Faculty / Staff Directory
Dean of GSAPP, Distinguished Professor
Francine Conway, an accomplished scholar and clinical psychologist recognized for her work in aging and child psychopathology, has been named the new dean of the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP) at Rutgers University-New Brunswick.
Conway... read more
Associate Dean, GSAPP, Director, GSAPP’s Applied and Academic Autism Services and, Executive Director, Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center
Lara Delmolino is a Clinical Professor at the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey and serves as the Executive Director of the Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center. Dr. Delmolino earned her doctorate in... read more
Associate Professor, Chair, Department of School Psychology, Director, School Psychology Program
Dr. Timothy J. Cleary is an associate professor in the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP) at Rutgers University. He earned his B.S. in Psychology from Manhattan College, his master's degree and professional certification in School Psychology from Queens College, and... read more
Associate Professor and Director, Master of Applied Psychology (MAP)
Pete J. Economou Ph.D., ABPP was trained in counseling psychology and is board certified in Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy (CBT) specializing in evidence-based psychology and working with high performers (e.g., athletes). Dr. Pete is licensed by NJ and NY to practice psychology and is also a... read more
Postdoctoral Associate/Lead Behavior Consultant
Alexander Alperin is a Lead Behavior Consultant in the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP) at Rutgers University, where he teaches “Human Development.” He is a licensed psychologist in New York and New Jersey. Dr. Alperin received his B.A. from Rutgers College and his... read more
Karmazin and Lillard Chair in Adult Autism, Associate Professor
Dr. Vanessa H. Bal earned her M.Sc. in neuroscience from the University of Oxford and her Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Michigan. She also completed her clinical psychology internship at the University of Michigan and a postdoc in human genetics at the University of California, San... read more
Distinguished Research Professor, Center for Alcohol Studies
Dr. Bates directs the Cardiac Neuroscience Laboratory, which promotes translation between basic human experimental and clinical science. Her transdisciplinary research program seeks to build novel intervention and prevention approaches to alcohol and drug related problems based on neurocognitive... read more
Director of Psychology Continuing Education
Office: 41 Gordon Road, Suite C, Piscataway, NJ 08854
Phone: 848-445-3987
Email: jbenas@gsapp.rutgers.edu
Distinguished Professor, Clinical Core 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... read more
Nicole Breeden is an assistant research professor at the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP). She is a Nationally Certified School Psychologist (NCSP) who received her Ph.D. in School Psychology from The Pennsylvania State University in August 2017. Prior to beginning... read more
Dean of GSAPP, Distinguished Professor
Francine Conway, an accomplished scholar and clinical psychologist recognized for her work in aging and child psychopathology, has been named the new dean of the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP) at Rutgers University-New Brunswick.
Conway... read more
Associate Dean, GSAPP, Director, GSAPP’s Applied and Academic Autism Services and, Executive Director, Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center
Lara Delmolino is a Clinical Professor at the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey and serves as the Executive Director of the Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center. Dr. Delmolino earned her doctorate in... read more
Business office
Program Coordinator, Master of Applied Psychology (MAP)
Sr. Administrative Assistant, Student Services Coordinator
Administrative Assistant, Assistant to the Dean
Administrative Assistant, Program Administrator
Unit Administrator, Administrative Assistant
Office: Psychology, A315
Email: ss3061@gsapp.rutgers.edu
Chief Business Officer and Executive Director - GSAPP Innovation Lab
Nayland Smith is a veteran in the digital space. He has worked with multi-billion-dollar firms to bring many products to market. His experiences in digital span various industries from finance to healthcare. Nayland Smith worked with firms such as Dow Jones and Brown Brothers Harriman where he... read more
Office: 41 Gordon Road, Suite C, Piscataway, NJ 08854
Phone: 848.445.3959
Email: naysmith@gsapp.rutgers.edu
Business Manager, Business Office
Dean of GSAPP, Distinguished Professor
Francine Conway, an accomplished scholar and clinical psychologist recognized for her work in aging and child psychopathology, has been named the new dean of the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP) at Rutgers University-New Brunswick.
