Response to Katrina

Response to Katrina:

The following listing of psychological and educational organizations and institutions may be helpful to psychology faculty and students from programs and institutions in the areas affected by hurricane Katrina.

Organizational Information:

The following isinformation about assistance offered by psychological and educational organizations. The posting contains: a) the name of the organization, b) the e-mail address of one contact person who is coordinating assistance for the organization, and c) a general statement about the type of assistance offered (faculty support, assistance to interns, etc).

Association of Psychology Postdoctoral Internship Centers (APPIC)

Nadine Kaslow, Ph.D.

(404) 686-5500 (use code 10069). (pager)

APPIC will assist training directors, interns, and postdoctoral residents who have had their training experiences disrupted by the hurricane and need consultation about how to proceed.

AHDP Coordinator of Resources

Ron Belter, Ph.D.

850-474-2791

List of resources available to help displaced faculty with relocation: including places to Stay, Possible money earning opportunities; or Temporary Appointments.

American Council on Education

Acting as an information resource to encourage and facilitate efforts to assist students, faculty, and staff at affected institutions.

Association of American Medical Colleges

Acting as an information resource to provide updated information for faculty and students displaced by Katrina.

Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB)

ASPPB is exploring ways to facilitate temporary licensure for those psychologists displaced by Katrina.

Council of Counseling Psychology Training Programs and APA Division 17

Larry Gerstein, Ph.D.

Will provide logistical assistance to counseling psychology faculty from the affected areas. Will assist counseling psychology graduate students from the hurricane-ravaged areas to locate counseling psychology programs at

which they can take coursework on a temporary basis.

Council of Graduate Departments of Psychology (COGDOP).

Karen Schilling, Ph.D.

Dear Chair Colleagues in Gulf Coast Psychology Departments:

I write to you on behalf of your friends and colleagues who are Chairs of Graduate Departments of Psychology (COGDOP). We all have watched with horror the devastation brought on by Hurricane Katrina. This week, with most of the nation, we have worried about the immediate health and safety of all of the residents of this area. But we also know that the weeks and months ahead will hold special challenges as you try to put your lives back together.

Though you likely have not had access to computers, psychology department chairs from around the country have used the COGDOP listserv to puzzle about how we can be of assistance. COGDOP members want to offer whatever assistance their departments are able to, ranging from enrolling undergraduates to providing temporary program admission for graduate students, to hosting faculty as visiting scholars for a semester or even a year. As you emerge from the immediate perilous situations that confront you and start to worry about how to continue the work of your students and your own laboratories, we will be glad to share with you names of colleagues and departments who have offered to provide temporary support for you, your faculty, or students in the weeks or months ahead. We'll also offer the resource of our listserv for you to communicate special requests that might be addressed by your colleagues in departments of psychology across the country.Please forward these requests to me at the address below.

Council of University Directors of Clinical Psychology (CUDCP)

Alan King, Ph.D.

701-777-3644

The Council of University Directors of Clinical Psychology (CUDCP) would kike to assist clinical psychology graduate students enrolled in scientist-practioner training programs who have experienced an interruption in their studies because of hurricane Katrina. CUDCP will attempt to assist displaced graduate students by finding similar programs in other cities that might be able to provide course work and/or practicum training experiences during the interim between the storm and resumption of classes at their respective institutions. Interested students should contact Dr. Alan King who serves as a CUDCP liaison for facilitating matches of displaced students with temporary alternative scientist-practitioner training programs.

National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology

Judy Hall, Ph.D.

202-783-7663

For Registrants in affected areas decimated by Katrina, the National Register has waived the current year’s renewal fee and offered to assist those needing to relocate offices to another state by helping with expedited licensure mobility. We have asked that the Registrants keep the NR informed of address and email address changes.

As the National Register has 30 years of credentialing information on previous Registrants and current Registrants, we will make available whatever credentialing information we have on file for no cost to the psychologist or to the licensing authority. For former Registrants we have no current contact information so it will necessitate their contacting us.

The same applies to students participating in the National Psychologist Trainee Register as well as psychologists in the process of applying to the National Register. Those people who have to move can relax knowing that their verified credentialing information is safely on file with the National Register.

Departments and educational institutions:

The following is information about assistance offered by departments and educational institutions. The posting includes: a) the name of the institution, b) a websites and in some cases a contact person and e-mail address, and c) the type of assistance offered.

Augusta State University

Katherine Sweeney, Director of Admissions and Registrar

1-800-341-4373 or 1-706-737-1632

Accepts transfer students from affected institutions, deferring necessary tuition and fees for the fall semester. All will pay in state tuition. Some housing available.

California State University

Accepting displaced students.

Columbia University

Admitting Tulane and other students from the affected areas.

Emory University

Working to accommodate Tulane public health graduate students.

Florida State University System

Offering to admit students from Tulane and Loyola displaced by Katrina.

George Washington University

Accepting displaced students.

Georgetown University

Willing to adjust to individual circumstances.

Georgia College and State University

Office of Admissions

1-800-342-0471 or 1-478-445-1283

Case by case basis: out-of-state tuition waived; all application fees waived. All tuition and fees will be deferred for one semester.

