emerita
Kate Fiske, PhD, BCBA-D is a former Associate Clinical Professor in the Applied Department of the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP). She has worked in the field of autism treatment for over 20 years, providing evidence-based services in inpatient, outpatient, and school settings. Dr. Fiske received her doctorate in clinical psychology at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey in 2009. She completed her pre-doctoral internship at the Kennedy Krieger Institute and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Fiske served as the Associate Director of Behavioral and Research Services at the Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center, where she provided training and supervision to undergraduate and graduate students in psychology and education. She has authored numerous chapters and peer-reviewed articles on the treatment of children with ASD and their families, and is the author of the book, Autism and the Family: Understanding and Supporting Parents and Siblings.
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- Associate Dean for Administration and Strategic Operations, GSAPP, Director, GSAPP 's Applied and Academic Autism Services, Executive Director, Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center
Lara Delmolino Gatley, PhD, is Associate Dean for Administration and Strategic Operations, Executive Director of Applied and Academic Autism Services, and a Clinical Professor at GSAPP; she also serves as the Executive Director of the Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center. Dr. Delmolino earned her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the Graduate School-New Brunswick at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey and completed a pre-doctoral internship at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. She has over 20 years of experience instructing practitioners and working with people on the autism spectrum. She has presented at conferences and published books and journals on issues related to Applied Behavior Analysis and the treatment of autism.
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- Distinguished Research Professor, Center for Alcohol Studies
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- Associate Teaching Professor Emerita, GSAPP, Visiting Assistant Professor, Clinical Visiting Faculty, GSAPP Alumnus ( PsyD Clinical, 1994 )
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- Distinguished Professor, Professor Emerita, Clinical Faculty
Nancy Boyd-Franklin's special interests include multicultural issues, the treatment of African-American families, ethnicity and family therapy, home-based family therapy, marital and couples therapy, the multisystems approach to the treatment of poor inner-city families, issues for women of color, the development of a model of therapeutic support groups for African-American families living with AIDS, and issues in working with African American children and adolescents. Her publications include numerous articles and chapters on the above topics. She has written four books including: Black Families in Therapy: A Multisystem Approach; Children, Families, and HIV/AIDS: Psychosocial and Therapeutic Issues; Reaching Out in Family Therapy: Home-Based ,School and Community Interventions, with Dr. Brenna Bry; and Boys Into Men: Raising Our African American Teenage Sons with Dr. Anderson J. Franklin. In 2003, the second edition of her book Black Families in Therapy: Understanding the African American Experience was published. Her honors include receipt of the award for Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Ethnic Minority Psychology and to the Mentoring of Students from Division 45 of the APA (2001), the award for Outstanding Contributions to the Theory, Practice and Research on Psychotherapy with Women from Division 35 of the APA (1996), the Distinguished Psychologist of the Year Award from the Association of Black Psychologists (1994) and the Pioneering Contribution to the Field of Family Therapy Award from the American Family therapy Academy.
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- Expert
- Professional Practice
Dr. Robert Emmerling is a leading expert in the assessment and development of competencies and emotional intelligence in the workplace, and has spent his career as a consultant, researcher and lecturer specializing in this area. Through his work as a member of the Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in Organizations, a group he co-chairs with Dr. Daniel Goleman, he has been involved in some of the most influential work in the field of competencies and emotional intelligence, including the development of best practice guidelines for training and developing emotional intelligence and the identification and evaluation of model programs that significantly enhance social and emotional competencies in the workplace.
In addition to competencies and emotional intelligence, he also specializes in the areas of leadership assessment and development, executive coaching, 360-degree feedback, career change, organizational development, change management, program evaluation, and instructional design. He is a principal consultant at Competency International a research and HR consulting group dedicated to the application of scientifically validated techniques to the management of human capital in organizations and committed to advancing the science of motive and emotional intelligence competency assessment, application, and development. He has provided consultation on a range of human resource related issues to companies in the United States, Europe and Asia, including Johnson & Johnson, Siemens, Estee Lauder, Amcor, Novartis, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, LSG Sky Chefs, Brocade Communications, Ameriprise Financial Advisors, Maybank, Goodwill Industries, InnoEnergy, Volkswagen, Hess Corporation, Hindustan Petroleum, OIL India, and the TATA Group in India.
