The goal of GSAPP is to prepare well-educated, qualified, and competent direct-service professionals who can integrate scientific knowledge with innovation in the delivery of psychological services to individuals, families, groups, and organizations.
Researchers led by Dr. Vanessa Bal at Rutgers tested BeatIt-Aut, a newly adapted depression therapy designed specifically for autistic adults, including those with intellectual disabilities. The study aimed to determine whether the program was feasible to deliver, acceptable to participants, and showed early signs of benefit.
Researchers led by Dr. Germán Cadenas created ALIVE comentoring, a liberation-focused mentoring model that uses shared power and student testimonios to counter exclusion in psychology programs and help students of the global majority feel safer and more empowered.
Researchers led by Dr. Timothy Cleary at Rutgers developed a clearer, more practical framework to help schools identify why students fall behind by assessing their self-regulated learning skills—how they plan, focus, study, monitor progress, and adjust when needed.
A Rutgers study led by Dr. Adam Lekwa and Dr. Linda Reddy found that fall academic screening scores don’t always predict year-end performance—teaching quality plays a key role.
In a groundbreaking study, researchers from GSAPP and their clinical collaborators have reimagined how motivation and choice can be used to help individuals with autism engage in important but less-preferred daily living tasks—without relying on physical prompting or escape extinction.
Journal of the National Sleep Foundation - Sleep Health - Volume 11, Issue 3 - Pages 249-402, A1-A6 (June 2025)