Faculty / Staff Directory
Interim Dean of GSAPP, Associate Professor, Core Faculty, Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs
Ryan J. Kettler, PhD, NCSP, is the Interim Dean of the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP) and an Associate Professor in the Department of School Psychology at Rutgers University–New Brunswick. He has held leadership positions as the Assistant Dean of... read more
Associate Dean of Administration & Faculty Affairs, GSAPP, Director, GSAPP’s Applied and Academic Autism Services , 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 Dean for Business & Finance, GSAPP, Chief Product Officer & Executive Director - 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... read more
Interim Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs for GSAPP, Associate Professor
Nicole M. Cain is Interim Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs and 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... read more
Office: Psychology, A225
Email: nicole.cain@rutgers.edu
Associate Professor, Core Faculty
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, Program Director, Department of Applied Psychology
Pete J. Economou Ph.D., ABPP is associate professor and director of the Master of Applied Psychology (MAP) and organizational psychology programs, and he is the director of behavioral health and wellness for Rutgers University Athletics... read more
Alexander Alperin, Psy.D. is a licensed psychologist in New York and New Jersey and is in full-time private practice of psychotherapy with adolescents, adults, and couples in Teaneck, NJ. He is an instructor and supervisor at the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP),... 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
Associate Dean of Administration & Faculty Affairs, GSAPP, Director, GSAPP’s Applied and Academic Autism Services , 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 Dean for Business & Finance, GSAPP, Chief Product Officer & Executive Director - 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... read more
Budget Analyst II
Former Dean of GSAPP, Distinguished Professor
Francine Conway, an award-winning scholar and clinical psychologist recognized for her work in child psychopathology, is a distinguished professor and serves as the Dean of the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology at Rutgers University-New Brunswick since 2016. In addition to... read more
Email: francine.conway@rutgers.edu
Program Coordinator, Department of Applied Psychology
Vice Provost of Research, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Center of Alcohol & Substance Use Studies Director , Helen E. Chaney Endowed Chair in Alcohol Studies
Denise Hien, Ph.D., ABPP, is the Director of CAS, and the Helen E. Chaney Endowed Chair in Alcohol Studies. She also serves as the Vice Provost of Research for Rutgers University-New Brunswick, and was the former Interim Dean of Rutgers-GSAPP. Recognized as a leader in the field of post-... read more
Office: Dean's Office
Sr. Administrative Assistant, Student Services Coordinator
Administrative Assistant, Assistant to the Dean
Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Hi, everyone! My name is Dan Rice and my pronouns are he/him/his. I was born in Bay Shore, Long Island, to a white mother and Puerto Rican father. I also identify as a cisgender... read more
Office: 888-239-9686
Email: drice@gsapp.rutgers.edu
Associate Dean of Administration & Faculty Affairs, GSAPP, Director, GSAPP’s Applied and Academic Autism Services , 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 Dean for Business & Finance, GSAPP, Chief Product Officer & Executive Director - 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... read more
Associate Professor, Core Faculty
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, Program Director, Department of Applied Psychology
Pete J. Economou Ph.D., ABPP is associate professor and director of the Master of Applied Psychology (MAP) and organizational psychology programs, and he is the director of behavioral health and wellness for Rutgers University Athletics... read more
Distinguished Professor, Professor Emerita, Clinical Faculty
Nancy Boyd-Franklin's special interests include multicultural issues, the treatment of African-American families, ethnicity and family therapy, home-based family therapy, marital and couples therapy, the multisystems approach to the treatment of poor inner-city families, issues for women of... read more
Email: boydfran@gsapp.rutgers.edu
Professor, Director, Youth Anxiety and Depression Clinic, Department Chair, Clinical
Brian C. Chu, Ph.D., is Associate Professor in, and Program Chair of the Department of Clinical Psychology in the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology at Rutgers University. He is a recent recipient of the Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation Young Investigator Award to... read more
Website: Youth Anxiety and Depression Clinic
Former Dean of GSAPP, Distinguished Professor
Francine Conway, an award-winning scholar and clinical psychologist recognized for her work in child psychopathology, is a distinguished professor and serves as the Dean of the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology at Rutgers University-New Brunswick since 2016. In addition to... read more
Email: francine.conway@rutgers.edu
Director, Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center
Catriona Francis, M.Ed., BCBA, 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 Administration... read more
Director, Foster Care Counseling Project
Phone: 848 445-1152
Email: kgarcia@gsapp.rutgers.edu
Vice Provost of Research, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Center of Alcohol & Substance Use Studies Director , Helen E. Chaney Endowed Chair in Alcohol Studies
Denise Hien, Ph.D., ABPP, is the Director of CAS, and the Helen E. Chaney Endowed Chair in Alcohol Studies. She also serves as the Vice Provost of Research for Rutgers University-New Brunswick, and was the former Interim Dean of Rutgers-GSAPP. Recognized as a leader in the field of post-... read more
Office: Dean's Office
Interim Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs for GSAPP, Associate Professor
Nicole M. Cain is Interim Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs and 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... read more
Office: Psychology, A225
Email: nicole.cain@rutgers.edu
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, Professor Emerita, Clinical Faculty
Nancy Boyd-Franklin's special interests include multicultural issues, the treatment of African-American families, ethnicity and family therapy, home-based family therapy, marital and couples therapy, the multisystems approach to the treatment of poor inner-city families, issues for women of... read more
