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In this tab you will find resources and tools to help navigate your GSAPP journey. We are here to support you and honored to have you join us.  Welcome to GSAPP!

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Accordion Content

  • YEAR 2024-2025 (July 2024-August 2025)

     

    GSAPP & MAP recommended timetable

    Activities

    General Comprehensive Exams

    June 17 – 18, 2024 – clinical students

    July 8-9, 2024 – school students

     

    Clinical Comprehensive Exams

    June 24 – 25, 2024

     

    Last day to defend for an August degree

    July 30

     

    Labor Day

    September 2

    Office closed - no classes

    First day of the Fall semester

    September 3

     

    Welcome Back for Students

    September 3

     

    Last day to drop a course without a "W"

    September 16

     

    Last day to defend for an October degree

    September 15

     

    School Psychology Internship Consortium

    TBA

    TBD

    Last day to file for an October diploma

    October 1

     

    Spring Schedule of Classes available

    October 21

     

    Diversity Recruitment Night

    November 14

     

         

    Culture Conference

    October 24, 2025

    every other year

    Thanksgiving Break

    Thursday, November 28 - Sunday, December 1st

    Office closed - no classes

    Spring Semester Registration begins

    November 11

    begins at 9:00am

    Decision on whether under-enrolled courses run for
    Spring semester

    December 2

     

    GSAPP Holiday Potluck

    December - 11

     11:30-1:00

    Last day to defend for a January degree

    December 15

     

    Grades Due for the Fall semester

    December 16 - January 3, 2025

     

    Makeup dates for classes

    December

     

    Winter Recess

    December 23, 2024- January 17, 2025

    offices closed 12/23/24 - 1/2/25

    Last day to file for a January diploma

    January 5

     

    Spring semester begins

    January 21

     

    Martin Luther King Jr. Day

    Monday, January 20

    office closed - no classes

    First day of the Spring semester

    Tuesday, January 21

     

    Interview Day - School Psychology

    February 6

     

    Interview Day - Clinical Psychology

    February 24

     

    Registration for Summer Session Begins

    February 10

     

    Last day to Drop a class without a "W" grade
    Last Day to DROP a class with a "W" Grade

    March 10

     

    Interview Day  - Master of Applied Behavior Analysis

    Interview Day - Master of Applied Psychology

    TBD

    TBD

     

    Consortium Practicum Deadline NY/NJADOT

    TBD

     

    Spring Recess

    Saturday, March 15 - Sunday, March 23

    no classes

    Last day to file for a May diploma

    April 1

     

    Minority & International Alumni Dinner &
    Dean's Multicultural Advisory Committee meeting

    February 10

     

         

    Last day to defend for a May degree

    April 15

     

    Fall semester registration begins

    March 31

    begins 9:00am

    Interview Day - Master of Applied Psychology

    TBD

     

    Last day of Spring semester

    April 28

     

    Spring Exams

    May 8-May 14

     

    GSAPP Graduation

    Thursday, May 15

     

    Universitywide Commencement

    Sunday, May 18

     

    Practicum Placement Deadline (Internal)

    May (To be determined)

     

    Memorial Day

    May 26

    offices closed - no classes

    Orientation Day

    June 2

     

         

    Juneteenth Day

    June 20, 2025

    offices closed - no classes

    General Comprehensive Exams 2025

    June 16 & 17 - clinical students

     July 7 & 8 - school students

     

    Clinical Comprehensive Exams 2025

    June 23 & 24

     

    Decision on whether under-enrolled courses will run for Fall Semester

    July 1

     

    Independence/Labor Day

    July 4

    offices closed - no classes

Registration Info

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FALL 2025 - 

  • Fall 2025 Schedule

SUMMER 2025 -

  • Summer 2025 Schedule (4/29/25)

SPRING 2025-

  • Spring 2025 Schedule (1/30/2025)
  • Spring 2025 semester calendar
  • Applied Psych Spring 2025 Schedule

FALL 2024 -

  • Fall 2024 Schedule (10/10/2024)
  • Fall 2024 semester calendar
  • Applied Psych Fall 2024 Schedule

SUMMER 2024 - registration begins February 12

  • Summer 2024 (5/1/24)

SPRING 2024 - registration begins November 6

  • Spring 2024 Schedule (1/10/23)
  • Applied Psych Spring 2024 Schedule

 

Courses

Clinical PsyD

  • Model Course Sequence - For students enter Fall 2020 and after

School PsyD

  • Model Course Sequence - For students entering Fall 2019 and after
  • Model Course Sequence - For students enter Fall 2022 and after (Four Year | Five Year)
Professional Psychology 820
Certification Courses
Clinical Psychology 821
School Psychology 826
Organizational Psychology 829
Master of Applied Psychology 844
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GSAPP students are inquisitive by nature, open-minded, talented, and capable, with a passion for knowledge and practical experience. They are inspired and empowered to think critically and ask questions, to be engaged and stay involved. They are an integral part of foundational and rewarding research. At GSAPP, students have the unique opportunity to actively participate in hands-on research conducted at our proprietary centers and clinics, and at our community partner organizations. This experience equips the next generation of mental health professionals with the skills to address concrete, critical, contemporary issues.

Syllabi

2025 Academic Year

  • Course # Course Title / Instructor Details
    18:821:558:B2 Learning Disability Psychoeducational Assessment
    Melissa Rivera Marano, PsyD
    Summer 2025 | Download
    18:820:505:B1 Cognitive and Affective Psychology
    Robert W. Isenhower, PhD
    Summer 2025 | Download
         
  • Course # Course Title / Instructor Details
    18:820:506 Social and Development Foundations of Human Behavior
    Jamie Walkup, PhD
    Spring 2025 | Download
    18:820:508:01 Systems Theory and Analysis
    Germán A. Cadenas, PhD
    Spring 2025 | Download
    18:820:526 Assessment and Data Based Decision Making
    Joseph Deegan, EdS
    Spring 2025 | Download
    18:820:538:01 Sexuality and Psychology: Integrating Theory and Practice
    Stephanie Lyon, PhD
    Spring 2025 | Download
    18:820:563:02 Child Psychopathology
    Linda Oshin, PhD
    Spring 2025 | Download
    18:820:565:01 Adult Psychopathology
    Jamie Walkup, PhD
    Spring 2025 | Download
    18:820:585:02 Advanced Statistics and Research Design
    Timothy Cleary, PhD
    Spring 2025 | Download
    18:820:631 Social Emotional, Behavioral, and Personality Assessment (SEBPA) of Children
    Sheva Weiss, PsyD
    Spring 2025 | Download
    18:820:633:01 Individual Cognitive Assessment
    Beata Sylvia Geyer, PhD, ABPP-CN
    Spring 2025 | Download
    18:820:633:02 Individual Cognitive Assessment
    Melissa Rivera Marano, PsyD
    Spring 2025 | Download
    18:820:638 Personality Assessment Adult
    Louis Sass, PhD
    Spring 2025 | Download
    18:820:640:01 Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy: Second Term Psychology
    Karen Riggs Skean, PsyD
    Spring 2025 | Download
    18:821:555:01 Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: Advanced Skills for the Assessment and Treatment of Emotional Disorders
    Brian C. Chu, PhD
    Spring 2025 | Download
    18:821:562:01 Behavioral Couple Therapy
    Shalonda Kelly, PhD
    Spring 2025 | Download
    18:821:633 Existential, Phenomenological, & Humanistic Psychotherapy
    Louis Sass, PhD
    Spring 2025 | Download
    18:821:655:01

    Training, Supervision and Consultation
    Arpana G. Inman, PhD, ABPP

    Spring 2025 | Download
    18:821:612:01 Fundamentals of Dialectical Behavior Therapy
    Julia Brillante, PsyD
    Spring 2025 | Download
    18:821:653:01 Supervision and Professional Development
    Angelica M. Diaz-Martinez, PsyD
    Spring 2025 | Download
    18:826:544 Pediatric Behavioral Medicine
    Emily Graybill, PhD, NCSP
    Spring 2025 | Download
    18:826:606:04 Advanced School Supervision
    Alexander Alperin, PsyD
    Spring 2025 | Download
    18:826:616:01 Program Evaluation Syllabus
    Anne Gregory, PhD
    Spring 2025 | Download
    18:829:524 Occupational Stress & Health Psychology
    Cong Liu, PhD
    Spring 2025 | Download
    18:829:530 Introduction to Personnel Psychology
    Robert J. Emmerling, PsyD
    Spring 2025 | Download
    18:829:537 Ethics in Organizational Psychology/Organizational Development Research & Practice
    Sharon Glazer, PhD
    Spring 2025 | Download
    18:829:538 Research Methods & Stats Essentials II
    Cong Liu, PhD
    Spring 2025 | Download
         

