News
9.19
The School Climate Transformation Project Team Publishes An Article on Systems-Level Consultation
The School Climate Transformation Project (SCTP) team has recently published a research article titled "Supporting Systems-Level School Climate Improvement via a Data-Driven
Consultation Framework: A K-12 School-University Partnership." The article appears in the Journal of Educational and... read more
9.19
Dr. Nicole Cain awarded a research grant from the National Institute of Mental Health
Dr. Nicole Cain has been awarded a multi-site research grant in the amount of $398,981 from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) for her project titled "Influence of Daily Disruptions in Sleep and Self-Regulation on Proximal Risk for Suicide." This project integrates multimethod and... read more
7.19
Dr. Denise Hien Will Be Honored at the Center for Great Expectations Annual Gala
On October 18th, the Center for Great Expectations (CGE) will hold the Annual Gala "Empowering Futures, Transforming Communities 2019", which is CGE’s largest celebratory event of the year.
This year, the CGE will honor several members from the Rutgers University community, whose commitment to... read more
6.19
Rutgers Breaks Ground on Center for Adult Autism Services' New Facility
Rutgers University broke ground yesterday on the new state-of-the-art facility that will house the Rutgers Center for Adult Autism Services (RCAAS), which provides employment, vocational training, and other services to individuals with autism.
The center, located on the Douglass Campus... read more
10.19
Dr. Shireen Rizvi receives funding from the Charles and Johanna Busch Biomedical Grant Program for DBT-RU study
Shireen Rizvi, Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology, has received approximately $40,000 from Rutgers' Charles and Johanna Busch Biomedical... read more
9.19
Dr. Nicole Cain awarded a research grant from the National Institute of Mental Health
Dr. Nicole Cain has been awarded a multi-site research grant in the amount of $398,981 from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) for her project titled "Influence of Daily Disruptions in Sleep and Self-Regulation on Proximal... read more
8.19
GSAPP Student Eleanore Hall and GSAPP Faculty Jeff Shahidullah highlight the need to target mental health needs of low-SES NICU families
GSAPP student Eleanore Hall and GSAPP assistant professor Jeffrey Shahidullah published a paper in the Journal of Perinatology discussing the need to strategically target low Socioeconomic Status Mothers (SES) Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) families to address mental health concerns. Given... read more
8.19
Dr. Vanessa Bal Publishes A New Study In The Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry
Dr. Vanessa Bal, Karmazin and Lillard Chair in Adult Autism and GSAPP associate professor, recently had an exciting study "Predictors of longer‐term development of expressive language in two independent longitudinal cohorts of language‐... read more
8.19
Autism and the Family: Understanding and Supporting Parents and Siblings by Dr. Kate Fiske
About the Book
The reverberations of autism spectrum disorders among parents and siblings can be complex. Parents may grapple with the impact of their child's initial diagnosis, wrestle with the tension between their professional ambitions and family obligations, and... read more
8.19
The Self-Regulated Learning Guide: Teaching Students to Think in the Language of Strategies
Book Description
The Self-Regulated Learning Guide introduces K-12 teachers to the basics of self-regulation. Highly practical and supported by cutting-edge research, this book offers a variety of techniques for seamlessly infusing self-regulated learning principles into... read more
7.19
Madness and Modernism: Insanity in the Light of Modern Art, Literature, and Thought
Book Description
The similarities between madness and modernism are striking: defiance of convention, nihilism, extreme relativism, distortions of time, strange transformations of self, and much more. In this revised edition of a now-classic work, Louis Sass, a clinical... read more
7.19
Chain Analysis in Dialectical Behavior Therapy
About the book
Filled with detailed clinical examples, this book expertly breaks down the process of behavioral chain analysis/m-/the critical foundation for assessment and problem solving in dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). Experienced DBT clinician and trainer... read more
7.19
Diversity in Couple and Family Therapy: Ethnicities, Sexualities, and Socioeconomics
In Diversity in Couple and Family Therapy: Ethnicities, Sexualities, and Socioeconomics, a clinical psychologist and couples and family therapist with nearly two decades' experience leads a team of experts in addressing contemporary elements of diversity as they relate to the American family and... read more
7.19
Dr. Denise Hien Will Be Honored at the Center for Great Expectations Annual Gala
On October 18th, the Center for Great Expectations (CGE) will hold the Annual Gala "Empowering Futures, Transforming Communities 2019", which is CGE’s largest celebratory event of the year.
This year, the CGE will honor several members from the... read more
8.19
GSAPP Student Eleanore Hall and GSAPP Faculty Jeff Shahidullah highlight the need to target mental health needs of low-SES NICU families
GSAPP student Eleanore Hall and GSAPP assistant professor Jeffrey Shahidullah published a paper in the Journal of Perinatology discussing the need to strategically target low Socioeconomic Status Mothers (SES) Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) families to address mental health concerns. Given... read more
6.19
GSAPP STUDENT SADE PORTER RECEIVES THE FRANK J. EPIFANIO MINORITY GRADUATE STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP
Sade Porter, a first-year doctoral student in the school psychology program at GSAPP, was recently awarded the Frank J. Epifanio Minority Graduate Student Scholarship from the New Jersey Association of School Psychologists at the Spring NJASP conference.
