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Associate Professor of Psychology

Year Joined RCNJ: 2002

Contact Information

• Phone: (201) 684-7823
• Email: lperezst@ramapo.edu
• Office: G269
• Office Hours: BY APPOINTMENT ONLY-Wednesdays 11am-1pm and Thursdays 1:30-3:30pm

Education:

• Ph.D., Clinical Psychology (Fairleigh Dickinson University)
• M.A., Clinical Psychology (Fairleigh Dickinson University
• B.A., Psychology (Rutgers College, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey)

Convening Group:

• Psychology

Courses Offered:

• Child Psychology
• Love and Sexuality
• Childhood Disorders
• Childhood Disorders Fieldwork
• Statistics
• Research Methods in Psychology
• Data Analyses in Psychology
• Fieldwork with Children
• Capstone Seminar: Child Maltreatment
• Capstone Seminar: Psychology of Happiness

Teaching Interests:

• Child Psychology
• Experimental Psychology
• Clinical Psychology

Research Interests:

• Latino Psychology
• Posttraumatic Stress
• Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
• Lab: Positive and Clinical Psychology

Recent Publications:

• Perez-Strumolo, L.M. (2024). The effectiveness of the flash technique is explained by the broaden-and-build theory of positive emotion. Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, 18(3), 103–117.
• Perez-Strumolo, L.M. (2011). Helping the Helpers Heal: Approaches for Assisting First Responders. The Forum:  The Quarterly Publication of the Association of Death Education and Counseling, 37 (2).
• Perez-Strumolo, L.M. (2005). Acculturation and Latino gender roles. Salud Mental (Mental Health News), 1(2), 1 and 26.
• Perez-Strumolo, L.M. (2004). Latino gender roles: Are we really so traditional. LPANJ Bulletin, 3(2), 4-7. Contribution: Independent Author