2024 Academic Year

  • Course # Course Title / Instructor Details
    18:820:511:01 Practicum in Applied Behavior Analysis
    Cara L. Phillips, Ph.D., BCBA-D, LABA-MA
    Fall 2024 | Download
    18:820:512:01 Introduction to Analysis and Single-Case Design
    Robert W. Isenhower, Ph.D., BCBA-D
    Fall 2024 | Download
    18:820:512:02 Introduction to Analysis and Single-Case Design
    Casey Irwin Helvey, PhD, BCBA-D
    Fall 2024 | Download
    18:820:514 Applications of Behavior Analytic Principles: Changing Behavior
    Sarah Weinsztok, PhD, BCBA
    Fall 2024 | Download
    18:820:516 Applications of Behavior Analytic Principles: Functional Assessment and Treatment
    Robert H. LaRue, Ph.D.
    Fall 2024 | Download
    18:820:522 Personnel Supervision and Management in Applied Behavior Analysis
    Cara Phillips, PhD, BCBA-D, LABA (MA)
    Fall 2024 | Download
    18:820:524 Pediatric Feeding Disorders
    Emma Auten, Ph.D., BCBA-D
    Fall 2024 | Download
    18:820:550:01 History & Systems
    Louis Sass, PhD
    Fall 2024 | Download
    18:820:575:01 Diversity and Racial Identity: Conceptualization & Research as Related to Clinical Practice
    Shalonda Kelly, PhD
    Fall 2024 | Download
    18:820:507 Analytic Foundations
    Hilary Murphy, PhD
    Fall 2024 | Download
    18:820:507:01 Learning Theory and Cognitive Behavioral Foundations
    Brian C. Chu, PhD
    Fall 2024 | Download
    18:820:509:01 Analytic Foundations
    Jamie Walkup, PhD
    Fall 2024 | Download
    18:820:565:01 Adult Psychopathology
    Jamie Walkup, PhD
    Fall 2024 | Download
    18:820:531:01 Clinical Interviewing and Assessment 
    Nicole Cain, PhD
    Fall 2024 | Download
    18:820:563:01 Child Psychopathology
    Sheva-Cohen Weiss, PsyD
    Fall 2024 | Download
    18:820:563:02 Child Psychopathology
    Danielle Zurawiecki, PsyD
    Fall 2024 | Download
    18:820:581:02 Statistical Methods
    Kristen Riley, PhD
    Fall 2024 | Download
    18:821:535:01 Psychoanalytic Theory of Personality and Psychopathology 
    Nicole Cain, PhD
    Fall 2024 | Download
    18:821:608:01 Clinical Research and Treatment for Youth Anxiety and Depression
    Brian C. Chu, PhD
    Fall 2024 | Download
    18:821:639:01 Short-Term Psychodynamic Therapy
    Karen Riggs Skean, PsyD
    Fall 2024 | Download
    18:820:613:01 Professional Ethics
    Karen Riggs Skean, PsyD
    Fall 2024 | Download
    18:820:509:02 Analytic Foundations
    Stephanie Lyon, PhD
    Fall 2024 | Download
    18:820:638:01 Personality Assessment/Adult
    Louis Sass, PhD
    Fall 2024 | Download
    18:821:623:01 Introduction to Neuropsychology
    Joshua Cohen, PhD
    Fall 2024 | Download
    18:821:653:01 Supervision and Professional Development
    Angelica M. Diaz-Martinez, PsyD
    Fall 2024 | Download
    18:826:543:01 Human Development
    Brooke Zumas, PsyD
    Fall 2024 | Download
    18:826:557 Psychoeducational Foundations of Learning Disabilities
    Adam Lekwa, PhD, NCSP
    Fall 2024 | Download
    18:826:605 Advanced Group Supervision Fall 2024 | Download
    18:826:605:01 Advanced Group Supervision
    Hilary Murphy, PhD
    Fall 2024 | Download
    18:826:630 Cognitive Assessment
    Ryan, J. Kettler, PhD, NCSP
    Fall 2024 | Download
    18:826:630:02 Cognitive Assessment
    Katie Dulfer, PsyD
    Fall 2024 | Download
    18:829:527 Cross-Cultural Organizational Psychology
    Dr. Sharon Glazer
    Fall 2024 | Download
    18:829:522 Research Method and Statistics Essential I
    Dr. Cong Liu, PsyD
    Fall 2024 | Download
    18:829:548 The Science and Practice of Organizational Psychology
    Robert J. Emmerling, PsyD
    Fall 2024 | Download
    18:844:505:01 Professional Practicum
    Deirdre Waters, PsyD
    Fall 2024 | Download
    18:844:507 Biological Bases of Behavior
    Joshua Cohen, Ph.D.‬
    Fall 2024 | Download
    18:844:508:01 Psychopathology
    Deirdre Waters, PsyD
    Fall 2024 | Download
  • Course # Course Title / Instructor Details
    18:820:505 Cognitive and Affective Psychology
    Joshua Cohen, PhD
    Summer 2024 | Download
    18:820:517 Advanced Topics in Applied Behavior Analysis: Teaching Children with Autism and Related Disorders
    Debra Paone, PhD, BCBA-D
    Summer 2024 | Download
    18:820:521 Ethics for Behavior Analysts
    Robert H. LaRue, PhD
    Summer 2024 | Download
    18:820:522:01 Personnel Supervision and Management in Applied Behavior Analysis
    Yulema Cruz PhD, BCBA-D
    Summer 2024 | Download
    18:820:622 Biological Bases Behavior
    Joshua Cohen, PhD
    Summer 2024 | Download
    18:821:558:M1 Learning Disability Psychoeducational Assessment
    Stacie Shivers, PsyD
    Summer 2024 | Download
    18:821:558:B2 Learning Disability Psychoeducational Assessment
    Melissa Rivera Marano, PsyD
    Summer 2024 | Download
  • Course # Course Title / Instructor Details
    18:820:506 Social and Development Foundations of Human Behavior
    Jamie Wallkup PhD
    Spring 2024 | Download
    18:820:508 Systems Theory and Analysis
    Anne Gregory, PhD
    Spring 2024 | Download
    18:820:508:01 Systems Theory and Analysis
    Germán A. Cadenas, PhD
    Spring 2024 | Download
    18:820:511:01 Practicum in Applied Behavior Analysis II
    Yulema Cruz, PhD, BCBA-D
    Spring 2024 | Download
    18:820:512 Introduction to Analysis and Single-Case Design
    Daniel R. Mitteer, PhD, BCBA-D
    Spring 2024 | Download
    18:820:514 Applications of Behavior Analytic Principles: Changing Behavior
    Casey Irwin Helvey, PhD, BCBA-D
    Spring 2024 | Download
    18:820:516 Applications of Behavior Analytic Principles: Functional Assessment and Treatment Development
    Robert H. LaRue, PhD
    Spring 2024 | Download
    18:820:521 Ethics for Behavior Analysts
    Yulema Cruz, PhD, BCBA-D
    Spring 2024 | Download
    18:820:521 Ethics for Behavior Analysts
    Robert H. LaRue, PhD
    Spring 2024 | Download
    18:820:524 Pediatric Feeding Disorders
    Emma Auten, PhD, BCBA-D
    Spring 2024 | Download
    18:820:517:01 Advanced Topics in Applied Behavior Analysis: Teaching Children with Autism and Related Disorders
    Emma Auten, PhD, BCBA-D
    Spring 2024 | Download
    18:820:534 Culture and Diversity in ABA
    Meghan A. Deshais, PhD, BCBA-D
    Spring 2024 | Download
    18:820:565:01 Adult Psychopathology
    Jamie Wallkup PhD
    Spring 2024 | Download
    18:820:555:02 Adult Psychopathology
    Erin Mendoza, PsyD
    Spring 2024 | Download
    18:820:575:01 Diversity and Racial Identity: Conceptualization & Research as Related to Clinical Practice
    Shalonda Kelly, PhD
    Spring 2024 | Download
    18:820:585:01  Advanced Statistics & Research Design
    Dr. Junhui (June) Liu
    Spring 2024 | Download
    18:820:633:01 Individual Cognitive Assessment 
    Beata Sylvia Geyer, PhD, ABPP-CN
    Spring 2024 | Download
    18:820:633:02 Individual Cognitive Assessment 
    Melissa Rivera Marano, PsyD
    Spring 2024 | Download
    18:820:640:01 Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy: Second Term Psychology
    Karen Riggs Skean, PsyD
    Spring 2024 | Download
    18:820:700:01 Dissertation Preparation and Research (SP/CP)
    Elisa S. Shernoff, PhD
    Spring 2024 | Download
    18:820:702:S6 Dissertation Preparation and Research (Applied)
    Elisa S. Shernoff, PhD
    Spring 2024 | Download
    18:821:555:01 Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: Essential Skills for the Assessment and Treatment of Anxiety and Depression
    Brian C. Chu, PhD
    Spring 2024 | Download
    18:821:561:01 Health Psychology
    Brianna R. Altman, PhD
    Spring 2024 | Download
    18:821:605 Integrative Perspectives on Trauma
    Tanya C. Saraiya, PhD
    Spring 2024 | Download
    18:821:612 Fundamentals of Dialectical Behavior Therapy
    Shireen L. Rizvi, PhD, ABPP
    Spring 2024 | Download
    18:821:617 Psychodynamic Case Formulation & Diagnosis
    Stephanie Lyon, PhD
    Spring 2024 | Download
    18:821:653:01 Supervision and Professional Development
    Angelica M. Diaz-Martinez, PsyD
    Spring 2024 | Download
    18:821:655:01 Training, Supervision, and Consultation: Expanded Roles and Competencies of Health Service Psychologists
    Connie Hoyos Nervi, PsyD
    Spring 2024 | Download
    18:826:506:01 Practicum Group Supervision
    Sheva Cohen-Weiss, PsyD
    Spring 2024 | Download
    18:826:544 Pediatric Behavioral Medicine
    Emily Graybill, PhD, NCSP, IMH-E®
    Spring 2024 | Download
    18:826:605:01 Advanced Group Supervision
    Hilary Murphy, PhD
    Spring 2024 | Download
    18:826:606:03 Advanced Group Supervision
    Sheva Cohen-Weiss, PsyD
    Spring 2024 | Download
    18:826:606:04 Advanced School Supervision
    Alexander Alperin, PsyD
    Spring 2024 | Download
    18:826:612:01 Consultation Methods
    Alexia Konko, PsyD, NCSP
    Spring 2024 | Download
    18:826:616:01 Program Evaluation
    Anne Gregory, PhD
    Spring 2024 | Download
    18:829:521:90 Personnel Selection - Interviewing and Observation-Organizations
    Thor Mann, PsyD
    Spring 2024 | Download
    18:829:523 Foundations of Qualitative Methods for Organizational Psychologists
    Robert J. Emmerling, PsyD
    Spring 2024 | Download
    18:829:531 Organizational Diagnosis and Cultural Dynamics
    Preston V.L. Lindsay, PhD
    Spring 2024 | Download
    18:829:565 Executive Coaching: Organizational Interventions at the Individual Level
    Peter J. Economou, PhD, ABPP
    Spring 2024 | Download
    18:844:506:01 Statistical Methods and Research Design
    Robert W. Isenhower, PhD, BCBA-D
    Spring 2024 | Download
    18:844:507 Biological Bases of Behavior
    Joshua Cohen, PhD
    Spring 2024 | Download
    18:844:511 Ethics and Professional Development Seminar
    Joshua Cohen, PhD
    Spring 2024 | Download
    18:844:514 Autism in Adulthood
    Vanessa H. Bal, PhD
    Spring 2024 | Download
    18:844:516:01 Professional Practicum II
    Yulema Cruz, PhD, BCBA-D
    Spring 2024 | Download
    18:844:617 Assessment and Intervention in Sport Psychology
    Katherine Fackina, PhD
    Spring 2024 | Download

