News
05/2019
On Wednesday, May 8th, students and faculty came together for the Center of Alcohol and Substance Use Studies’ Annual Scholar Poster Session. With 25 posters across four categories (Animal and Basic Experimental, Human Experimental, Clinical Quantitative and Qualitative Study, and Epidemiology and... read more
05/2019
GSAPP alumna Jennifer Jones-Damis wants to make a difference for juveniles in the justice system. Going beyond punishment, Jones-Damis teaches young inmates how to learn from their past and make better decisions. Read more about her story at Rutgers Today.
Jennifer Jones-Damis works to make sure... read more
04/2019
GSAPP just started a new video project "Psychology in 60 Seconds" to share psychological facts and insights, and raise the awareness of a series of mental health topics. The first episode "What is Autism?" is posted on Rutgers Today as the top story on April 5, 2019. In this video, GSAPP associate... read more
02/2019
The Nicholson Foundation has awarded Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care (UBHC) a $1,500,000 grant to help fundamentally transform medical and behavioral health education and training across the University. UBHC will bring together stakeholders from the physical health, mental health, and... read more
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