2021
ANNUAL REPORT
...promoting the psychological health of the diverse people of New Jersey.
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The Story Behind The NJPA Foundation PAGE 03
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Our Funding
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Community Service Project Grants
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Graduate StudentInitiated Research Awards
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Social Advocacy Open Topic Dissertation Grant PAGE 07
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2021/2022 Community Service Project Grant Funded Programs Mid-Year Reports PAGE 08
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Your Support is Key PAGE 09
C O N T E N T S
The story behind
THE NJPA FOUNDATION The New Jersey Psychological Association Foundation was established in 1993 by the New Jersey Psychological Association as a charitable, tax-exempt organization. The NJPA Foundation is a 501(c) (3) corporation and all donations, less any goods and services received, may be tax deductible for you. Consult with your financial advisors to learn more. The NJPA Foundation Board of Trustees l to r: President: Mathias Hagovsky, PhD Secretary: Toby Kaufman, PhD Treasurer: Ann Stainton, PhD Board Trustees: Regina Budesa, PsyD; Eileen Kohutis, PhD; Jonathan Wall, PsyD; NJPA President-Elect and Foundation Board Liaison: Briana Cox, PsyD NJPAGS Representative: Joanna Tillson NJPA Executive Director: Justin Karmann
Promoting the Interests of Future Psychologists The NJPA Foundation is the of NJPA. The New Jersey Psychological Foundation’s objective is to support education and research that advances the skills of psychology students, whose studies focus on treating the well-being of underserved populations throughout New Jersey. Examples include inner-city students, children with Asperger's, and the elderly in need.
The NJPA Foundation is governed by the NJPA Foundation Board of Trustees. Read here about the duties, responsibilities, and benefits of participation with the NJPA Foundation as a Board Trustee. Click here to nominate yourself as a Foundation Board of Trustee. Become a Friend of the Foundation Friends of the Foundation are welcome to attend and participate at the NJPA Foundation meetings.These individuals must be NJPA members and may assist with projects on behalf of the NJPA Foundation. Click here to volunteer as a Friend of the Foundation.
OUR FUNDING Donating for the future
The majority of current funding comes from NJPA membership. Funding comes in the form of NJPA's annual dues renewal campaign, NJPA member-hosted dinner parties, and special events. Tributes and bequests are a great way to contribute to the Foundation.
While the prevalence of mental health issues in our state is low compared to other states, in New Jersey, access to care remains a challenge, especially for the most vulnerable. The mission of our Foundation focuses on supporting future mental health professionals, who are training to work with children and families recovering from sexual and physical abuse, neglect, and domestic violence, children in the foster care system, and individuals with special educational needs. Our ability to help support programs focused on delivering mental health services to these underserved populations depends on the generosity of our donors. Your generous donations will help open the door to access to mental health services for these deserving individuals.
A message from NJPA Foundation President, Mathias Hagovsky, PhD: Just to let you know, the NJPA Foundation has vaccinated itself against the elements, and has been boosted by the support of NJPA's new Executive Director, Justin Karman, to even greater heights. We have done our research and due diligence all with the goal of encouraging you to feel safe and willing to be exposed to a host of variants we have released into the air at NJPA and even outside of our little pod. Why, you might ask? Isn't this too risky? Actually, no. It's riskier to do nothing and let our efforts go unmatched, our graduate students and the people they serve go untreated, and the of NJPA go silent. Please join us for an exciting new era of Foundation experiences at NJPA.
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COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT GRANTS
We invite applications from programs across the state of New Jersey, with the goal of identifying and supporting model programs from each county. Learn more about the nine, 2021/2022 Funded Sites and about the grant details on the NJPA Community Service Project Grant Website Page. The 2021-2022 Academic Year Community Service Project Grants: Felician University Doctorate in Counseling Psychology Felician University Graduate Psychology- PsyD program
Regional Diagnostic & Treatment Center (RDTC) General Track Externship Program Dialectical Behavior Therapy at Rutgers University - DBT-RU Rutgers University Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology; Tourette Syndrome Clinic Rutgers University; Rutgers Data-Driven Coaching Program for Reading and Behavior Needs in Elementary Schools New Jersey Couples Clinic at Rutgers Trinitas Regional Medical Center Youth Development Clinic; Youth Development Program Externship Program
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GRADUATE STUDENTINITIATED RESEARCH AWARDS The Graduate Student-Initiated Research Award is an annual contest that awards research/projects that align with the criteria outlined in the description of the 4 award categories detailed on the NJPA Foundation Student-Initiated Research Award Website Page. Application for the 2022 Student-Initiated Research Award applications are being accepted through July 19th. This is a competitive process. Submit award applications here! 2021 NJPA Foundation Scholarship for Research on Diversity Issues Winner: Lauren E. Davis, BS; Using Structural Equation Modeling to Examine Eating Disorder Symptoms and Their Theoretical Correlates Among Sexual Minority Men. Click here to view the research paper. 2021 NJPA Foundation John M. Lagos Award for Research into Causes and/or Treatment of Social Problems Winner: Angela W. Wang, MS, MEd; Dialectical Behavioral Therapy for Adolescents (DBT-A) Skills Group for a Group of Diverse Adolescents with Emotion Dysregulation in a Primary Care Setting: A Feasibility and Acceptability Study. Click here to view research paper.
