News
01/2019
Rutgers University—New Brunswick Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP) Dean Francine Conway has been elected as president-elect of the National Council of Schools and Programs of Professional Psychology (NCSPP). An organization composed of delegates from programs and... read more
12/2018
This holiday season, the Rutgers Center for Adult Autism Services (RCAAS) participated in the Rutgers Against Hunger (RAH) Adopt-A-Family Program, an annual campaign sponsored by the Rutgers University community in conjunction with local social service agencies. Once registered, the RCAAS was... read more
12/2018
One of GSAPP’s most distinguished awards, the Peterson Prize, has been bestowed upon David B. Sacks, PsyD, ABPP. This award was named for Donald R. Peterson, the first dean of GSAPP, to recognize an alumnus for outstanding contributions to the profession. A travel scholarship awarded to a student... read more
11/2018
On November 9th, Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP) faculty Dr. Denise Hien and Dr. Lesia Ruglass, and post-doctoral fellow Dr. Skye Fitzpatrick, threw a kick-off event with collaborators from the Medical University of South Carolina and the Research Triangle Institute.... read more
11/2018
The Rutgers Board of Governors awarded the Karmazin and Lillard Chair in Adult Autism to Vanessa Bal, Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP), whose unique research emphasizes a lifespan perspective in the understanding of Autism Spectrum Disorder (... read more
10/2018
The Rutgers Board of Governors has awarded the Karmazin and Lillard Chair in Adult Autism to Vanessa Hus Bal, associate professor in the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP), whose unique research emphasizes a life span perspective in the understanding of autism spectrum... read more
09/2018
Rutgers Center of Alcohol Studies is collaborating with the School of Management and Labor Relations to provide classroom skills to individuals seeking to become Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselors (CADC). These individuals include unemployed or underemployed workers and individuals who are... read more
09/2018
GSAPP Associate Professor Dr. Shalonda Kelly recently received the status of being a Fellow with the American Psychological Association (APA). She was nominated by Division 43 (Society for Couple and Family Psychology). Fellow status is an honor bestowed upon APA members who have shown evidence of... read more
08/2018
The Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center recently participated in the Rutgers Graduate School’s Research Intensive Summer Experience (RISE) at Rutgers program. Olivia Heck, a rising senior undergraduate student at Ripon College in Ripon, Wisconsin, won a fellowship from the Associated... read more
07/2018
Participants at the Rutgers Center for Adult Autism Services and the Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center took part in a basketball clinic led by Walk On America Foundation co-founder and Duke University basketball player Brennan Besser. The event marked the final day of Besser’s continent-... read more