Jennifer Mullan

About Jennifer Mullan

Dr. Mullan completed her Bachelor\'s in Psychology at New Jersey City University, with a certification in Elementary Education, graduating cum laude. She received her Master\'s degree in Counseling and Community Agencies at New York University, The Steinhardt School of Education, graduating magna cum laude. She earned her doctorate in Clinical Psychology at The California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco. Dr. Mullan is currently a Psychologist at New Jersey City University under the Division of Student Affairs in the Counseling Center. She conducts individuals and group therapy, and is the Coordinator of the nationally recognized peer education theater group the Peers Educating Peers program. She is also the founder and facilitator of the LGBTQIA Support Group on campus, and an adjunct professor in the Counseling Department. Her professional and personal interests intersect with a deep interest in how people heal. Her professional research and clinical interests include intergenerational trauma, group psychotherapy, intersectionality, mindfulness practices, child and adolescent development, racism as trauma, treatment of childhood sexual abuse and extreme self-care practices. Dr. Mullan has over 15 years accumulated experience in clinical practice, higher education, and teaching, with a focus on social justice issues. With over 100 presentations and workshops within the private and public sectors, Dr. Mullan has recently been awarded \"Best in Region\" for professional organization, NACADA: The Global Community of Academic Advising in 2014 for presentation \"Burn Out and Mindfulness Practices.\" She is actively involved in multiple organizations, including the North Jersey Anti-racist Alliance, American Psychological Association, Latino Psychological Association of NJ, American Society of Group Psychodrama and Psychotherapy, and the New Jersey Psychological Association, as well as one of the founding members of the NJCU\'s Undoing Racism Committee.

Experience

1. Adjunct Professor

   New Jersey City University

   Sep 2008 — Present

   Graduate Counseling Program: Multicultural Counseling & Group ProcessUndergraduate Psychology Program: Developmental Psychology- Adolescence to Adulthood

Education

• New York University Steinhardt School of Education

  M.A., Counseling & Community Agencies

  2004 — 2006

• California Institute of Integral Studies

  Psy.D, Clinical Psychology

  2004 — 2007

• New Jersey City University

  B.A./ Elem. Ed Cert., Psychology & Elementary Education

  1997 — 2002