2023 Academic Year

  • Course # Course Title / Instructor Details
    18:820:507:01 Learning Theory and Cognitive Behavioral Foundations
    Connie Hoyos Nervi
    Fall 2023 | Download
    18:820:507:02 Learning Theory and Cognitive Behavioral Foundations
    Monica Rojas, PsyD
    Fall 2023 | Download
    18:820:509:01 Analytic Foundations
    Stephanie Lyon, PhD
    Fall 2023 | Download
    18:820:525 Prevention and Intervention in Tiered Systems
    Jennifer Foster, Psy. D.
    Fall 2023 | Download
    18:820:531:01 Clinical Interviewing and Assessment
    Nicole Cain
    Fall 2023 | Download
    18:820:550:01 History & Systems
    Louis Sass
    Fall 2023 | Download
    18:820:563:02 Child Psychopathology
    Linda Oshin
    Fall 2023 | Download
    18:820:563:02 Child Psychopathology
    Sheva Cohen-Weiss
    Fall 2023 | Download
    18:820:581:01 Statistical Methods
    Nicole DiCrecchio
    Fall 2023 | Download
    18:820:613:01 Professional Ethics, Standards and Career Development
    Karen Riggs Skean
    Fall 2023 | Download
    18:820:638 Personality Assessment Adult
    Louis Sass
    Fall 2023 | Download
    18:820:570:01

    Psychological Interventions with Ethnic Minority Clients and Families
    Germán A. Cadenas

    Fall 2023 | Download
    18:821:535:01 Psychoanalytic Theory of Personality and Psychopathology
    Nicole Cain
    Fall 2023 | Download
    18:821:547:01 Introduction to Group Therapy
    Terri Lipkin
    Fall 2023 | Download
    18:821:615:01 Family Therapy
    Alan Groveman, Ph.D., ABPP
    Fall 2023 | Download
    18:821:639:01 Short-term Psychodynamic Therapy
    Karen Riggs Skean
    Fall 2023 | Download
    18:821:653:01 Supervision and Professional Development
    Angelica Diaz-Martinez
    Fall 2023 | Download
    18:826:557 Psychoeducational Foundations of Learning Disabilities
    Adam Lekwa, PhD, NCSP
    Fall 2023 | Download
  • Course # Course Title / Instructor Details

    18:820:505:M1

    Cognitive and Affective Psychology
    Robert W. Isenhower, PhD, BCBA-D

    Summer 2023 | Download
    18:826:555 Exceptional Children in the Schools, Family, and Community
    Kayla Owens, PsyD
    Summer 2023 | Download
    18:820:614 Professional Ethics, Standards, and Career Development 
    Karen Riggs Skean, PsyD
    Summer 2023 | Download
    18:820:622 Biological Bases of Behavior
    Robert H. LaRue, PhD
    Summer 2023 | Download
  • Course # Course Title / Instructor Details
    18:820:503 Theroetical Foundations: Analytic
    Jennifer Durham
    Spring 2023 | Download
    18:820:506 Social and Developmental Foundations of Human Behavior 
    Jamie Walkup
    Spring 2023 | Download
    18:820:508:01 Systems Theory and Analysis
    Ramona Ross
    Spring 2023 | Download
    18:820:508:02 Systems Theory and Analysis
    Erum Nadeem
    Spring 2023 | Download
    18:820:526 Assessment and Daba Based Decision Making
    Jennifer Foster
    Spring 2023 | Download
    18:820:550 History & Systems in Psychology
    Adam Lekwa
    Spring 2023 | Download
    18:820:560 Self, Psychopathology and the Modern Age
    Louis Sass
    Spring 2023 | Download
    18:820:563:01 Child Psychopathology
    Sheva Cohen-Weiss
    Spring 2023 | Download
    18:820:563:02 Child Psychopathology
    Linda Oshin
    Spring 2023 | Download
    18:820:585:01 Advanced Statistics and Research Design
    Nicole DiCrecchio
    Spring 2023 | Download
    18:820:585:02 Advanced Statistics and Research Design
    Timothy Cleary
    Spring 2023 | Download
    18:820:631 Social Emotional, Behavioral and Personality Assessment
    Jennifer Foster
    Spring 2023 | Download
    18:820:633:01 Cognitive Assessment
    Kenneth Schneider
    Spring 2023 | Download
    18:820:633:02 Cognitive Assessment
    Melissa Marano Rivera
    Spring 2023 | Download
    18:820:639 Personality Assessment Adult
    Louis Sass
    Spring 2023 | Download
    18:820:700 Dissertation Preparation and Research
    Elisa Shernoff
    Spring 2023 | Download
    18:821:538 Treatment of At-Risk Ethnic Minority Adolescents in Clinic and Schools
    LaToya Gaines
    Spring 2023 | Download
    18:821:605 Integrative Perspectives on Trauma
    Tanya Saraiya
    Spring 2023 | Download
    18:821:612 Fundamentals of Dialectical Behavior Therapy
    Shireen Rizvi
    Spring 2023 | Download
    18:821:636 Integrative Couple Therapy II
    Karen Riggs Skean
    Spring 2023 | Download
    18:821:640 Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy
    Karen Riggs Skean
    Spring 2023 | Download
    18:821:653 Supervision and Professional Development
    Angelica Diaz-Martinez
    Spring 2023 | Download
    18:821:655

    Training, Supervision, and Consultation: Expanded Roles and Competencies of Health Service Psychologists
    Connie Hoyos-Nervi

    Spring 2023 | Download
    18:826:506 Practicum Group Supervision
    Sheva Cohen-Weiss
    Spring 2023 | Download
    18:826:544 Pediatric Behavioral Medicine
    Katie Devine
    Spring 2023 | Download
    18:826:606:01 Advanced Group Supervision
    Victoria Dietz
    Spring 2023 | Download
    18:826:606:03 Advanced School Group Supervision
    Alexander Alperin
    Spring 2023 | Download
    18:826:606:04 Advanced School Supervision
    Sheva Cohen-Weiss
    Spring 2023 | Download
    18:826:612:01 Consultation Methods
    Elisa Shernoff
    Spring 2023 | Download
    18:826:612:02 Consultation Methods
    Jennifer Foster
    Spring 2023 | Download
    18:826:616 Program Evaluation
    Nicole DiCrecchio
    Spring 2023 | Download

2022 Academic Year

  • Course # Course Title / Instructor Details
    13:047:101 An Introduction of Drug and Alcohol Use Disorders
    Ana Guerra
    Fall 2022 | Download
    13:047:102 The Brain Mind Experience: How Drug Impact Brain Functioning
    Ana Guerra
    Fall 2022 | Download
    18:820:511 Practicum ABA
    Yulema Cruz
    Fall 2022 | Download
    18:820:512:01 Intro to Analysis Single Case Design
    Jaime Crowley
    Fall 2022 | Download
    18:820:512:02 Intro to Analysis Single Case Design
    Daniel Mitteer
    Fall 2022 | Download
    18:820:513:01 Basic Principles of Behavior Analysis
    Brian Greer
    Fall 2022 | Download
    18:820:513:02 Basic Principles of Behavior Analysis
    Julia Iannaccone
    Fall 2022 | Download
    18:820:514 ABA: CHANGING BEHAVIOR
    Casey Helvey
    Fall 2022 | Download
    18:820:516 ABA: FUNCTIONAL ASSMNT & TREATMENT DEVELOP
    Robert LaRue
    Fall 2022 | Download
    18:820:522 Personnel Supervision and Management in ABA
    Yulema Cruz
    Fall 2022 | Download
    18:820:523 ABA and Autism
    SungWoo Kahng
    Fall 2022 | Download
    18:820:524 Pediatric Feeding Disorders
    Kathryn Peterson
    Fall 2022 | Download
    18:820:534 Culture and Diversity in ABA
    Meghan Deshais
    Fall 2022 | Download
    18:829:559 Theory and Practice of Adult Learning and Training 
    Elena Ragusa
    Fall 2022 | Download
    18 829 616 Family Systems for Organizational Psychology
    Katherine Fackina
    Fall 2022 | Download
    18:821:639:01 Short-term Psychodynamic Therapy
    Karen Riggs Skean
    Fall 2022 | Download
    18:829:617 Current Topics in Organizational Psychology: Emotional Intelligence at Work
    Robert Emmerling
    Fall 2022 | Download
    18:844:505 Professional Practicum Placement
    Yulema Cruz
    Fall 2022 | Download
    18:844:512 PUBLIC POLICY IN MENTAL HEALTH
    Judith Glassgold
    Fall 2022 | Download

