Psy.D., Rutgers University
Angelica M. Diaz-Martinez, Psy.D., is a Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP) alum (Clinical '98) and an associate teaching professor and the director of clinical training for the Department of Clinical Psychology. In this role, she
coordinates and provides oversight for practica and other training
opportunities for the clinical Psy.D. program; serves as primary adviser to
graduate students concerning practicum and internship issues, placement and
applications; and teaches the Supervision and Development course for first-year clinical students. She is also appointed
as an Inaugural Core Faculty Member for the Rutgers Global Health Institute.
Dr. Diaz-Martinez has extensive clinical and
administrative experience across a range of settings. Prior to her appointment
at GSAPP she was the senior VP for operations for CPNJ, a nonprofit agency
serving developmentally disabled children and adults.
Past appointments include
being the chief psychologist and director of training for an APA-accredited
psychology predoctoral internship program, the psychiatry residents, and the
master's and bachelor-level externship programs at Jersey Shore University
Medical Center. Dr. Diaz-Martinez served as an assistant professor of psychiatry at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School where she supervised
psychiatry residents, taught medical students, and was an integral part of the research
team for various NIH-funded projects. She also served as an assistant professor
of psychology at Montclair State University, directing the master of arts in clinical psychology program for Spanish/English bilinguals concentration for part of
her time. Dr. Diaz-Martinez has multiple peer-reviewed journal articles and book
chapters and has presented at national conferences. She has also served as a
guest expert on the Telemundo network concerning mental health topics impacting
the Latino community. She is the chair of the Medical Review Panel for the
State of New Jersey Civil Services Commission, and has served as a consultant
for nonprofits and others. She maintains a private practice, in which her
clinical
work has been primarily with individuals who suffer from mood and/or anxiety
disorders, behavioral medicine, and with veterans.