Conway... read more
Associate Dean, GSAPP, Director, GSAPP’s Applied and Academic Autism Services and, Executive Director, Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center
Lara Delmolino is a Clinical Professor at the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey and serves as the Executive Director of the Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center. Dr. Delmolino earned her doctorate in... read more
Associate Professor, Chair, Department of School Psychology, Director, School Psychology Program
Dr. Timothy J. Cleary is an associate professor in the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP) at Rutgers University. He earned his B.S. in Psychology from Manhattan College, his master's degree and professional certification in School Psychology from Queens College, and... read more
Associate Professor and Director, Master of Applied Psychology (MAP)
Pete J. Economou Ph.D., ABPP was trained in counseling psychology and is board certified in Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy (CBT) specializing in evidence-based psychology and working with high performers (e.g., athletes). Dr. Pete is licensed by NJ and NY to practice psychology and is also a... read more
Director, Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center
Catriona Francis, M.Ed., BCBA, Associate Director of the DDDC. Catriona Francis has worked at the DDDC using applied behavior analysis with individuals with autism since 1996. She is certified as a Teacher of the Handicapped in New Jersey. Catriona earned her Master’s Degree in Educational... read more
Professor, Clinical Research Faculty, Director, Center of Alcohol & Substance Use Studies
Denise Hien, Ph.D., ABPP joined Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, as the Director for the Center of Alcohol & Substance Use Studies, and Professor... read more
Associate Professor, Director of Academic Programs in Autism and ABA
SungWoo Kahng is an associate professor in the Department of Applied Psychology at Rutgers University and director of academic programs in autism and ABA. 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... read more
Executive Director, Rutgers Center for Adult Autism Services, and Assistant Professor of Clinical Practice
Phone: 848-445-3973
Chief Business Officer and Executive Director - GSAPP Innovation Lab
Nayland Smith is a veteran in the digital space. He has worked with multi-billion-dollar firms to bring many products to market. His experiences in digital span various industries from finance to healthcare. Nayland Smith worked with firms such as Dow Jones and Brown Brothers Harriman where he... read more
Office: 41 Gordon Road, Suite C, Piscataway, NJ 08854
Phone: 848.445.3959
Email: naysmith@gsapp.rutgers.edu
Chair, Clinical Psychology Department, Director of Clinical Training, Professor
James Walkup's early training was in philosophy, first at Yale University, then as a Rotary Foundation Graduate Fellow at St. Andrews University (Scotland). After receiving his Ph.D. degree in clinical psychology, he held a postdoctoral fellowship in inpatient psychiatry at SUNY (... read more
Dean of GSAPP, Distinguished Professor
Francine Conway, an accomplished scholar and clinical psychologist recognized for her work in aging and child psychopathology, has been named the new dean of the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP) at Rutgers University-New Brunswick.
Conway... read more
Karmazin and Lillard Chair in Adult Autism, Associate Professor
Dr. Vanessa H. Bal earned her M.Sc. in neuroscience from the University of Oxford and her Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Michigan. She also completed her clinical psychology internship at the University of Michigan and a postdoc in human genetics at the University of California, San... read more
Distinguished Professor, Clinical Core 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... read more
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... read more
Office: Psychology, A225
Email: nicole.cain@rutgers.edu
Associate Professor, Director, Youth Anxiety and Depression Clinic
Brian C. Chu, Ph.D., is Associate Professor in, and Assistant Department Chair of, the Department of Clinical Psychology in the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology at Rutgers University. He is recent recipient of the Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation Young Investigator... read more
Website: Youth Anxiety and Depression Clinic
Director of Clinical Training
Angelica M. Diaz-Martinez, Psy.D., is a GSAPP alum (Clinical ’98) and is the Assistant Director of Clinical Training for the Clinical Department. In this... read more
Emeritus , Clinical Core 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... read more
Assistant Teaching Professor, Clinical Faculty, GSAPP Alumnus
When not at GSAPP, Brook Hersey maintains a private psychotherapy practice in Manhattan.
Office: Psychology, A224
Email: brook.hersey@gmail.com
Professor, Clinical Research Faculty, Director, Center of Alcohol & Substance Use Studies
Denise Hien, Ph.D., ABPP joined Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, as the Director for the Center of Alcohol & Substance Use Studies, and Professor... read more
Associate Teaching Professor
Monica Indart's primary professional interests include: early intervention in trauma, treatment of complex post-traumatic stress disorder, crisis intervention, disaster mental health services, grief, loss and mourning, HIV/AIDS, and the primacy of culture in trauma response and healing. Her... read more
Office: Psychology, A224
Email: monica.indart@gmail.com
Associate Professor, Chair, Department of School Psychology, Director, School Psychology Program
Dr. Timothy J. Cleary is an associate professor in the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP) at Rutgers University. He earned his B.S. in Psychology from Manhattan College, his master's degree and professional certification in School Psychology from Queens College, and... read more
Associate Professor, Core Faculty
Nancy S.Fagley is a core faculty member in the APA & NASP approved School Psychology Program. Her research focuses on two areas: decision making and positive psychology. In the area of decision making, her research focuses on identifying moderators of the framing effect of choice, which is... read more
Professor, Core Faculty