    18:844:512:508

    01/02

    Psychopathology
    Deirdre Waters
    Fall 2022 | Download
    18:844:525 Social Psychology in Health Behavior
    Angelo DiBello
    Fall 2022 | Download
    18:844:618 Sport Psychology: Theory, Research, Practice
    Katherine Fackina
    Fall 2022 | Download
    18:820:507:01 Learning Theory and Cognitive Behavioral Foundations
    Connie Hoyos-Nervi
    Fall 2022 | Download
    18:820:507:02 Learning Theory and Cognitive Behavioral Foundations
    Erum Nadeem
    Fall 2022 | Download
    18:820:509:01 Analytic Foundations
    Stephanie Lyon
    Fall 2022 | Download
    18:820:531 Clinical Interviewing and Assessment
    Allison Ruork
    Fall 2022 | Download
    18:820:550 History and Systems of Psychology
    Louis Sass
    Fall 2022 | Download
    18:820:565 Adult Psychopathology
    Jamie Walkup
    Fall 2022 | Download
    18:820:568 Equity and Anti-Racism in Education
    Joanna Williams
    Fall 2022 | Download
    18:820:575 Diversity and Racial Identity
    Linda Oshin
    Fall 2022 | Download
    18:820:613 Professional Ethics, Standards, STANDARDS AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT
    Karen Riggs Skean
    Fall 2022 | Download
    18:820:638 Personality Assessment: Adult
    Louis Sass
    Fall 2022 | Download
    18:821:547 Introduction to Group Psychotherapy
    Terri Lipkin
    Fall 2022 | Download
    18:821:555 Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: Essential Skills for the Assessment and       Treatment of Anxiety and Depression
    Liza Pincus
    Fall 2022 | Download
    18:821:613 Dialectical Behavior Therapy in Practice
    Shireen Rizvi
    Fall 2022 | Download
    18:821:639 Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy
    Karen Riggs Skean
    Fall 2022 | Download
    18:821:644 Multicultural Supervision
    Zaynab Khan
    Fall 2022 | Download
    18:826:532 Basic Therapeutic Strategies with Children and Adolescents
    Sheva Cohen-Weiss
    Fall 2022 | Download
    18:826:543 Human Development
    Joanna Williams
    Fall 2022 | Download
    18:826:557 Psychoeducational Foundations of Learning Disabilities
    Adam Lekwa
    Fall 2022 | Download
    18:826:558 Adult and Organizational Learning and Change: Effective Program Planning and Implementation
    Erum Nadeem
    Fall 2022 | Download
    18:826:602 School-Based Psychological Interventions
    Elisa Shernoff
    Fall 2022 | Download
    18:826:605:01 Advanced School Group Supervision
    Hilary Murphy
    Fall 2022 | Download
    18:826:609:01 Learning and Academic Interventions
    Erica Pawlo
    Fall 2022 | Download
    18:826:630 Cognitive Assessment
    Ryan Kettler
    Fall 2022 | Download

    18:821:608

    Clinical Research and Treatment for Youth Anxiety and Depression
    Brian Chu

    Fall 2022 | Download
  • Course # Course Title / Instructor Details
    18:820:506 Social and Developmental Foundations of Human Behavior
    Jamie Walkup
    Spring 2022 | Download
    18:820:563:02 Child Psychopathology
    Jessica Benas
    Spring 2022 | Download
    18:820:633:01 Cognitive Assessment
    Ken Schneider
    Spring 2022 | Download
    18:820:636 Integrative Couple Therapy II
    Karen Riggs Skean
    Spring 2022 | Download
    18:820:639 Personality Assessment
    Louis Sass
    Spring 2022 | Download
    18:820:640 Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy
    Karen Riggs Skean
    Spring 2022 | Download
    18:820:640 Elements of Psychodynamic Therapy
    Stephanie Lyon
    Spring 2022 | Download
    18:820:700 Dissertation Preparation and Research
    Elisa Shernoff
    Spring 2022 | Download
    18:821:612 Consultation Methods
    Linda Reddy
    Spring 2022 | Download
    18:821:616 Family Therapy
    Tracey Duncan
    Spring 2022 | Download
    18:821:633 Existential, Phenomenological, & Humanistic Psychotherapy
    Louis Sass
    Spring 2022 | Download
    18:826:544 Pediatric Behavioral Medicine
    Brooke Zumas
    Spring 2022 | Download
    18:826:616 Program Evaluation
    Anne Gregory
    Spring 2022 | Download

     

  • Course # Course Title / Instructor Details
    18:820:505:M1 Cognitive and Affective Psychology
    Bianca Acevedo
    Summer 2022 | Download
    18:820:614 Professional Ethics, Standards, and Career Development
    Karen Riggs Skean
    Summer 2022 | Download
    18:821:558:B1 Learning Disability Psychoeducational Assessment
    Stacey Shivers
    Summer 2022 | Download
    18:826:555 Exceptional Children
    Kenneth Schneider
    Summer 2022 | Download

2021 Academic Year

  • Course # Course Title / Instructor Details
    13:830:399:01 Psychology of Intimate Relationships
    Karen Riggs Skean, PsyD
    Fall 2021 | Download
    18:820:511:01 Practicum in Applied Behavior Analysis
    Yulema Cruz, PhD, BCBA-D
    Fall 2021 | Download
    18:820:512:01 Introduction to Analysis and Single-Case Design
    Robert H. LaRue, PhD
    Fall 2021 | Download
    18:820:512:02 Introduction to Analysis and Single-Case Design
    Daniel R. Mitteer, PhD, BCBA-D
    Fall 2021 | Download
    18:820:513:01 Basic Principles of Behavior Analysis
    Brian D. Greer, PhD, BCBA-D
    Fall 2021 | Download
    18:820:513:02 Basic Principles of Behavior Analysis
    Brian D. Greer, PhD, BCBA-D
    Fall 2021 | Download
    18:820:516 Applications of Behavior Analytic Principles: Functional Assessment and Treatment Development
    Robert H. LaRue, PhD
    Fall 2021 | Download
    18:820:522 Personnel Supervision and Management in Applied Behavior Analysis
    James C. Maraventano, Ed.D., BCBA-D
    Fall 2021 | Download
    18:820:524 Introduction to Pediatric Feeding Disorder
    Vivian Ibañez, Ph.D., BCBA-D
    Fall 2021 | Download
    18:829:548:01 Psychology of Work and Careers
    Erika L. Heilman, PhD
    Fall 2021 | Download
    18:829:616 Family Systems
    Katherine Fackina, PhD
    Fall 2021 | Download
    18:830:300:01 Introduction to Clinical and School Psychology
    Karen Riggs Skean, PsyD
    Fall 2021 | Download
    18:844:505:01 Professional Practicum I
    Yulema Cruz, PhD, BCBA-D
    Fall 2021 | Download
    18:844:508 Psychopathology
    Deirdre Waters, PsyD
    Fall 2021 | Download
    18:544:512 Public Policy in Mental Health
    Judith Glassgold, PsyD
    Fall 2021 | Download
    18:844:524:01 Addiction & Evidence Based Prevention/Intervention Techniques
    Angelo M. DiBello, PhD
    Fall 2021 | Download
         

     

  • Course # Course Title / Instructor Details
    13:830:399:01 Psychology of Intimate Relationships
    Karen Riggs Skean, PsyD
    Spring 2021 | Download
    13:830:399:80 Psychology of Intimate Relationships
    Steven Clark, PsyD
    Spring 2021 | Download
    18:820:512 Introduction to Analysis and Single-Case Design
    Faris R. Kronfli, PhD, BCBA-D
    Spring 2021 | Download
    18:820:512 Introduction to Clinical and School Psychology
    Karen Riggs Skean, PsyD
    Spring 2021 | Download
    18:820:513:01 Basic Principles of Behavior Analysis
    Brian D. Greer, PhD, BCBA-D
    Spring 2021 | Download
    18:820:514 Applications of Behavior Analytic Principles: Changing Behavior
    SungWoo Kahng, PhD, BCBA-D
    Spring 2021 | Download
    18:820:516 Applications of Behavior Analytic Principles: Functional Assessment and Treatment Development
    Robert H. LaRue, PhD
    Spring 2021 | Download
    18:820:517 Advanced Topics in Applied Behavior Analysis: Teaching Children with Autism and Related Disorders
    Kate Fiske, PhD, BCBA-D
    Spring 2021 | Download
    18:820:524 Pediatric Feeding Disorders
    Cathleen C. Piazza, Ph.D., BCBA-D
    Spring 2021 | Download

    18:820:521:1

    Ethics for Behavior Analysis
    Ashley Fuhrman, PhD, BCBA-D
    Spring 2021 | Download
    18:844:506 Statistical Methods and Research Design
    Matthew R. Lee, PhD
    Spring 2021 | Download
    18:844:507 Biological Bases of Behavior
    Melissa Pedroza, PsyD
    Spring 2021 | Download
    18:844:508 Psychopathology
    Deirdre Waters, PsyD
    Spring 2021 | Download
    18:844:510 Civic and global citizenship, social justice, and cultural diversity
    Shalonda Kelly, PhD
    Spring 2021 | Download
    18:844:511:1 Ethics and Professional Development
    Peggy Farrelly, PhD
    Spring 2021 | Download
    18:844:516:02 Professional Practicum II
    Deirdre Waters, PsyD
    Spring 2021 | Download
    18:844:617 Assessment and Intervention in Sport Psychology
    Katherine Fackina, PhD
    Spring 2021 | Download
         

Comprehensive Exams

2025 Comprehensive Exam Schedule

General Comps (Clinical Students) June 16th & June 17th

Clinical Comps (Clinical Students only) June 23rd & June 24th

General Comps (School Students) July 7th & 8th

GSAPP Student Groups

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All GSAPP students are welcome to join any of these student organizations.