Email: boydfran@gsapp.rutgers.edu
Professor, Director, Youth Anxiety and Depression Clinic, Department Chair, Clinical
Brian C. Chu, Ph.D., is Associate Professor in, and Program Chair of the Department of Clinical Psychology in the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology at Rutgers University. He is a recent recipient of the Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation Young Investigator Award to... read more
Website: Youth Anxiety and Depression Clinic
Associate Teaching Professor, Director for Clinical Training, Clinical Department, Director, GSAPP’s Center for Psychological Services (CPS)
Angelica M. Diaz-Martinez, Psy.D., is a GSAPP alum (Clinical ’98) and is an Associate Teaching Professor and the Director of Clinical Training for the... read more
Emeritus
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
Vice Provost of Research, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Center of Alcohol & Substance Use Studies Director , Helen E. Chaney Endowed Chair in Alcohol Studies
Denise Hien, Ph.D., ABPP, is the Director of CAS, and the Helen E. Chaney Endowed Chair in Alcohol Studies. She also serves as the Vice Provost of Research for Rutgers University-New Brunswick, and was the former Interim Dean of Rutgers-GSAPP. Recognized as a leader in the field of post-... read more
Office: Dean's Office
Associate Teaching Professor
Monica Indart's primary professional work focuses on providing consultation, early intervention and an array of treatment modalities for traumatic experiences. Her work... read more
Office: Psychology, A224
Email: monica.indart@gmail.com
Associate Professor, Clinical Core Faculty
Shalonda Kelly's primary research foci are couples and racial and cultural issues, which she has investigated in the contexts of normal families, therapy, and substance abuse settings. She studies couples prevention, assessment, and therapy. She is involved in the understanding and measurement... read more
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
Interim Dean of GSAPP, Associate Professor, Core Faculty, Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs
Ryan J. Kettler, PhD, NCSP, is the Interim Dean of the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP) and an Associate Professor in the Department of School Psychology at Rutgers University–New Brunswick. He has held leadership positions as the Assistant Dean of... read more
Associate Professor, Core Faculty
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
Alexander Alperin, Psy.D. is a licensed psychologist in New York and New Jersey and is in full-time private practice of psychotherapy with adolescents, adults, and couples in Teaneck, NJ. He is an instructor and supervisor at the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP),... read more
Teaching Professor, Director of Clinical Training, School Psychology Program
At the root for my career is the concept of “citizen scholar.” This refers to an approach to academic work that emphasizes a partnership between universities and society to... read more
Office: Psychology, A357
Email: jid1@gsapp.rutgers.edu
Professor Emerita, Department of School Psychology
Nancy S. Fagley, Ph.D., is Professor Emerita in the Department of School Psychology. Her current research focuses on appreciation (including gratitude, among other components), with emphasis on fine-tuning its conceptualization and measurement and on its identifying its causes and consequences.... read more
Email: fagley@gsapp.rutgers.edu
University Professor , Professor Emerita, School Psychology
Susan G. Forman, Ph.D., is a University Professor at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. She has served as Chair of the Department of Applied Psychology, and Director of Clinical Training for the School Psychology Program in the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology,... read more
Email: sgforman@gsapp.rutgers.edu
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, Program Chair, School
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
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
Associate Professor, School Psychology Department
Dr. Nadeem earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles, and completed her postdoctoral research in the UCLA/RAND Health Services Research... read more
Office: Nelson, D313
Email: erum.nadeem@rutgers.edu
Associate Dean of Administration & Faculty Affairs, GSAPP, Director, GSAPP’s Applied and Academic Autism Services , 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, Program Director, Department of Applied Psychology
Pete J. Economou Ph.D., ABPP is associate professor and director of the Master of Applied Psychology (MAP) and organizational psychology programs, and he is the director of behavioral health and wellness for Rutgers University Athletics... 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
Professor, Applied Emeritus Faculty, Professor Emeritus
Cary Cherniss is a core faculty member in the APA/NASP approved School Psychology program. He studies the role of emotional intelligence in the workplace and is the author of Promoting Emotional Intelligence in Organizations (ASTD Press) and The Emotionally Intelligent Workplace (Jossey-Bass).... read more
Email: cherniss@rutgers.edu
Assistant Teaching Professor, Department of Applied Psychology
Dr. Yulema Cruz received an PhD in Education with a concentration in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) from Nova Southeastern University. She is also a Board Certified Behavior Analyst-Doctoral with 20 years of experience in the field. Her academic interests include ethics and supervision in ABA,... read more
Office: Nelson
Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Psychology
Meghan A. Deshais, Ph.D., BCBA-D is an assistant professor in the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology at Rutgers University. She earned her doctorate in the experimental analysis of behavior from the University of Florida in 2018. Prior to joining the faculty at Rutgers, she... read more
Office: Nelson
Email: md1599@gsapp.rutgers.edu
Assistant Professor in the Center of Alcohol & Substance and Applied Psychology Department
Dr. Angelo DiBello is an Assistant Professor in the Center of Alcohol & Substance Use Studies and GSAPP's Applied Psychology department , an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Brown University, and is the Director... read more
Office: SMH 213
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, Chair, Department of Applied Psychology, 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 Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA(. Prior to his current position, he was an associate professor at the University of Missouri (MU), where he was... 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