... read more
2.19
Congrats to Dr. Brian Chu, students Denise Guarino and Christina Mele for publishing an article on Cognitive and Behavioral Practice journal
Congrats to GSAPP faculty Dr. Brian Chu, students Denise Guarino and Christina Mele for publishing an article "Developing an Online Early Detection System for School Attendance Problems: Results From a Research-Community Partnership" on Cognitive and Behavioral Practice journal! ... read more
9.17
Nicole Eskenasi was awarded
Nicole Eskenasi (4th year Clinical) was awarded the New Jersey Psychological Association Foundation’s Scholarship for Research on Diversity Issues for her submission, “Women Warriors: Exploring the Various Dimensions of Female Service-Members’ Role Identities." She will be receiving... read more
5.19
Alumna Strives to Make a Difference for Juveniles in the Justice System
GSAPP alumna Jennifer Jones-Damis wants to make a difference for juveniles in the justice system. Going beyond punishment, Jones-Damis teaches young inmates how to learn from their past and make better decisions. Read more about her story at Rutgers Today.
Jennifer Jones-Damis... read more
3.19
Congratulations to Brian Eichert and Ava Lorenzo for publishing an article on NASP Publication
Congratulations to GSAPP alumni Brian Eichert and Ava Lorenzo for publishing an article "Implementing SEL Initiatives as School Psychology Trainees: Pushback, Buy-In, and Progress" on Communiqué, the official newspaper of The National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)!
Learn more at... read more
2.19
Monica Indart: Serving Some of the Most Vulnerable
Monica Indart: Serving Some of the Most Vulnerable
Monica Indart, PsyD (Clinical '94)
Dr. Monica Indart (’94) has made it part of her life’s work to champion the causes of some of the world’s most vulnerable people: refugee immigrant asylum seekers. For almost 20 years, through her... read more
2.19
Roy Aranda Hosts New Spanish TV Show
Dr. Roy Aranda Hosts New Spanish TV Show
Dr. Roy Aranda in the show with the Immigration Attorney David Sperling
GSAPP alum Roy Aranda (’82) is the host of a new talk show on Spanish-language television network, TribunaTV. Aranda began the show “to empower Hispanic viewers by... read more
12.18
The Peterson Prize has been bestowed upon David B. Sacks, PsyD, ABPP
One of GSAPP’s most distinguished awards, the Peterson Prize, has been bestowed upon David B. Sacks, PsyD, ABPP. This award was named for Donald R. Peterson, the first dean of GSAPP, to recognize an alumnus for outstanding contributions to the profession. A travel scholarship awarded to a student... read more
4.18
Dr. Ed Adams and APA Division 51 Conference in the News
Dr. Edward Adams ('79), a GSAPP alumn and current American Psychological Association (APA) Division 51 president, facilitated a workshop, "Facing the Issues: Masculinities in Research and Practice,” at the APA's Society for the Psychological Study of Men and Masculinity, Division 51... read more
4.18
GSAPP Alum Roy Aranda Inducted Into National Academies of Practice
GSAPP Alumn Dr. Roy Aranda ('82) was inducted into the National Academies of Practice as a Distinguished Practitioner and Fellow of the Pscyhology Academy at their induction ceremony and awards banquet on April 14, 2018, in Atlanta, Ga. Aranda was one of three psychology inductees,... read more
2.18
ALUM ROY ARANDA was Interviewed to discuss the Parkland School Shooting
GSAPP alum Dr. Roy Aranda (’82) was interviewed by Wliny Radio on Tuesday, Feb 27 to discuss the Parkland school shooting and the hot topic about arming teachers. Listen to the radio program at https://www.spreaker.com/user/iradiousa/standing-on-principal-0202718.
2.18
GSAPP HOSTS ALLIANCE TO END HATE NJ
GSAPP hosted the inaugural meeting of the Alliance to End Hate NJ on February 15, 2018, at the Center for Applied Psychology. The event drew representatives from a wide variety of organizations and institutions, including schools, law enforcement, the U.S. Congress, faith-based organizations, and... read more
2.18
ALUM LINDA TAMM TRAVELS TO CUBA WITH WOMEN’S ENTREPRENEURIAL GROUP
Linda Tamm (Clinical, ’98) recently travelled to Cuba with a women’s entrepreneurial group, Leading Women Entrepreneurs and Business Owners. The trip afforded Tamm (third from right) with the opportunity to network with other American business women, tour fledgling Cuban businesses, and... read more