  • Contacts: Dani Friedman drf120@gsapp.rutgers.edu, Lindsey Norton lsn25@gsapp.rutgers.edu, Gracy Patel gp546@gsapp.rutgers.edu, Chantal Taluba cht33@gsapp.rutgers.edu; Staff Advisor: Dan Rice drice@rutgers.edu

    The GSAPP Applied and Professional Psychology Student Alliance (APPSA) is an organization run through the Rutgers Graduate Student Association to help promote climate, culture, and diversity at GSAPP. We serve as liaisons between the student body and administration, seek to promote self-care and wellness among GSAPP students and assist in organizing and funding student-run groups. We also hear feedback about what groups people perceive as missing, and help instate them. We have changed and adapted our involvement over the years and are happy to meet your needs, whatever they may be! We represent all GSAPP programs.

  • Contacts: Jayati Bist jb2238@echo.rutgers.edu, Sonali Singal ss3339@gsapp.rutgers.edu, Doreen Teng xt93@gsapp.rutgers.edu, Alina Yu py149@gsapp.rutgers.edu; Faculty Advisor: Erum Nadeem erum.nadeem@rutgers.edu

    The Asian Students' Association (ASA) celebrates Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander (AAPI) students at the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology. ASA supports and promotes the social, cultural, and academic interests of AAPI graduate students by holding community meetings, social activities, and educational events. Our mission is to amplify AAPI voices at GSAPP, tell our diverse stories, share our unique experiences and cultures, and learn more about mental health in the AAPI community and our roles as future AAPI psychologists. Membership is extended to all graduate students enrolled at the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology.

    Learn more about our AAPI students and alumna

  • Contacts: Modupe Osuntoku mvo14@gsapp.rutgers.edu, Zuriel Enoe zse6@gsapp.rutgers.edu, Zina Ogunnaya zno1@gsapp.rutgers.edu, Ashton Conwell aec252@gsapp.rutgers.edu Faculty Advisor: Dr. Shalonda Kelly shalonda.kelly@gsapp.rutgers.edu

    Formally BSGPPP, BGSA was founded to help increase the number of Black and other diverse students at GSAPP, to enhance student life, and to provide support and community during the rigorous experience of graduate school. We are actively involved in a number of events throughout the year to achieve these goals. We have dinners and informal gatherings where we share, give support, and socialize, and we are constantly searching out new directions to cultivate our experience in graduate school.

  • Contact: Alejandra Sanchez-Armiento as4569@gsapp.rutgers.edu, Amalia Jimenez alj80@gsapp.rutgers.edu, Jaylene Sosa js3258@gsapp.rutgers.edu; Faculty Advisor: Dr. Angelica Diaz-Martinez amd15@gsapp.rutgers.edu

    As an organization, HOPPS has set forth many goals. Among its most important is to provide a supportive and nurturing environment for its members. An equally important goal is to actively assist the GSAPP in recruiting qualified Hispanic students to our programs. Other goals include: educating the larger GSAPP community to the needs of the Hispanic community, sponsoring educational and social activities that celebrate Latino culture, and collaborating with other GSAPP student organizations and alumni.

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    Contact: Shulamis Chava Halon sch134@gsapp.rutgers.edu, Tirtza Schramm ts1261@gsapp.rutgers.edu, Tziporah Zwickler tyz1@gsapp.rutgers.edu; Faculty Advisor: Dr. Sheva Cohen-Weiss sc1716@gsapp.rutgers.edu 

    The JSA serves as a supportive space for Jewish students, and encourages friendship and collaboration within GSAPP's student population, regardless of Jewish background. The JSA also serves to advocate for Jewish students to ensure a rich and positive experience. Events exploring and celebrating Jewish life and culture will be held throughout the year, and all are welcome and encouraged to participate. 

  • Contact: Daniel Farina dan.s.farina@rutgers.edu

    A learning community for those with an interest in psychoanalytic and psychodynamic theories and therapies.

  • Contacts: Rachel Berenshteyn rb1415@gsapp.rutgers.edu, Clark Bils clark.bils@rutgers.edu, Chase Johnson chase.g.johnson@rutgers.edu; Faculty Advisor: Dr. Stephanie Lyon stephanie.lyon@rutgers.edu  

    The QSA represents the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, and intersex community at GSAPP. We address issues of sexual and gender identity and practices that are relevant to clinical practice.  The QSA hosts relevant viewings and discussions of movies, maintains a queer presence during GSAPP events, provides consultation to student clinicians, and organizes social activities.

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    • PSA (Psychology Students for Social Action)
    • ISG (International Students Group)

     If interested in volunteering to lead either organization, please email diversity@gsapp.rutgers.edu

Continuing Education Courses

The Office of Professional Development & Continuing Education (OPDCE) strives to meet the training needs of professional psychologists and other behavioral health professionals through continuing education, non-matriculation, certificate, and advanced professional training programs in a variety of formats. GSAPP students can take OPDCE courses for FREE. (Unlimited on-demand courses. First come, first serve for live/in-person courses.)

Learn more about OPDCE courses

Office Hours 

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  • Name

    Hours, Days, & Location

     
    Vanessa Bal
    • On sabbatical, not available for meetings in 2024-2025
     
    Alexandria Bauer
    • 2:00pm-3:00pm, Monday, Smithers Hall 217B
    • By appointment via Zoom
     
    Meghan Deshais
    • 4:00pm-5:00pm, Tuesday, D313 Nelson
    • By appointment, D313 Nelson or via Zoom
     
    Angelo DiBello
    • 11:00am-12:00pm, Tuesday, Smithers Hall 205B
    • By appointment via Zoom
     
    Peter Economou
    • 8:30am-10:30am, Tuesday, D323 Nelson
    • By appointment, D323 Nelson or via Zoom (scheduled here)
     

    Robert Emmerling

    • 1:00pm-3:00 pm, Wednesday
    • By appointment via Zoom
     
    Sharon Glazer
    • 1:30pm-2:30 pm, Tuesday, Smithers Hall 222
    • By appointment via Zoom
     

    Julia Iannaccone

    • 11:00am-12:00pm, Monday, RCAAS Room 118A
    • By appointment, RCAAS Room 118A or via Zoom
     
    Rob Isenhower
    • 1:00pm-2:00pm, Tuesday, DDDC Ryders Lane or Zoom
    • 5:00pm-6:00pm, Thursday, Nelson D322
    • By appointment
     

    SungWoo Kahng

    • 11:00am-12:00pm, Monday, Nelson D323
    • By appointment, D315 Nelson or via Zoom
     
    Robert LaRue
    • 2:30pm-3:30pm, Tuesday, Nelson D322
    • By appointment via Zoom
     

    Cara Phillips

    • 1:30pm-3:30pm, Tuesday, Nelson D311
    • By appointment via Zoom
     

    Deirdre Waters

    • 1:30pm-3:30pm, Tuesday, D311 Nelson
    • By appointment, D311 Nelson or via Zoom
     

Accordion Content

  • Name

    Hours, Days, & Location

    Vanessa Bal
    • 10:00am-11:00am, Tuesday, RCAAS 100 Dudley Road
    • By appointment in person or via Zoom, email to request
    Germán Cadenas
    • 12:00pm, Wednesdays, Center for Youth Social Emotional Wellness
    • By appointment in person or via Zoom, email to request
    Nicole Cain
    • 12:00pm-1:00PM, Wednesdays, A225 Psychology
    • By appointment (Zoom or in person) - email to request
    Brian Chu
    • 3:00pm-4:00pm, Monday,  A203 Psychology
    • By appointment at here
    Joshua Cohen
    • 2:00pm-3:00pm, Wednesday
    • By appointment
    Shalonda Kelly
    •  
    Joshua Langberg
    • 9:00am-10:00am, Tuesday, Center for Youth Social Emotional Wellness
    • By appointment in person or via Zoom, email to request
    Stephanie Lyon
    • 12:00pm-1:00pm, Tuesday, A219 Psychology
    • By appointment in person or via Zoom, email to request
    Angelica Diaz-Martinez
    • 11:30am-12:00pm, Monday, A215 Psychology
    • 1:30pm-2:30pm, Monday, A215 Psychology
    • By appointment
    Kristen Riley
    • 12:30pm-1:00pm & 1:30pm-2:00pm, Monday, A237
    • By appointment in person or via Zoom, email to request
    Louis Sass
    • Sabbatical