Robert is the author of articles published in journals such as Journal of Career Assessment, Frontiers in Psychology: Organizational Psychology, Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal, Journal of Management Development, Innovations in Education and Teaching International and Leadership Excellence and is editor and contributor to the book Emotional Intelligence: Theoretical and Cultural Perspectives. He is a visiting professor in the Department of People Management and Organisation at ESADE - Business School (Ramon Llull University, Barcelona, Spain) and conducts applied research within the Leadership Development Research Centre (GLEAD) also at ESADE. In addition, he the creator and webmaster of one of the world's most visited website related to emotional intelligence (www.eiconsortium.org) which has received over 20 million visitors since being launched in 1998. Robert holds a Doctorate in Organizational Psychology from Rutgers University and is a founding member of the Indian Forum for Emotional Intelligence Learning (www.ifeil.org) and member of the American Psychological Association.
Dr. S. Ruth Schulman provided outstanding leadership and service to GSAPP for 25 years as our Associate Dean, retiring in 1999. She was an integral part of student and faculty life at the graduate school from its very beginnings in the early 1970s. Twenty-five years of students, now alumni, have come to know and love Dr. Schulman for her caring and friendly support. When students were frustrated by university procedures, when someone needed a sympathetic ear about the struggle of adapting to graduate school, when financial concerns were creating an obstacle to remaining in school, Ruth was often the person to whom they turned. Along with her warmth and caring, she usually had a creative suggestion to help a student turn things towards a more constructive direction.
Sandy Harris, a former Dean of GSAPP who worked with Ruth closely for a number of years, said that "Ruth had an in-depth knowledge of Rutgers University and GSAPP that she shared generously to help me solve the administrative problems that came my way. In the beginning, she knew more about my job than I did!"
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- Assistant
- Assistant Teaching Professor and Practicum Coordinator, Department of School Psychology
Dr. Sheva Cohen-Weiss is an assistant teaching professor and coordinator for practicum in the Department of School Psychology at GSAPP. Dr. Cohen-Weiss earned her doctorate in School Psychology at Rutgers GSAPP and completed her postdoctoral training at Massachusetts General Brigham and Boston Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School. She received specialized training in providing neuropsychological assessment, treatment/intervention, and school consultation/training for youth with complex medical and neurodevelopmental needs. Dr. Cohen-Weiss' therapeutic approach is rooted in attachment and social cognitive theories, and she is particularly interested in treatments targeting complex trauma/PTSD, relational challenges, and existential/spiritual upheaval.
Interests
Dr. Weiss has an emerging research interest in implementation science as it relates to the dissemination of culturally responsive and equitable treatments for diverse populations within hospital and school settings.
SungWoo Kahng is a professor, Chair of the Department of Applied Psychology, and director of academic programs in autism and Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) at GSAPP. Prior to his current position, he was an associate professor at the University of Missouri (MU), where he was also the chair of the Department of Health Psychology, the founding director of the MU Graduate Programs in applied behavior analysis, and director of the Applied Behavioral Intervention Service of the MU Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders. Prior to moving to MU, he was a faculty member in the Department of Behavioral Psychology and a senior behavior analyst on the Neurobehavioral Unit at the Kennedy Krieger Institute as well as an associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
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- Professor Emerita, School Psychology
Dr. Susan Forman writes that Jennifer "has shown great leadership skills in her interactions with her fellow graduate students and with the faculty. She consistently volunteered to lead, and participate in, program activities that involve students. She has served as our representative to the APA Division 16 Student Association of School Psychologists and was instrumental in starting the Rutgers student chapter of the National Association of School Psychologists."
Anne Gregory writes: "Jennifer has a striking ability to connect with others, a strong commitment to the wellbeing of historically disenfranchised groups, and the curiosity and critical mindedness essential for practitioner-scientists. Her leadership as an up-and-coming professional in the field has been recognized by recent awards, namely, the New Jersey Psychological Association Community Award and the Executive Women of new Jersey Merit Scholarship. She was recently notified that she was selected for a highly competitive, two-year Postdoctoral Fellowship Program in Child and Adolescent Traumatic Stress at Beth Israel Medical Center and St. Luke's - Roosevelt Hospitals in NYC.
