Fred Rotgers

ALUMNI HIGHLIGHT: 

June, 2009

BRIEF DESCRIPTION: 

Fred Rotgers (1983 Clinical) has been elected President of APA's Division 50 (Addictions) for 2009-2010. Fred has been extremely active in the field of addictions treatment and research since his graduation from GSAPP.  He is the Director of the Clinical PhD program at Walden University.  He is co-director and co-creator of the Trauma and Addiction Psychology for Emergency Responders Project, which provides assessment and free treatment for first responders and others.

PSYD CLINICAL 1983

AWARDS:

GSAPP Alumni Organization Award

2009

Fred Rotgers Psy.D. , is the winner of the 2009 GSAPP Alumni Association Award. Fred has been extremely active in the field of addictions treatment and research since his graduation from GSAPP.  He has recently been appointed Director of the Clinical PhD program at Walden University.  Previously, he served on the faculty of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine from 2002 to 2008 where he was Associate Professor.  Fred has worked extensively in the area of harm reduction approaches to working with substance abusers.  He is co-director and co-creator of the Trauma and Addiction Psychology for Emergency Responders Project, which provides assessment and free treatment for first responders and others.  Fred has published extensively on the topic of addictions treatment and research, and he has presented at national and international conferences.  He has consulted with state agencies, as well as with Canadian and Philippine government organizations in the area of addictions treatment and prevention.