Susan G. Forman, university professor is interested in the organizational factors that influence use of evidence-based interventions in educational settings and the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral interventions with children and adolescents. Prior to coming to Rutgers in 1992, she was a... read more
Associate Research Professor
Dr. Glover is an educational psychologist and Associate Research Professor in the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology at Rutgers University with approximately 20 years of research experience in the areas of multi-tiered student supports (MTSS), behavioral consultation, school-... read more
Office: 41 Gordon Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854
Email: todd.glover@rutgers.edu
Professor, Core Faculty
Since Dr. Anne Gregory joined the faculty at Rutgers, she has been dedicated to making advances in her areas of research on school discipline. Disparities in out-of-school suspension and expulsion by race, gender, and... read more
Associate Professor, Core Faculty
Ryan J. Kettler, PhD is a core faculty member in the School Psychology Program at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. He earned his doctorate in Educational Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2005. Dr. Kettler's research on data-based decision making... read more
Assistant Research Faculty
Dr. Adam Lekwa is an Assistant Research Professor in the Graduate School for Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP) at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. He completed his graduate training in school psychology at the University of Minnesota, where he received a Ph.D. in 2012.... read more
Office: 41 Gordon Road, STE C, Piscataway, NJ 08854
Phone: 848-445-5437
Email: adam.lekwa@rutgers.edu
Professor, Core Faculty
Dr. Reddy is a Professor in the School Psychology Doctoral Program. She 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... read more
Associate Professor, Core Faculty
Dr. Shernoff earned her PhD in School Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and completed her postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Chicago. Prior to coming to Rutgers, she was a Research Assistant Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry (2006-2013) at the Institute for... read more
Associate Professor, Director, The Rutgers Center for Mathematics, Science, and Computer Education
Dr. Shernoff is Associate Professor of School Psychology, and Director of the Rutgers Center for Mathematics, Science, and Computer Education(CMSCE). The mission of the CMSCE is to improve STEM education in New Jersey and beyond through research and... read more
Phone: 630-418-0162
Email: david.shernoff@rutgers.edu
Associate Dean, GSAPP, Director, GSAPP’s Applied and Academic Autism Services and, Executive Director, Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center
Lara Delmolino is a Clinical Professor at the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey and serves as the Executive Director of the Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center. Dr. Delmolino earned her doctorate in... read more
Associate Professor and Director, Master of Applied Psychology (MAP)
Pete J. Economou Ph.D., ABPP was trained in counseling psychology and is board certified in Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy (CBT) specializing in evidence-based psychology and working with high performers (e.g., athletes). Dr. Pete is licensed by NJ and NY to practice psychology and is also a... read more
Karmazin and Lillard Chair in Adult Autism, Associate Professor
Dr. Vanessa H. Bal earned her M.Sc. in neuroscience from the University of Oxford and her Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Michigan. She also completed her clinical psychology internship at the University of Michigan and a postdoc in human genetics at the University of California, San... read more
Clinical Associate Professor
Kate Fiske, PhD, BCBA-D is an 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... read more
Associate Professor, Director of Academic Programs in Autism and ABA
SungWoo Kahng is an associate professor in the Department of Applied Psychology at Rutgers University and director of academic programs in autism and ABA. 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... read more
Clinical Professor
Robert H. LaRue, Ph.D., BCBA-D is a Clinical Professor at the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology at Rutgers University. He earned a dual doctorate in biological and school psychology from Louisiana State University in 2002. He completed his predoctoral internship with the... read more
Phone: 848-932-4500
Email: larue@rutgers.edu
Assistant Professor
Dr. Matthew Lee is lifespan-developmental addictions researcher. Much of his graduate and postdoctoral research investigated “maturing out” of problem drinking during young adulthood. As a postdoctoral trainee, he was awarded a K99/R00 Pathway to Independence grant, which facilitated extension... read more
Office: Smithers Hall, 215
Email: ML1408@gsapp.rutgers.edu
Assistant Research Faculty
Dr. Adam Lekwa is an Assistant Research Professor in the Graduate School for Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP) at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. He completed his graduate training in school psychology at the University of Minnesota, where he received a Ph.D. in 2012.... read more
Office: 41 Gordon Road, STE C, Piscataway, NJ 08854
Phone: 848-445-5437
Email: adam.lekwa@rutgers.edu
assistant Teaching professor
Stephanie Lyon is an assistant professor of clinical practice at GSAPP working primarily in the ADHD and child behavioral disorders specialty training clinic, investigating mentalization-based treatment for children. Additional research interests include the unique experiences of stress and... read more
Office: 41 Gordon Road, Suite A, Piscataway, NJ 08854
Phone: 848-932-5908
Email: stephanie.lyon@rutgers.edu
Associate Professor , Assistant Director, Center of Alcohol Studies
Dr. Lesia Ruglass is a licensed clinical psychologist and an associate professor in the Applied Department at the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP) at Rutgers University, where she also serves as assistant director of the Center of Alcohol Studies. Prior to joining... read more
Office: Smithers Hall, 222
Email: lesia.ruglass@rutgers.edu