Dr. Joshua Langberg

Joshua M. Langberg, PhD (he/him), is a licensed clinical psychologist, Professor of Psychology, and Dean of the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP). Dr. Langberg joined Rutgers in 2022 and served as the Director of the GSAPP Center for Youth Social Emotional Wellness (CYSEW) and as the Chief Wellness Officer for Rutgers University – New Brunswick. Prior to coming to Rutgers, he worked at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), where he was a Professor of Clinical Psychology and served as the Associate Dean for Research and Operations for the College of Humanities and Sciences (CHS). He received his PhD in Clinical-Community Psychology from the University of South Carolina and completed his predoctoral internship at Duke University Medical Center. Dr. Langberg has an international reputation for his work developing effective treatments for adolescents and emerging adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

Dr. Langberg is the Editor-in-Chief of the journal, Research on Child Adolescent Psychopathology (formerly the Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology), author or co-author of over 150 peer-reviewed publications and three books focused on adolescent and emerging adult mental health. 

He has served as the principal investigator on several grant awards from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences (IES). Dr. Langberg developed the Homework, Organization, and Planning Skills (HOPS) intervention and collaborated with Dr. Arthur Anastopoulos to develop the Accessing Campus Connections & Empowering Student Success (ACCESS) intervention. A list of Dr. Langberg’s publications is available through Google Scholar.

His clinical and research interests focus on improving the academic and behavioral functioning of adolescents and emerging adults with ADHD and the dissemination and implementation of evidence-based practices in school and community settings.