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- Advanced Statistics and Research Design
- Department Chair, Professor, Core Faculty, Department of School Psychology
- Professor and Chair of the Department of School Psychology
- School Psychology Program Chair
Dr. Timothy J. Cleary is a professor and Chair of the Department of School Psychology at GSAPP. He earned his B.S. in Psychology from Manhattan College, his master's degree and professional certification in School Psychology from Queens College, and his Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from CUNY Graduate School and University Center. Dr. Cleary worked as a school psychologist during the first three years of his career. After serving as an Assistant and Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee from 2004 to 2012, he joined the faculty at GSAPP in the Fall of 2012. Dr. Cleary devotes most of his time to conducting research on SRL and motivation-related intervention and assessment issues as well as emerging trends and professional issues among school-based practitioners and educators. He has secured several research grants to support his research initiatives and has consulted at a national and international level.
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- Research Professor, Department of School Psychology
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- Karmazin and Lillard Chair in Adult Autism, Associate Professor & Director, LifeSPAN ASD Lab and RCAAS - Psychological Services Clinic Co - Director of Research, RCAAS
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- Dissertation Preparation and Research ( Applied )
- Dissertation Preparation and Research ( SP / CP )
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- Research Scholar ( 2005 )
This year's award goes to Jennifer Jones for her commitment and enthusiasm working with at risk youth in Newark, Somerset and Trenton, and her work with the Rutgers Somerset Project under the direction of Dr. Nancy Boyd -Franklin. Given in honor and memory of Virginia Bennett, who chaired the school Psychology program for many years, the award is presented annually to a student who evidences dedication to the use of psychological skills and knowledge to alleviate the problems of minority group children in coping with the educational process.
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- Editor - in - Chief of the Journal, Research
- Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Professor of Psychology
- Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology & Director, CYSEW
Joshua M. Langberg, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist, Professor of Psychology, and Director of the GSAPP Center for Youth Social Emotional Wellness (CYSEW). Dr. Langberg joined Rutgers in 2022 after working at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), where he was the Associate Director of Operations for the Clark-Hill Institute for Positive Youth Development and served as the Associate Dean for Research and Operations for the College of Humanities and Sciences (CHS) at VCU form 2018-2021. He received his PhD in Clinical-Community Psychology from the University of South Carolina and completed his predoctoral internship at Duke University Medical Center. Dr. Langberg started his career at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC) and transitioned to VCU in 2011.
Dr. Langberg is the Editor-in-Chief of the journal, Research on Child Adolescent Psychopathology (formerly Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology), author or co-author of over 150 peer-reviewed publications and three books, and has served as the principal investigator on several grant awards from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences (IES). Dr. Langberg developed the Homework, Organization, and Planning Skills (HOPS) intervention and collaborated with Dr. Arthur Anastopoulos to develop the Accessing Campus Connections & Empowering Student Success (ACCESS) intervention. A list of Dr. Langberg's publications is available through Google Scholar.
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- Clinical Psychology Program Coordinator
- Program Coordinator, Dept. of Clinical Psychology
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- Professional Ethics, Standards, and Career Development
- Professional Ethics, Standards, STANDARDS and CAREER DEVELOPMENT
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- Associate Dean of Research
- Professor, Core Faculty, Department of School Psychology, Associate Dean of Research
Dr. Reddy is a Professor in the School Psychology Doctoral Program and Chair of the School Psychology Department. She is also the Associate Dean of Research for the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP)- Rutgers University.
Linda Reddy, PhD, is Associate Dean of Research and a Professor in the Department of School Psychology at Rutgers-GSAPP.
Dr. Reddy has published over 100 articles and book chapters and six books on classroom assessment, coaching, ADHD, and measurement development and validation. Her work focuses on integrating assessments and interventions to improve school personnel practices related to student learning and behavior. Most recently, Dr. Reddy and her colleagues have been translating their assessments and coaching interventions into technology support tools for large-scale implementation. Her work has been funded by federal and private foundations (over 52 million).
She is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA), Fellow of the American Educational Research Association and inducted member of the Society for the Study of School Psychology. Dr. Reddy has held numerous national leadership roles including: 2014 President of APA Division 16 (School Psychology), member of the APA Board of Professional Affairs (2013-2016), Co-Chair of the APA Committee on Divisional/APA Relations (CODAPAR; 2008-2011), and appointed member to the APA Task Force for Violence Against Teachers (2008-2011). Dr. Reddy is a reviewer for over 10 refereed journals and book publishers, as well as the US and International grant agencies.