    Karen Skean

    • 11:45am-1:00pm, Tuesday, A305 Psychology
    • By appointment in person or via Zoom, email to request

    James Walkup

    • 6:00pm-7:00pm, Monday, A209 Psychology
    • By appointment in person or via Zoom, email to request

Accordion Content

  • Name

    Hours, Days, & Location

    Timothy Cleary 

    • 2:30-3:30pm, Monday, A347
    • By appointment: https://rutgers.zoom.us/j/6205135207?pwd=Sm44VDVFVCs5U1dUbVllbXNwSFdsUT09

    Jennifer Durham  

    •  

    Jennifer Foster

    • 1-2, Mondays, A345 Psychology
    • 4-5, Tuesdays, Virtual (Link posted on Canvas course sites)

    Emily Graybill        

    • 3:45-4:45pm, Tuesday, A355
    • By appointment: https://rutgers.zoom.us/my/eg754?pwd=Y0tXa1NyQkJPMENqR1l5d3Y4ZWdEQT09

    Anne Gregory     

    • 12:00-1:00pm, Wednesday, A351 Psychology
    • By appointment: https://rutgers.zoom.us/my/eg754?pwd=Y0tXa1NyQkJPMENqR1l5d3Y4ZWdEQT09

    Ryan Kettler 

    • 12:00-1:00pm, Monday, A337 Psychology
    • 12:00-1:00pm, Tuesday, A337 Psychology
    • By Appointment

    Adam Lekwa

    • 12:00-1:00pm, Tuesday, A353
    • By appointment: https://rutgers.zoom.us/my/al928?pwd=M0s0LytmYVhhUHJXcUNjRUN2dzE3dz09

    Erum Nadeem       

    • 12:00-1:00pm, Tuesday, Psychology

    Linda Reddy

    • 12:00-2:00pm, Tuesday
    • By appointment: https://rutgers.zoom.us/j/9016778845?  pwd=b2NQVmpSWjFCRisvaXBuRjZNd2Y5Zz09
    Sheva Weiss
    • 12:00pm-1:00pm, Tuesday, A343
    • By appointment: https://rutgers.zoom.us/my/sc1716?pwd=c2ZocWZRT0RjSlJsTXUxUUNtTk0xdz09

Contact Information

Advisors emails, offices, phone numbers 

Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology 

  • 152 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8020  

  • Phone: 848-445-2000; Fax: 732-445-4888 

  • Email: deansoffice@gsapp.rutgers.edu

Office of the Dean: Alice Lau, room: A315

  • Phone: 848-445-3970 

  • Email: alice.lau@gsapp.rutgers.edu

Clinical Psychology Program Interim Chair: Timothy Cleary, room: A347

  • Phone: 848-445-3982

  • Email: timothy.cleary@gsapp.rutgers.edu

Clinical Psychology Program Coordinator: Julie Skorny, room: A303

  • Phone: 848-445-3890

  • Email: julie.skorny@rutgers.edu

School Psychology Program Chair: Timothy Cleary, room: A347

  • Phone: 848-445-3982

  • Email: timothy.cleary@gsapp.rutgers.edu

School Psychology Program Coordinator: Robin Hussey, room: A305

  • Phone: 848-445-3837 

  • Email: rhussey@gsapp.rutgers.edu

Applied Psychology Program Chair: SungWoo Kahng, room: Nelson D315

  • Phone: 848-445-8131

  • Email: s.kahng@rutgers.edu

Applied Psychology Program Coordinator: Rachel Diaz, room: Nelson D317

  • Phone: 848-445-3880

  • Email: r.diaz@rutgers.edu

Organizational Psychology Coordinator: Karen Cascio-Hartford, room: Smithers Hall Room 221

  • Phone: 848-445-3566

  • Email: karen.harford@dddc.rutgers.edu

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  • Student Resources
  • Student Handbook
  • Technical Standards
  • Important Links
  • Forms
  • Student Services
  • Career Resources
  • Technology

Finals Week

It’s Finals Week. You Got This! 

Watch the recorded virtual mindfulness sessions led by GSAPP faculty, Dr. Pat Connelly and Dr. Pete Economou, to find your inner calm. Remember, self-care is not selfish; it's self-preservation!

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Student Resources

Student Resources

Student Handbook

Student Handbook (Revised August 2017-rev08021)

Use of AI in clinical work Policy for Clinical and School PsyD Students

Students are required to create their own documentation related to client care, such as (but not limited to) notes, reports, and assessments. While there are HIPAA-compliant AI tools available, GSAPP is in the process of collaborating with the university to explore potential access to these tools. As it stands, the use of AI for all clinical documentation is not permitted. It is crucial for students to understand that using AI for clinically related materials could not only breach HIPAA and state confidentiality regulations, but it may also result in removal from your program.

If you have questions about AI usage for non-clinical coursework, please refer to the course syllabus or reach out to your course instructor directly. Rutgers also has guidance which can be found here: Guidance on the use of AI at Rutgers - Information Technology.

Summary of Revisions to Handbook, Fall 2014

University Policies and Regulations 

All University polices on Academic Integrity can be found at: http://academicintegrity.rutgers.edu/
Policies on the University's Code of Student Conduct can be found at: http://studentconduct.rutgers.edu/

Technical Standards

GSAPP Technical Standards for Training as Mental Health Professionals

Important Links

Important site links

Forms

Important forms

Student Services

Student Services Portal

Career Resources

Career Resources

Technology

Navigating Rutgers tech resources  

With all the tech resources available to you at Rutgers, it can be confusing to know where to start. That’s where the Rutgers Tech Guides come in. From free software to computer labs, email services, internet access, and a lot more, you can easily learn about Rutgers tech.  

How to connect your tech to ResNet 

Set yourself up this semester by making sure you stay connected. Learn how to connect your smart devices, gaming consoles, streaming devices, wired desktops, and any other devices you need to stay connected on campus through this knowledge base article.  

Sign up for essential tech services at Rutgers  

Rutgers IT makes it easy for you to stay connected with applications like Zoom, Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Cloud, and more. As a Rutgers student, you have free access (yes, free!) to a myriad of useful software and services that are all here to support your technology needs all semester long through the software portal. Set yourself up for success and learn how to sign up for email, web conferencing, and more essential tech services at Rutgers. 

Fast and efficient tech support with the Rutgers IT Help portal 

Your tech should work with you, not against you. The Rutgers IT Help portal is here to provide answers to your tech questions and help keep your devices running smoothly all semester long. Learn more about the IT Help portal in this video. 

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  • Forms, Documents, Manuals, and Handbooks

Forms, Documents, Manuals, and Handbooks

Clinical Psychology Department Forms

  • Internship Clinic Paperwork Form
  • Oral Exam - Purpose and Philosophy & Form
  • Program Proposal (for cohorts entering fall, 2020 and after)
    • GSAPP Courses that Teach Theories and Methods of Effective Interventions
  • PsyM Application - Clinical (students entering 2020 and after)

References on EBP for students who took the clinical comps in 2007 or afterward

  • Chambless & Ollendick "empirically-supported psychological interventions"*
  • APA Presidential Task Force "evidence-based practice in psychology"**
  • Spring "evidence-based practice in clinical psychology"***

References for students who entered the program in 2009 or afterward

  • Casebook for Clinical Supervision - a competency based approach
  • Psychotherapy-based Approaches to Supervision

Organizational Psychology Forms

  • Individual Studies Form (for internships and independent research)

School Psychology Department Forms

  • Council of directors of school psychology doctoral level internship guidelines (revised version)
  • School Psychology doctoral internship agreement
  • School Psychology doctoral internship activities summary and log
  • Internship progress report
  • Student's eligibility to apply for internship form
  • Oral specialty examination topic and approval form
  • Overview of school psychology practicum
  • School based practicum competency development plan contract
  • Practicum handbook
  • Practicum progress report form
  • Program proposal- for students entering 2020 and after
  • PsyM application - school - students entering 2019 and before
  • PsyM application - students entering 2020 and after

Additional Documents & General Forms

  • Application for transfer of credits
  • Blank scheduling grid
  • Enrollment certification form - 2025-2026 (for part time status students deferring loans)
  • Community psychology concentration requirement checklist form
  • Course overload approval request form (rev 6/23/22)
  • Courses that satisfy nj licensing requirements
  • health insurance form (2024-2025)
  • Name change form
  • Practicum waiver form 
  • Professional Liability Coverage form 2024-2025
  • Program proposal changes form
  • Request for independent study
  • Student handbook of policies and procedures
  • Waiver form (rev 07/14/21)
  • Yearly milestone checklist

For Faculty

  • Course proposal

For Faculty & Students

  • Travel Conference request form
  • GSAPP Policy for Student Travel Funds

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  • Dissertation Material

Dissertation Material

Related Material

  • Initiate File Review with Sylvia; You must contact Sylvia by this date to convey intention to graduate:

    Abstract/ Announcements

    Latest Defense Date

    Submit Final Revised Dissertation to Sylvia

    Diploma Application Deadline

    Graduation Date^

    June 1

    Sept 1

    Sept 15

    Oct 1

    Oct 1

    October

    Sept 1

    Dec 1

    Dec 15

    Jan 2

    Jan 4

    January

    Jan 1

    April 1

    April 15

    May 1

    **April 1**

    May♦

    June 1 July 15 July 30 August 10 August 15 **August♦

     

    ♦if you plan to walk in the May graduation, you must also adhere to the May Graduation deadlines. Thus, students who are completing their internship, must have completed all other requirements for May Graduation according to this timeline.

