Name: James Halpern
Title: Professor of Psychology
Academic Rank: Professor
Department: Psychology
Expertise Keywords: communities, Disaster psychology, grief, human caused disasters on individuals, impact of natural, impact of terrorism, loss., trauma studies, Weapons of Mass Destruction
Available For: interviews, speaking
Expertise: American Red Cross - Leadership Committee of Disaster Mental Health Services in Greater New York. Coordinator of Disaster Mental Health Services for ARC in Orange, Putnam, Rockland and Sullivan Counties
Currrent Research: Disaster Mental Health Services volunteer for the American Red Cross. In addition to Mental Health Services, my training has included: Mass Care, Health Care. Family Services, Weapons of Mass Destruction/Terrorism. I have had significant experience providing mental health services at many types of disasters of different scope, intensity, magnitude and meaning. Disaster responses have been to aviation incidents, floods, fires, building collapses, cold and heat waves, and WMD/T attacks. As a member of the Leadership Committee of the DMHS function in Greater New York I share On Call Duty and as such can be the first mental health professional notified when a disaster requiring mental health intervention occurs in New York City. I have responded to large scale national disasters in different parts of the country. I have supervised the mental health response to city wide drills involving aviation incidents, hostage taking, and catastrophic attacks on New York City. I am also qualified instructor for Disaster Services for the American Red Cross and have taught a wide range of courses. I have also consulted and taught (pro bono) for the New York City Office of Emergency Management and presented to the Mayors Office on issues related to grief and mental health. On September 11th, 2001 I led the first organized team of mental health workers at Ground Zero in search of the "walking wounded."
Contact Information
Office Phone: 845-257-3479
E-mail Address: halpernj@newpaltz.edu
Communication & Marketing: 845-257-3245
Education
| Colleges/ Universities Attended |
Dates Attended |
Degree Conferred |
Year Conferred |
Major Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graduate Faculty, New School For Social Research | 1967- 1974 | MA and PH D | 1974 | Psychology |
| City University of New York | 1983 -1967 | BA | 1967 | Psychology |
Awards/Grants/Honors
UUP grant for conference: Lessons from Disaster. 2002 Special Events grant from SUNY New Paltz conference: Lessons from Disaster, 2002
Scholarship to the Ackerman Institute for Family Therapy, 1980-1981 Licensed Psychologist in New York State, 1976 Research Assistant & Full Scholarship, Graduate Faculty, New School, 1968-1973
Other professional activities
Halpern, J (2003). Introduction and Conference Coordinator for Lessons From Disaster: A Conference and Conversation. Held at SUNY New Paltz, April 11,2003
Halpern, J. Weitzman, E. & Losinno, C. (2000, November). Conflicts between the elderly and their adult children. Presented at the 58th Annual Convention of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy at Denver.
Halpern, J., Hammond, A., & Keenan, J. (1996, August). Family differentiation and parental empathy as predictors of college adjustment. Paper presented at the 104th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association at Toronto, Canada. Halpern, J. (1994, May). Integrating couple therapy into psychotherapeutic practice. Keynote address delivered to the Human Services Institute of the Hudson Valley at Kingston, NY.
Halpern, J. & Kenrick, R. (1994, October). Concern of college students, their parents, intergenerational empathy and self- esteem. Paper presented at the 34th annual meeting of the New England Psychological Association.
Halpern, J. & Shroder, M.A. (1991, May). Perceptions of the needs of elderly parents by adult children. Presented at the ninety- ninth annual convention of the American Psychological Association at San Francisco.
Halpern, J. & Mintzer, E. (1979, March). Effects of sex of therapist and client on therapist's attitudes toward assertiveness problems. Paper presented at the New York State Psychological Association.
Presentation to the B'nai B'rith in Poughkeepsie, New York, Spring 1980, on the psychological causes of prejudice.
Two presentations to students in Deyo Dormitory, S.U.N.Y. New Paltz, The "Tuesdays at Deyo Program."
Presentations at the Graduate Colloquium Series at S.U.N.Y. New Paltz, Fall 1977, "An attempt at understanding misunderstanding."
Colloquium given at the New School for Social Research, Fall 1975, "Research and theories on projection."
Colloquium given at the Portland School of Art, Spring 1973, "Psychology and Art."
Organizational Memberships
American Psychological Association - Member
The Division of Family Psychology - Member
American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy - Clinical member
New England Psychological Association - Member
Red Cross Disaster Mental Health Services - Greater New York and National Chapters
Publications
Halpern, J. (2001). Red Cross crisis counseling after the World Trade Center disaster. Academy of Clinical Psychology Bulletin, 7, 7-11.
Halpern, J., Shroder, M.A., & Citera, M. (1996). Perceptions by adult children of Elderly parents' needs. Psychological Reports, 78, 571-577.
Halpern, J. (1994). The Sandwich Generation: Conflicts between adult children and their aging parents, D. Cahn (Ed.) in Conflicts in Personal Relationships. New Jersey: Erlbaum Press.
Halpern, J. (1988). The reluctant caretaker: A son reaches out to his distant mother. Family Therapy Networker, 43-46.
Halpern, J. (1988). Helping Your Aging Parents. New York: McGraw-Hill 1987. Selected by the Psychology Today Book Club and the Psychotherapy and Social Sciences Book Club. Revised paperback edition. New York: Ballantine
Halpern, J., & Halpern, I. (1983). Projections: Our world of imaginary relationships. New York: Seaview/Putnam. Editions also published in German and Hebrew, 1984.
Halpern, J., & Isaacs, K. (1980). Waiting and its relation to status, Psychological Reports, 46, 351-354.
Halpern, J. (1977). Projection: A test of the psychoanalytic hypothesis, Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 86, 536-542.
Halpern, J., & Sherman, M. (1979) Afterplay: A key to intimacy. New York: Stein and Day.
Halpern, J., & Myers, A. (1978). Effect of type of target, cognitive ability and age on projection, Perceptual and Motor Skills, 46, 727- 730.
Halpern, J., & Goldschmitt, M. (1976) Attributive projection: Test of defensive hypotheses, Perceptual and Motor Skills, 42, 707-711.
Sherman, M., & Halpern, J. (1981) What do most men and women like their partners to do immediately after intercourse? Medical Aspects of Human Sexuality, 15, 163-167.
Mintzer, E., & Halpern, J. (1980). Effect of sex of therapist and client on therapist's attitudes toward assertiveness problems, Journal of Clinical Psychology, 36, 704-708.
Myers, A., & Halpern, J. (1977). Attributive and contrast projection: A cognitive approach, Journal of Psychology, 97, 43-48.