Dr. Reddy is a licensed psychologist in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania and is a nationally certified school psychologist. She consults with state departments, investigators, school districts and test development companies.
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- History & Systems
- History and Systems of Psychology
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- Assistant Professor, Applied Psychology Department
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- Department of School
- Professor
Nancy S. Fagley, Ph.D., is Professor Emerita in the Department of School Psychology. Her current research focuses on appreciation (including gratitude, among other components), with emphasis on fine-tuning its conceptualization and measurement and on its identifying its causes and consequences. She conceptualizes appreciation as a higher-order construct, with gratitude representing one of several lower-level components. Her research has demonstrated that a greater tendency to feel appreciation significantly contributes to life satisfaction, even after controlling for individual differences in the Big 5 personality factors and trait gratitude. Thus gratitude and appreciation are not synonymous, but instead are hierarchically nested. Her earlier research focused on framing effects on choice, and her research (in collaboration with Paul M. Miller and others) identified a number of moderators of the effects of framing on choice including decision maker characteristics such as gender, task features such as providing a rationale, and decision problem features such as the arena (e.g., human life vs. money). She serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Behavioral Decision Making.
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- Associate Professor at GSAPP
- Associate Professor, Clinical Psychology Department
Nicole M. Cain is an associate professor at GSAPP. Previously, she was an associate professor in the Department of Psychology at Long Island University-Brooklyn. She earned her doctorate in clinical psychology from The Pennsylvania State University and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical College in the Personality Disorders Institute. She is currently an associate editor at Assessment and the Journal of Personality Assessment. Dr. Cain's primary research interests focus on understanding how personality pathology and interpersonal functioning impact diagnosis, psychotherapy process, and treatment outcome. Her recent work has also focused on examining how effortful control, rejection sensitivity, and interpersonal problems impact maladaptive outcomes.
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- Assistant Professor
- Department of Applied
Peter J. Economou Ph.D., ABPP is an assistant professor for the department of applied psychology, and the director of behavioral health and wellness for Rutgers University Athletics. Dr. Pete was trained in counseling psychology, is board certified in Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy (CBT) specializing in evidence-based and multicultural clinical interventions and is a certified mental performance consultant (CMPC) through the Association of Applied Sport Psychology (AASP). Dr. Pete is licensed by NJ and NY to practice psychology and his research ranges several areas including multicultural psychology, third wave CBT, and performance psychology. He is an active member of state and national psychology associations, serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Clinical Sports Psychology since 2014, and is a contributor to media outlets and social media. Lastly, he is a Zen Buddhism teacher after studying at the Morning Star Zendo with Robert Kennedy, Roshi for several years, which informs his mindfulness practices offered through the third wave CBT theories.
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- Summer Research Fellowship ( 2005 ) from the Foundation of UMDNJ and Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
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- Applied Psychology Program Coordinator
- Program Coordinator, Department of Applied Psychology
- Program Coordinator, Dept. of Applied Psychology
The Virginia Bennett Award was awarded to Rachel Merson, a 4th year clinical psychology student, and is given annually in honor and memory of Virginia Bennett, who chaired the School Psychology program, and was a national leader in the field. It is presented to a student who evidences dedication to the use of psychological skills and knowledge to alleviate the problems of minority group children in coping with the educational process.
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- Aresty Undergraduate Scholar Research Award ( 2013 )
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- Associate Teaching Professor, Applied Psychology Department Director of Graduate Training, Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center ( DDDC )
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- Program Coordinator, Department of School Psychology
- Program Coordinator, Dept. of School Psychology
- School Psychology Program Coordinator
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- Associate Dean of Academic and Faculty Affairs, Professor, Core Faculty
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- Clinical Psychology Program Chair
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- Society for Prevention Research ( 2010 ) Student Award
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- Editorial Assistant, Research on Child & Adolescent Psychopathology
This award (given in honor and memory of Virginia Bennett, who chaired the School Psychology program) is presented annually to a student who evidences dedication to the use of psychological skills and knowledge to alleviate the problems of minority group children in coping with the educational process. Each awardee receives a framed certificate and a cash award.