Georgia State University

Accepting displaced students.

Georgia State University

Admissions Office

Students Should show up at the Office of Admissions,

Will charge a maximum total of $100 to include all mandatory fees, tuition and late fees. This applies to in-state and out-of-state students.

No on-campus housing available. Offer for Current Fall Semester only.

Howard University

Contact the university for additional information.

John Brown University

Admissions Office by September 16

877-528-4636 ext. "0"

Waive tuition, fees, room & board charges for students who are currently enrolled at institutions closed as a result of Katrina-for Fall semester.

John Hopkins University

Expects to accept Tulane students.

Louisiana State University

Gary E. Jones, Ph.D.

Opportunities for faculty affected by Katrina to work on your campus, with access to office space, libraries, research facilities, and the Internet

Opportunities for students affected by Katrina to enroll in graduate courses, use libraries and research facilities, and participate in internship opportunities.

Middle Tennessee State University

James Rust, Ph.D.

Middle Tennessee State University - School Psychology EDS Program is offering assistance.

Mount Mary College

Lela Joscelyn, Ph.D.

414-258-4810

Opened it's doors to displaced students in the south. Contact the College for specific details.

Nebraska State College System

System Office or each Campus

System Office: 402-471-2505

Special Admission for fall semester: Provide complimentary rooms upon availability.

Chadron, NE campus 800-242-3766

Peru, NE campus 800-742-4412

Wayne, NE campus 800-228-9972

Special Admission for fall semester: complimentary rooms provided upon availability.

Providence College, Rhode Island

Brian Williams, Dean of Enrollment Services

401-865-2770 or visit Harkin Hall, Room 411, Providence

Offering Tuition Free enrollment to Rhode Island Students; in state tuition to students outside the Rhode

Randolph-Macon College

Offering assistance to students.

Rice University

Offering to admit all Houston-area Tulane students fee of charge for the semester.

Southern Methodist University

Will work with students from the north Texas area.

Southern Utah University

Assisting students and waiving fees as well as assisting in finding off-campus housing.

St. Bonaventure University

Mary Piccioli

800-462-5050

Offers free room & board and 1/2 tuition scholarships to students from Higher Education Institutions in the effected areas on a temporary basis.

St. John's University

Invites New York students who are currently enrolled at the affected Gulf-area institutions to attend St. John's during this interim period at no expense.

Stockton College

Admissions Office

609-652-4261

NJ residents who wish to enroll as "visiting students" will pay in state tuition and fees. Limited Financial assistance and payment plans

Syracuse University

Will accept students free of charge and provide free room and board for 12 students.

Tennessee, University of, Knoxville

Tom Milligan, Vice Chancellor

865-974-9438

Accepting eligible displaced Law Students up to 50 total ( 20 1st Yr & 30 Upper Division) and an Unlimited number of other Graduate Students that wish to come.

Inquiries: Rose Ann Trantham 865-974-1339

Accepting eligible up to 500 Undergraduate Students.

Undergrad inquiries from 9/2/2005 to 9/2/2005:

Connie Harmon at 865-974-1180;

Texas A&M

Admitting students from affected areas.

Texas Tech University

Ruth Maki, Ph.D.

Texas Tech is able to provide temporary academic housing to visiting faculty members. This would include office space, research space and access to the subject pool, Internet and library access.

The University of Alabama

Kenneth Lichstein, Ph.D.

The University of Alabama is providing assistance.

University of Arkansas

Will waive tuition and fees for Arkansas residents currently enrolled in New Orleans institutions. Out-of state residents can enroll for in-state tuition rate.

University of Colorado System

Offering to assist displaced students.

University of Delaware

Accepting students and offering to reinstate any University of Delaware scholarships previously offered.

University of Illinois

Accepting displaced students.

University of Mississippi

Students from Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama can enroll in classes through Sept. 9 if they were previously admitted to any of the coastal universities now closed due to hurricane damage.

University of Missouri-Columbia

Offers assistance to students who are Missouri residents or whose parents are Missouri residents. For more information go to the University of Missouri website or call the MU Office of Enrollment Management at 573-882-7651.

University of Missouri-St. Louis

314-516-5451

Will waive tuition and required fees for students enrolling at UMSL this fall from colleges that have been closed by Hurricane Katrina.

University of Nebraska

Offering in-state tuition to students coming in from Louisiana for the fall semester and also providing space to the extent available to faculty.

University of Vermont

Accepting students from Tulane.

University of Virginia

Accepting displaced students.

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Accepting displaced students.

University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Nadya Fouad, Ph.D.

Will assist master's and doctoral students in counseling.

Vanderbilt University

Offering to admit students on a "visiting student status."

Virginia Commonwealth University

Marilyn Stern, Ph.D.

The University can assist displaced graduate students. The Psychology Department has an APA accredited clinical psychology program, an APA accredited counseling psychology program (of which I am the director), and an experimental program (social psychology, developmental psychology and biopsychology).

Webster University

Admissions Office

1-800-75enroll

Particularly good at negotiating the paperwork for international students: F1 and J1 visas. Admission fees waived; housing options available.

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