    Students must submit their approved signed abstract along with an electronic copy of their dissertation to the student services coordinator at least two weeks before scheduling a defense.  Upon receipt of that, a room will be reserved and the defense will be posted on the bulletin board and in the next issue of the gazette.

READ THIS FIRST Dissertation Manual - Principles & Procedures* 

  • Checklist and Information Guide for Completion of PsyD Degree** 
  • Dissertation Formatting Style Guide*** 
  • Dissertation FAQs**** 
  • RU Core Dissertation Search
  • Proquest Dissertation Search
  • Dissertation Committee Approval Form (School)
  • Dissertation Committee Approval Form (Clinical)
  • Approval Form for Defending Dissertation Proposal
  • Template of Dissertation Proposal Signature Page
  • Template of Abstract for Dissertation Announcement
  • Page Order of Preliminary pages in Dissertation
  • Dissertation Proposal Rubric (School Students Only)
  • Dissertation Defense Rubric (School Students Only)

Templates for Preliminary Pages

  • Signature Title page
  • Copyright page
  • Abstract
  • Acknowledgment
  • Table of Contents
  • List of Tables 
  • List of Figures

Other Templates: 

  • University copyright policy

Citation Manual and Related Tool

  • Gateway to Multiple Resources for Writing your Dissertation
  • APA Style Guide to Electronic References "Rutgers restricted"
  • APA Style.org
  • RefWorks "Rutgers restricted" (A web-based bibliography and database manager)
  • Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Resources in the Rutgers University Libraries
  • Doctoral Dissertation UMI Agreement Form for Publishing - "NEW" Electronic submission - As of August 2021 , PsyDs will submit their dissertation & complete their publishing agreement  at this link.  One step.  
  • Online Diploma Application
  • Rutgers Electronic Dissertation and Thesis Submission - only for May 2021 degree candidates. August 2021 and all other complete the Doctoral Dissertation UMI Agreement and submit through ProQuest.

(Rev 08/13/19)* | (Rev Jan 2023) | (2015)*** | (Rev July 2014)****

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  • Scholarships
  • Ruth and Mel Schulman Endowed Fellowship
  • GSAPP Student Support and Awards
  • The Cyril Franks Award
  • The Robert Weitz Award
  • The Virginia Bennett Award

Scholarships

We are excited to announce that applications are now being accepted for the 2024-2025 GSAPP Returning Student Scholarships. The due date for applications is Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Late submissions will not be considered. 

To apply, go to: 

https://rutgers.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9H08jCVVI4vtWaa 

For more information, please visit:  

GSAPP Returning Student Scholarships 2024-2025

Ruth and Mel Schulman Endowed Fellowship

We are honored and proud to acknowledge The Ruth and Mel Schulman Endowed Fellowship in recognition of Ruth and Mel Schulman’s lifelong commitment to excellence and service. 

The Ruth and Mel Schulman Endowed Fellowship
Recently, Ruth Schulman and son Dan Schulman had the opportunity to meet the first Schulman Fellow, Yuri Finisterre, a second year school psychology student, and his wife Johenn for dinner in New Brunswick.

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!”

Stanley Messer, the current dean, occupied the office next to Ruth throughout her 25-year career at GSAPP. He recalled that “Ruth had an extraordinary ability to juggle many things at once and yet focus only on you the minute you entered her office. She managed, simultaneously, to provide excellent leadership to the school, to be devoted to her family while pursuing doctoral studies at the Graduate School of Education, culminating in an Ed.D.   

Mel Schulman was a warm, loving man and a highly creative chemical engineer who developed new products with multiple applications for real life.  For example, his interest in adhesives allowed him to understand how windows might fall out of buildings.  One of his strengths was his ability to think about problems in a non-linear way that led him to a variety of possible solutions to seemingly intractable questions.  He was much enjoyed by the GSAPP faculty and staff and would often stop by with the necessary tools to mount plaques on the wall or fix small but annoying problems in the building.  At the event, GSAPP had to celebrate Ruth’s retirement he was called “….GSAPP’s handy tool man.”

Sons Daniel and Joel Schulman have strong roots at Rutgers.  Daniel is a member of the Rutgers University Board of Trustees and lives with his wife Jennie and their children in New Jersey.  Joel is a 1983 graduate of the School of Engineering and lives in Massachusetts with wife Nancy and son.  On behalf of the Schulman family, they have generously established The Ruth and Mel Schulman Endowed Fellowship in honor of Ruth’s leadership at GSAPP and in memory of their late father, Mel.

The Schulman family’s generous gift will allow us to attract the best and brightest graduate students, helping to prepare individuals for lives in a global society and to improve the psychological health and well-being of the people and communities they will serve. Generous private support fosters our ability to train professionals who can integrate scientific knowledge with innovation in the delivery of psychological services to individuals, families, and organizations.  The development of new programs, new agencies, and system change through prevention, intervention, and psychological services is an ongoing mission of our faculty, students, and alumni.  Today, students combine their hands-on supervised clinical training with state-of-the-art, evidence-based preventions and interventions for at-risk and underserved populations in the schools, foster care, prisons, families, and in entire communities.

Fellowship gifts are especially meaningful because of the direct impact they have upon the lives of the recipients.  The Ruth and Mel Schulman Endowed Fellowship is a merit-based award that will help deserving graduate students to pursue a PsyD degree at GSAPP unburdened by financial distractions.  The award highlights academic distinction, promise as a practitioner, extracurricular involvement, leadership ability, community engagement, future aspirations, and character.

Because of the Schulman family’s generous support, our graduates continue to make outstanding contributions to the field of psychology along with key innovations in service delivery, education, and training – helping thousands of children, adolescents, and adults lead happier, healthier, and more productive lives.

GSAPP Student Support and Awards

The Dean's Award

This award is presented annually to the student who has done the most to foster and enhance the quality of life at GSAPP during the academic year. Each awardee receives a framed certificate and a cash award.

List of Dean's Award winners:

2021 - Yasmin Abdelwahab

2020 - Cindy Chang 
2020 - Jessica Reed 

2019 - Sade Porter

2018 - Avi Miodownik

2017  - Nina Franza

2016 - Andrea Temkin

2015 - Binyamin Kagedan

The 2015 award goes to Binyamin (Bin) Kagedan. Bin has played a pivotal role in the revitalization of the psychodynamic community at GSAPP by founding PCaR (Psychoanalytic Community at Rutgers). He invited highly regarded speakers that enhanced the psychodynamic education of GSAPP students. He also created a mentorship program between GSAPP and the Center for Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis of New Jersey (CPPNJ), which also has had a significant impact on student learning.

2013 - Robin Dean

Received the Dean’s Award for her participation and leadership in many events including Rutgers Day and Interview Day, and for her involvement and leadership with the SA (Student Association), the BGSA (Black Graduate Students and Allies, and the COD (committee on diversity).

2012 - Chelsey Dworkin

Received the Dean's Award For her willingness to help others, her positive attitude, and for her tireless work and very active involvement in reviving the JSA (Jewish Student Alliance), Presented annually to the student who has done the most to foster and enhance the quality of life at GSAPP during the academic year.

2011 - Rebecca Greif

Among many of her accomplishments, Rebecca spear-headed the organization of information sessions for students preparing for in-ternship by recruiting panels of students 
to participate. She has acted as a mentor throughout her classes and practica. Rebecca brought “No Fat Talk Week” to GSAPP, a public awareness initiative related to her research.

2010 - Alexandra Wiltshire

Alexandra credits winning the Dean's Award to sharing her experiences with the APPIC match process with other students in the School Psychology program. Alexandra took an extra year of coursework at GSAPP in order to take more application courses and build client hours. Once she matched, she met with 1st and 2nd year School students in order to discuss her experiences with the process and share her thoughts about seeking licensure in New Jersey. Alexandra states, “I really advocated to School students that you can do it and create opportunities to be competitive enough to do clinical jobs.” She adds, “I didn’t set myself up as a mentor, but I just remained approachable to everyone.

2009 - Meredith Cregg-Wedmore

Meredith started and organized the School Psychology Internship Panel; served as National Association of School Psychologists Student Leader for Rutgers; serves as the NJPA Graduate Students Chair, seeking to involve GSAPP students at the state level. Meredith also served as the Committee On Diversity listserv manager.

2008 -Gina Restivo

Gina was very helpful with the Student Alliance and with admissions for the School Psychology program. She was the student representative to the Applied Psychology Department and kept the larger student body well informed.

The Cyril Franks Award

Since 1991, The Cyril M. Franks Award has celebrated the outstanding GSAPP doctoral dissertation of the year. This highly coveted award has provided recognition, encouragement, and support to our students who will advance knowledge, develop innovative programs, new agencies, and lead system change through state-of-the-art, evidence-based cutting-edge prevention and intervention psychological services for at- risk and underserved populations. The Franks Award is truly one of the highlights at our annual Commencement awards ceremony. Each awardee receives a framed certificate and a cash award.