SOCIAL ADVOCACY OPEN TOPIC DISSERTATION GRANT This rolling grant opportunity is open to doctoral level graduate psychology students enrolled in a New Jersey doctoral level psychology program to support the process of a student’s doctoral dissertation focusing on a social advocacy open topic area that may or does impact underserved populations of New Jersey. To view the application, and to learn more about the Dissertation Grant process, requirements, criteria, and to read about recent grant recipients, please visit our NJPA Foundation Dissertation Grant Website Page.
Grant Writer Needed! The NJPA Foundation is looking for a Grant Writer to assist in expanding Foundation fundraising efforts in order to increase grant opportunities that advance the skills of psychology students, whose studies focus on treating the well-being of underserved populations throughout New Jersey. Please contact Jennifer Cooper at NJPA’s Central Office with your interest.
CINDY CHANG, PSYM Rutgers University Mx. Chang recently successfully defended her dissertation, and is now analyzing project data and preparing a submission to formally publish Suicide and LifeThreatening Behavior. Mx. Chang is currently a psychology intern at the VA Puget Sound, in Seattle, Washington. Read the initial proposal abstract here.
KATE EL-SHARKAWY, BA Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, Rutgers Dissertation Topic: Examining the Training Experiences, Future Aims and Beliefs of Family Medicine Residents Regarding Patients in Larger Bodies. Click here to read more.
RUBY RHODEN Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, Rutgers Dissertation Topic: Look At Us As People Too: The Phenomenological Experiences of Childbirth Trauma in Primi and Multiparous Black Women Featured Podcast!
A. KESHANI PERERA William Paterson University Dissertation Topic: Who Wants to Fit in Anyway? – Bicultural Identity Integration as a Protective Factor Against Color Based Racial Discrimination Appraisal Read the proposal here
2021/2022 Community Service Project Grant Funded Programs
MID-YEAR REPORTS DIALECTICAL BEHAVIOR THERAPY AT RUTGERS UNIVERSITY - DBT-RU Watch Molly Stern's Midterm Video Report
DIALECTICAL BEHAVIOR THERAPY AT RUTGERS UNIVERSITY DBT-RU Read Madison Mullin's Midterm Report Here
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF APPLIED AND PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGY; TOURETTE SYNDROME CLINIC Read Hui Jiang's Midterm Report Here
TRINITAS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Watch Da Sel Lee's Midterm Video Report Here
REGIONAL DIAGNOSTIC & TREATMENT CENTER (RDTC) GENERAL TRACK Read Oscar Kosecki's Midterm Report Here
NJPA Foundation Asks for Your Support! The NJPA Foundation needs your support to continue to fund future psychologists and their efforts working with underserved populations. Easily donate to the NJPA Foundation or sign up for recurring monthly or quarterly donation payments by completing the Re-Occurring Foundation Donation Scheduler Form.
Your Support is Key The NJPA Foundation Board of Trustees is in need of donations in order to sustain itself and continue to fulfill its mission and objective. Mission: In addition to supporting the New Jersey Psychological Association (NJPA) mission, the mission of the Foundation is promoting the psychological health of the diverse people of New Jersey. Objective: To support education and research that advances the skills of psychology students, whose studies focus on treating the well-being of underserved populations throughout New Jersey.
The NJPA Foundation relies almost exclusively on individual donations to support its mission and objective. Past, positive stock market returns allowed the Foundation's reserves to grow and we were able to disperse funds at a greater rate than in recent years. Consequences resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, and the current stock market pull-back, resulted in a decrease in funds available to disperse in grants and awards.
The NJPA Foundation is in immediate need of donations in order to support the essential training of future psychologists and the underserved people they are serving. Without additional donations, the Foundation faces uncertainty in its ability to continue the work toward its mission and its objective. Your generosity is always greatly appreciated, but never more so than at this critical juncture. Please consider making a donation today!
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Each year, grant and award application submissions have risen. As indicated in the chart, the output of funds per year is exceeding the intake of donations. In 2021, the Foundation had to reduce the number of grants awarded to fund programs and to support students due to diminishing capital reserves. This included the difficult decision to put some grant opportunities on hiatus.
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DONATE HERE! Listen below to the students at the GSAPP Data-Driven Instructional Coaching & Paraprofessional Behavior Support Coaching Practicum discuss how grateful they are for the financial support from the Foundation