One thing is certain in life: change. No matter how we would like to keep things the same,

no matter how hard we try to maintain stability, we are basically frustrated in our efforts because life itself is a series of changes and developments, many of which are unpredictable or unforeseen, many of which catch us by surprise and thwart our plans. Last year on May 14, I recall sitting in the Seton Room between CEHS graduation ceremonies reminiscing with the Provost (We were the only two in the room). He asked me how much longer I wanted to remain Dean and I answered perhaps another two or three years. He was happy with that response because it meshed well with his personal plans. About six days later on Friday, May 20, I began my first vacation of the summer season. Unfortunately, by 1pm on that very same day, I found myself in the hospital hearing some pretty scary news: a diagnosis of glioblastoma or brain cancer. Quite a shock, it was, but as reality changes, so do your plans. Needless to say we canceled all of our vacations that summer and concentrated on dealing with my health issue. After an operation and three months of radiation and chemo followed by six more months of treatments, I am happy to say that the cancer is in remission. In a follow-up meeting with the Provost, I explained that for the sake of my health and my marriage, I needed to leave the deanship sooner than later. He understood and we agreed that I would serve one more year un-til the summer of 2012.

Well, that summer is inexorably approaching and I am faced with the specter of letting go

of the reins of power. Many of you have expressed sadness at my decision and for that I am

grateful, but you should know that I am also elated at stepping down. I sometimes describe it as

my halleluiah moment, a time when I realize that I will be returning to the best job on campus,

that of faculty. I know I have thanked you before for all of your prayers, well-wishes and gifts,

but I need to do it one more time – THANK YOU!

Publications: Brady-Amoon, P. (2012). Bandura, Alert. In R. W. Reiber (Ed.), Encyclopedia of the history of psychological theories, part 2, 95-95. New

York: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4419-0463-8_180 Brady-Amoon, P. (2012). Maslow, A. H. In R. W. Reiber (Ed)., Encyclopedia of the history of psychological theories, Part 13, 663-664.

New York: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4419-0463-8_182 Brady-Amoon, P. (2012). Rogers, Carl R. In R. W. Reiber (Ed.)., Encyclopedia of the history of psychological theories, Part 17, 956-957.

New York: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4419-0463-8_181 Cummings, W. K., & Finkelstein, M. J. (2012). Scholars in the changing american academy: New contexts, new roles and rules. New

York, NY: Springer. Devlin-Scherer, R. & Sardone, N. (2011, October). Games can be a response to changing modes of learning.Electronic Games and His-

tory: A New Way to Learn or More Educational Fluff?: History Roundtable created by the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media at George Mason University, with funding from the U.S. Department of Education (Contract Number ED-07-CO-0088). Retrieved March 19, 2012 from http://teachinghistory.org/issues-and-research/roundtable/25080

Kim, E. (2012). An alternative theoretical model: Examining psychosocial identity development of international students in the United States. The College Student Journal, 46(1), 99-113. Kim, E., & Green, D. O. (2012). Using qualitative methods to understand the experiences of Korean female doctoral students: Mining gender and racial stereotypes. In D. K. Nagata, L. P. Kohn-Wood, & L. A. Suzuki (Eds.), Qualitative strategies for ethnocultural research (pp. 237-256). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

McLennon, S. M., & Palmer, L. (2011). Exploring human sexuality for women with intellectual disabilities. NYS Psychologist [Special issue], 23, 13-17.

Stutman, G., & Brady-Amoon, P. (2011). Supporting dependant relatives of undocumented immigrants through psychological hardship evaluations. Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice, 11 (5), 369-390. doi: 10.1080/15228932.2011.583909v

Presentations: Chen, R. (2012). Evaluating financial aid effects on first-year college student persistence: An application of propensity score based

weighting methods. Presented at the Spring 2012 National Academy of Education/Spencer Fellows Retreat. Washington DC. Fisher, P. H., Nolan, S. A., Brady-Amoon, P., Rust, J. P., & Schlosser, L. Z. (2012, February). Cultural and psychosocial variables related

to college adjustment. Roundtable discussion conducted at the 29th Annual Winter Roundtable on Cultural Psychology and Edu-cation, New York, NY.

Karlsson, J., Harris, B., Pagan, A., & Massarelli, T. (2012, February). A program to counteract the effects of violent video games. Poster

presentation to the Annual Convention of the National Association of School Psychologists, Philadelphia, PA. Keefe-Cooperman, K., & Brady-Amoon, P. (2012, March). Breaking bad news: The PEWTER Counseling Model. Presentation to the

American Counseling Association Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA. Kim, E., & Kamnoetsin, T. (2012, April). A qualitative study of first-year college transition experiences among first-generation, ethnic

minority immigrant students. Paper presented at the 2012 annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Kim, E., & Edwards, D. (2012, April). A qualitative study of the ethno-racial identities of Asian immigrant college students. Paper

presented at the 2012 annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Larmony, A., Douglas, A., & Massarelli, T. (2012, February). School psychologists’ role in teaching non-punitive touch. Poster presenta-

tion to the Annual Convention of the National Association of School Psychologists, Philadelphia, PA. Massarelli, T. (2011, November). Developing comprehensive school policies on restraint and seclusion. NASP Mini-skills workshop

presented to the New Jersey Education Association Annual Conference, Atlantic City, NJ. Massarelli, T. (2011, November). Mental health issues in the school – What educators need to know – Part II. Presentation to the New

Jersey Education Association Annual Conference, Atlantic City, NJ. Massarelli, T. (2011, November). Psychopathology and behavior intervention strategies - working with ED students. Special Services

presentation to the Freehold School District. Massarelli, T. (2012, February). Bullying: What school personnel need to know. Student Teacher In-Service Training, Seton Hall

University. McFadden, L. (2011). Invited Member of the Faculty Panel for the TLTC Roundtable focused on Online Learning. Seton Hall University:

South Orange, NJ. McFadden, L. & Rogers, K. (2011, November). Using tablet devices for innovative learning. Kappa Delta Pi Centennial Conference:

Indianapolis, IN. Noda, M., Moran, S., & Massarelli, T. (2012, February). Promoting multimedia teaching strategies among ELLs. Poster Presentation to

the Annual Convention of the National Association of School Psychologists, Philadelphia, PA. Yankouski, B., & Massarelli, T. (2012, February). Developing comprehensive school policies on restraint and seclusion. Poster

Presentation to the Annual Convention of the National Association of School Psychologists, Philadelphia, PA.