List of Cyril Franks Award winners:

2021 - Christine Cho

Addressing Barriers to Mental Health Service Utilization Among Muslin Youth and Families Using a Community-Based Participatory Research Approach

2020 - Denise Guarino

Implementing a Dialectical Behavior Therapy Group Intervention in a Primary Care Setting: A Feasibility and Acceptability Study

2019 - Joshua Romero

Therapists' Experiences with Illness, Injury, and Disability: Effects on the Therapist's Subjectivitiy and the Therapeutic Relationship

2018 - Gabrielle Roberts-Young

"Does Race-Matching Matter? An Examination of the Links Between Teacher-Student Racial Match and the Quality of Relationships"

2017 - Carey Schwartz

"Development and Evaluation of Behavioral Activiation Guided Self-Help Treatment for Mild to Moderate Depression"

2016 - Joshua Korth

"Understanding Implementation of Restorative Practices in Low Income, Urban High Schools"

2015 - Traci Pacita Maynigo

Traci was awarded a research grant from the International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy to conduct her dissertation and to receive training in Emotionally Focused Therapy. In addition to now becoming a psychologist, Traci has been a free-lance editor and writer.

2014 - Shoshana Friedman

“Teacher Emotional Intelligence and the Quality of their Interactions with Students”

2014 - Sam Klugman

“An Exploratory Study of the Experiences of Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming Students at Rutgers University”

2013 - Laurie Zandberg

Laurie Zandberg (clinical) is the recipient of this year’s award. Her dissertation is entitled “Train-The-Trainer: Implementation of Cognitive Behavioral Guided Self-Help For Eating Disorders In A University Setting.” Laurie’s research study served as a model for the training of staff in the counseling center. To quote Terry Wilson whose written remarks Dean Messer read at the GSAPP convocation on May 19: “Perhaps the most remarkable outcome was the following. The counseling center administration subsequently prevailed on me to train their staff in the guided self-help based on cognitive behavior therapy that Laurie had implemented. Last November Laurie received the Graduate Student Research Award at the annual Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies conference. A paper based on her dissertation has recently been published in an important international journal on eating disorders. For all of these reasons Laurie is richly deserving of the Cyril M. Franks award.

2012 - Nathan Lambright

“Using a Pairing Procedure to Develop Reinforcers for Children on the Autism Spectrum with a Restricted Range of Preferred Items"

2011 - Sarah Kowal

 “An Exploration of the Impact of Social Institutions and Interpersonal Connections on the Sexual Expression and Identity of Dually Attracted and Bisexual Women”

2010 -Andrea Parent

"Effects of a comprehensive substance use prevention program with urban adolescents"

2008 - Jennifer Greenberg

"Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Body Dysmorphic Disorder in Adolescents: Development of a Treatment Protocol"

The Robert Weitz Award

This award is presented annually to the graduating student whose energy, spirit, and enthusiasm evidence a dedication and willingness to work in the interest of professional psychology and the people it serves. This award is presented at the Graduation Reception and each awardee receives a framed certificate and a cash award.

List of Robert Weitz Award winners:

2021 - Shoshana May
2021 - Christine Cho

2020 - Shaindl Schnaidman
2020 - Hanna Schwartzbaum

2019 - Julia Brillante
2019 - Amanda Ferriola

2018 - Brian Eichert
2018 - Andrea Temkin

2017 - Katie Moore 
2017 - Alexander Alperin
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.

2016 - Arielle Verdesco

2015 - Mariana Torres-Viso

Mariana Torres-Viso is the kind of person who is always looking for ways to be of service. She worked as a behavioral consultant for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and other developmental disabilities, especially those living in underserved areas, even in other parts of the world. For example, she volunteered in Peru with the Global Autism Project, a non-profit organization that increases awareness of and treats autism in many locations around the world.

Mariana led sibling groups at the Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center (the DDDC) to help brothers and sisters of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder cope with their siblings. When working at her externship at the Regional Diagnostic and Treatment Center, she was able to conduct therapy in Spanish with families who had been waiting some time to get services because they didn't speak any English. She was also involved in The Depression Prevention Initiative (DPI) where she helped translate newsletters and other materials into Spanish, as well as meet with families who spoke only Spanish.

Mariana’s genuine interest in others, her characteristic optimism and cheerfulness and her outlook of gratitude contributed daily to the well-being of all the clients, staff and students at GSAPP and the DDDC. Mariana will now represent not only GSAPP’s high quality education but also the relevance and effectiveness of professional psychology for children and families around the world.

2014 - Gabriela DeCandia

Gabby is a motivated, self-directed student who exemplifies a mastery-oriented learner. She has demonstrated her commitment to serving under-served populations through her work in her practica, as well as through her dissertation on academic achievement in low-income, urban adolescents. Her practicum experiences have included the Edison Public School s, the Shepard Schools, and the Princeton Center for Leadership Training. She has also been continuously involved in student leadership activities at GSAPP through her work on the GSAPP Student Association, the Committee on Diversity, and the Focus on Our Diversity group. In all aspects of her work and interactions with faculty, students, and clients she has been conscientious, dedicated, flexible, and insightful. She exhibits a rare combination of intellectual prowess, strong clinical skills, and effective leadership qualities.

2014 - Kevin Mundt

Kevin has demonstrated dedication in applying evidence-based practices with historically under-served students and their families. 

He has followed his passion for improving education for Latino populations through his practicum experiences and his dissertation research on parental engagement in Head Start Centers in New York City. His practicum experiences include work in the Elizabeth Public Schools, the Foster Care Counseling Project, and the Matheny Medical and Education Center. He is diligent, persistent, and committed to his work. He has exhibited professionalism, leadership, and excellent relationships with both faculty and students at GSAPP. Kevin approaches challenges in stressed clinical and educational systems with a positive, problem-solving “can-do” attitude—one that rubs off on people around him. His optimistic, yet grounded, approach will offer hope to the people he serves in years to come.

2013 - Jennifer Jones

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.

2012 - Rebecca Greif

The Robert D. Weitz Award was presented by Dean Stanley Messer to Rebecca Greif (Clinical) for her helpfulness to other students, and for her unending dedication to her research working with the eating disorders prevention program “Reflections”. This award is presented to the graduating student whose energy, spirit, and enthusiasm evidences a dedication and willingness to work in the interests of professional psychology and the people it serves.

2011 - Kelly Moore

Kelly Nicole Moore (Clinical) is being presented with the Robert D. Weitz Award by Dean Stanley Messer . This award is presented to the graduating student whose energy, spirit, and enthusiasm evidences a dedication and willingness to work in the interests of professional psychology and the people it serves.

2010 - Jennifer Foster

This year’s Robert Weitz Award went to Jennifer Foster (3rd year, School) for her excellent work in promoting the mental health of children in the Perth Amboy schools. The Robert Weitz Award is presented to the graduating student whose energy, spirit, and enthusiasm evidence a dedication and willingness to work in the interests of professional psychology and the people it serves.

2009 - Johanna Morrow

Johanna has worked tirelessly to assist and improve the GSAPP and School Psychology Program community. She has repeatedly demonstrated leadership skills during her training experiences and in her interactions at GSAPP. Her service to GSAPP as co-chair and treasurer of the Student Alliance exemplifies these efforts. Johanna was awarded a select Fellowship from the U.S. Department of Education Preparation of Leadership Personnel Training Grant.  With its support she completed a Concentration in Psychological and Systems Support for Learning. Through this fellowship, she became adept at helping teachers and other staff implement new programs in the schools In her practicum, Johanna has provided services to parents and teachers of individuals with severe developmental disabilities and has worked with children, adolescents, and families involved in foster care.  She has assisted a school district in dealing with the uneven assignment of racial and ethnic groups to special education classes and has become highly knowledgeable about the nature of this problem and strategies to deal with it. 

2008 -Tamara Latawiec

Tamara became well known among GSAPP students because of her inclination to wear leopard skin and very stylish glasses, her special laughter and very caring way of being with her fellow students, how smart she is and how hard working she was at GSAPP and the Psychological Clinic. In her role as Clinic coordinator, she contributed enormously to the Clinic's well-being and to helping students navigate the Clinic's systems. During an unprecedented third year as coordinator, Tamara single handedly assembled a Clinic Handbook that contains the instructions to the entire Clinic operation, as well as a compendium of ALL social service programs in the nearby five counties and beyond. For students working in the Clinic and for coordinators running the Clinic, it has had Biblical import in guiding them on the proper paths of clinical righteousness. 

The Virginia Bennett Award

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.

List of Virginia Bennett Award winners:

2016 - Arielle Verdesco

2015 - Joshua Korth

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.

2013 - Alyssa Augustyniak

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.

2012 - Jennifer Jones

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.

2011 - Rachel Merson

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.

2010 - Vanessa Ramirez

This year's winner was recognized for her numerous achievements. The annual award memorializes Virginia Bennett, past chair of the School Psychology program. Vanessa(5th yr, Clinical) earned this honor through her academic and applied passion for alleviating the problems of ethnic minority children.
2009 -Jennifer Foster and Carolin Heindel

Jennifer Foster’s work in the Perth Amboy schools is helping to restructure and develop comprehensive mental health services for students. 

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.

2008 -Matthew Strobel

Matt worked with the Eagleton Institute, bringing a civics engagement curriculum to New Brunswick and Perth Amboy High Schools. He also worked at Highland Park Community Teen Center with underachieving male youth and a career development program for high school students.

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